Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 12:45:00 Total observation time: 4.25 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Bill Shapiro
Visitors: Many hikers but only Michelle Swanson stopped for long to talk about the watch
Weather: Mild (1) West winds changed to WSW slightly increasing in speed at 12 Noon when maximum gusts were 14 km/hr). Temperature went from 7-11° C. Cloud cover again was 0% throughout the watch, which again made finding birds difficult, especially since there were no strong winds to keep them low.
Raptor Observations: Small movement in morning with all birds seen flying low (height 1). Non-migrating -- surprisingly no identifiable RT were seen
Non-raptor Observations: Birds -- 1 DC Cormorant, 3 Dark-eyed Juncos
Predictions: On Sunday winds from the West will become stronger in the afternoon and a similar pattern will take place on Monday with the strongest winds from the West occurring in the afternoon. On both days I will hopefully be on site in the afternoon. After some easterly winds, Wednesday is predicted to have strong SSW, but the most promising day appears to be Thursday when we will again have strong NW winds ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>)
