Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: John Weeks
Observers: John Weeks, Steve Tysz
Visitors: Local residents Svetlana and John with their dog Oscar.
Weather: Abundant sunshine; cloud-cover decreased from 35% to 5%. Wind NW 9-14 mph. With NW wind this strong, I usually see few raptors migrating here, while good flights are reported at Lighthouse Point and Quaker Ridge along the Sound. Temperature 47-51 F.
Raptor Observations: Just one migrant, but a good one: a sub-adult Golden Eagle that passed by to the east 10 minutes before the end of the watch. The eagle sported tawny wing-coverts and a white tail with a broad, dark terminal band (the boundary between the white and the dark was not as crisp as in a juvenile GOEA's tail). Not counted as migrants: 3 Bald Eagles (2 adults, 1 immature), 2-3 Red-tails.
Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Ravens 3, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmice 2, American Robins 4, Dark-eyed Juncos 2. ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)
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