Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: John Weeks
Observers: Gary Adamson, John Weeks
Visitors: Steve Tesh; Claudia and Bill Ahrens from Haddam, CT; Cathy and Ed Faits from Southwick, MA.
Weather: Mostly cloudy to start; cumulus-cloud cover diminished steadily to 5% by the end of the watch. No haze today. Wind NW 10-12 mph. Temperature 44-50 F.
Raptor Observations: More Turkey Vultures; they came not in battalions, but single spies (or in pairs and platoons). Not counted as migrants: Bald Eagles 2 (adult and older immature), Red-shouldered Hawk (adult), Red-tailed Hawks 3. Non-raptor Observations: Canada Geese (ca. 280), Blue Jay, American Crows 14, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglets 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Palm Warblers 2, Yellow-rumped Warblers 6. A Massachusetts Air National Guard helicopter made a touch-and-go landing on the bare hill one mile to the north (something we have seen many times before). ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)
