Primarily W winds for the entire count peaking at 12-19kph from 11:00 –
14:00. Visibility was good for the entire count. Clouds drifted over Tussey
Mountain for the entire count with bouts of sunshine in between. The clouds
helped with spotting migrating raptors. Low temperature of 2C at 08:00 and
a high of 12C by 13:00.
Raptor Notes
TV 3 (171) BE 3 (58) SS 3 (48) RT 3 (162) AK 1 (17) UR 1 (10) Total 14 (695)
A little pulse of migrating raptors was moving early in the morning when
the winds were light. There was a lull in the 10:00 hour, then in the 11:00
hour the flight picked up again with another 4 raptors moving through.
There was no predominant flight line today. Some were coming through the
gap on a NW route, some were flying up Stone Valley. Later in the day there
was a sky-high BE I was lucky to get on as I picked it up on the edge of
some high clouds.
The Leading Ridge RTHA was on territory later in the afternoon. An immature
RTHA spent some time kiting to the N side of the ridge in the cut. An
immature BE came right through the cut over the OP from S to N. I enjoy
sitting on my rock seat in full camouflage to experience these close
encounters.
Non-raptor Notes
Mourning Dove 2
Black Vulture 4
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 3
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Visitors
None
1 hiker
Next Day Forecast
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as
high as 28 mph.
