Good evening
I attended the High Park Hawk-watch on Hawk Hill today and following are the unofficial numbers we saw.
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 3
Osprey - 6
N. Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 123
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 local
Broad-winged Hawk - 31
A. Kestrel - 20
Merlin - 2
Other birds seen - 3 C. Nighthawks, 250 Chimney Swifts, 4 R-t Hummingbirds, 5 C. Loons, Barn and Rough-winged Swallows, and the usual birds.
HAWK HILL IN HIGH PARK
High Park is located in the west end of Toronto and is bounded on the south by The Queensway, the north by Bloor Street and on the east by Parkside Drive.
To reach High Park you can take the TTC Subway to the High Park Station or the Queen Street Streetcar #501 to either the Parkside Drive or the Colborne Lodge Drive streetcar stops or you may drive in from High Park Avenue at the north end of the park.
Hawk Hill is east of or right beside the Grenedier Restaurant (about halfway into the park) which is south of the soccer field. If you can not find the hill for the trees then you can enquire at the restaurant as to the location as almost everyone is aware of the goings on up there now.
There is always someone on the hill from Sep. 1st to around Nov. 30th.
Best days are days with a good NW or N wind and if a cold front comes along with those winds after a rainy day then you should see lots of Raptors (No Guarantees).
