SSW winds for the entire count at 12-19kph at 10:00. Visibility was good
for the entire count. Mostly cloudy skies for the entire survey and a few
brief periods of rain. By the end of the count at 17:00 a rain had
developed over Tussey Mountain. Low temperature of 6C at 09:00 and a high
of 15C by noon.
Raptor Notes
TV 7 (197) OS 2 (9) SS 2 (50) RT 2 (168) ML 1 (2) Total 14 (736)
I was surprised the flight was as slow as it was considering the first S
winds in several days. I was lucky to pick up the second MERL of the season
way out on Leading Ridge soaring. It then cut out via powered flight
crossing Tussey Mountain in a matter of seconds.
Two adult BE’s were dogfighting over Leading Ridge at 12:46. At 13:05 two
adults seemed to appear out of nowhere from the N of the OP to escort
another local adult BE back S along Tussey Mountain. The interloper didn’t
want anything to do with these two and retreated in a hurry S of Leading
Ridge.
Non-raptor Notes
4 COLO migrated through the gap at 11:05. AMCR were the corvid of the day
flying through the cut from N to S with a tasty morsel in their beak. An
accomplice was in tow. The morsel didn’t appear to be baked goods.
duck sp. 4
Common Loon 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Visitors
Jon Kauffman stopped in during the morning hours and picked us out a OSPR
and the first migrating COLO of the season.
Jon Kauffman
6 hikers
Next Day Forecast
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as
high as 31 mph.
