Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Caroline Fegley
Observers: Chuck Carlson, Kevin Murphy, Meade Cadot, Nora Hanke, Tom Delaney, Tom Momeyer
Visitors: 54 including Mac, a frequent hawkwatcher at Mount Agamenticus in Maine, and raptor enthusiast Bridget Murphy
Weather: NNW/NW winds heavier in the morning, dying down in the afternoon. Clouds and some light rain in the morning. Clear skies by the end of the day. 10-11 C (50-52 F)
Raptor Observations: Some great close looks at peregrines and an adult goshawk! Migrants trickled through all day.
Non-raptor Observations: The usual birds plus four flocks of purple finches totalling 16, 26 ravens, 1 common loon, 1 double-crested cormorant, 2 bluebirds, and 101 Canada geese
Predictions: Light NW/W winds, clear skies
On this day in Pack history... "2015: Pack breaks 19,000 total migrants in a season! Also on this date in 2006, Pack broke 10,000 migrants in a season for the first time." ======================================================================== Report submitted by Caroline Fegley (<cgfegley...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
