Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Jim Thomson
Observers: Brian Hardiman, Harry Quinn, Phil Rodriguez
Visitors: Carl Krag- Welcome back to Coon !!! Nice seeing you again and Thank you for the spotting help today ! Jeff Climpson- Always a pleasure Jeff. Great job spotting today ! Thank you
Hikers- 6
Weather: Temp- 41-43 Deg.F, Wind N/NW@10-15mph w/gusts to 24mph Partly Cloudy in AM to blue skies in PM
Raptor Observations: Bald Eagle-6 ( 2- Adult, 4-Immature) Golden Eagle- 11:03A, 11:39A, 11:41I, 11:57I, 12:40I, 1:35I(2), 1:40A, 2:07I, 2:24I, 2:52I
A "GOLDEN" day up on Coon today !! The consistent strong winds with some higher gusts kept the big birds moving today with 11 Goldens passing the watch site ! The day started off with a bang as we had Balds, Redtails, Sharpies, and a few Harriers passing the watch early on. The spotting was great with partly cloudy skies aiding us in finding some of these high fliers.As we got into late morning the clouds dissipated and we were left with deep blue skies. A great job of spotting from the crew and a few guests helped in finding many of the Redtails and Goldens that passed by in the afternoon. We had (2) Immie Goldens pass the watch site together at 1:35pm giving us great looks as they glided along directly overhead. Bald Eagles were moving up and down the ridge throughout the day. A local adult male Peregrine was
seen a few times during the day as it hunted along the ridge. Seemed as though there were birds moving around us most of the day. Our Bird of the Day selection goes to the 2:52 Immie Golden that came in just off ridge on the reservoir side. This bird offered a slow approach giving us great looks as it turned and maneuvered in the wind in some sweet light.BEAUTIFUL !!
Non-raptor Observations: Ravens- 9 TV's BV Skeins of Canada geese on the move Loons- 6 Porcupine in front of the watch site. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>)
