Despite only light rain mist on and off during the day a stubborn fog hung
on the ridge of Tussey Mountain. By 14:00 it was lifting rapidly and by
14:30 the count was initiated. SE winds at 1-5kph for the beginning of the
count, but by 17:00 the winds had set down. Visibility came and went during
the 3-hour effort with max views to the base of Warrior’s Ridge. Cloudy
skies for the entire day. High temperature of 5C at 14:30 and a low of 4C
by 17:00.
Raptor Notes
BE 1 (74) Total 1 (971)
One adult BE winged past the OP on the S side of the ridge.
TUVU where the only resident raptors detected during the short effort.
These were seen moving very low over Stone Valley and Leading ridge at
15:09.
Non-raptor Notes
Mourning Dove 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
Visitors
None
Next Day Forecast
Rain likely before 2pm, then a chance of sprinkles, mainly after 3pm.
Cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance
of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of
an inch possible.
