Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Jon Skinner, Mark Morris
Observers: Elizabeth Cassinari, Joanne Hart, Jon Skinner
Weather: Dense fog delayed the start of the watch. Clouds dissipated as we had mostly sunny skies with a south wind 8-13 mph. Temps ranged from 43'-58' with good visibility and some distant haze. Raptor Observations: We were able to view some Turkey Vultures leaving their roosts thru broken clouds and fog. More of the same local Raptors patrolling the skies; Migrants were few with 4 TV's and 2 RS's. Local Bald Eagles gave us something to look at as well. Our local Raptor list included: BV-2, TV-12, BE-2, CH-2, SS-1, RS-2, RT-6
Non-raptor Observations: C. Goose-12, Wood Duck-2, Ring Billed Gull-1, Mourning Dove-3, Pileated Woodpecker-1, Red Bellied Woodpecker-1, Raven- 3,C.Crow-9, Blue Jay-17, White Breasted Nuthatch-2, Starling- 100+/-, A.Robin-42, E.Bluebird-3, House Sparrow-20+/-,Song Sparrow-4, White Throated Sparrow-1, Dark Eyed Junco-1,N.Cardinal-5, C.Grackle-32, Red Winged Blackbird-52, Brown Headed Cowbird-6 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast looks to be mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, mainly after 11am. South winds 10-18mph with gusts to 32. This is a precursor to a large low pressure system which will bring heavy rain and high winds Sunday night into Monday ======================================================================== Report submitted by Mark Morris (<MDMRemodeling...>) Adams Farm - Athol MA information may be found at: https://massbird.org/emhw/
