Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Carol Powers
Visitors: Hilary Aroke stopped to find out more information about the Pinnacle Rock Hawkwatch
Weather: Strong (4) NW and NNW winds throughout watch with gusts reaching as high as 27 km/hr; Temperature started at 5° C, rose to 12° and ended at 11° C; Cloud cover -- During first half of the watch until 12 noon, cirri-cumulus clouds were constantly moving in from the northwest, going from 10-50%; after noon the cumulus clouds were more patchy and irregular with cloud cover going from 25-65-30%
Raptor Observations: Migrating -- In the first hour and a half three migrants were seen -- a PG that flew in from behind me; a CH that flew in from behind and passed below me; and a SS that popped up out-of-nowhere and flew around the pines to my right. Both the PG and CH flew by me less than 10 feet away! It was not until 1:45 PM that the next migrant was seen and several more flew past the Rock before 3 PM. Non-migrating -- an adult BE flew northeast and numerous RT were seen flying back-and-forth
Non-raptor Observations: Birds -- one DE Junco was seen on the Rock
Predictions: Tomorrow's winds should again be from the NW but lighter, with slightly stronger NW winds predicted for both Monday and Tuesday. As noted before NW winds are the best winds for this site. Unfortunately, due to a prior commitment and doctor's appointments, I will not be on site Monday and may only arrive late on Tuesday afternoon , if at all. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>)
More site information at hawkcount.org:https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=239
