Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Andy Dickson
Observers: Janet Chew, Mike Ceci
Visitors: Nathan Stimson dropped by around 10:30 during his Buffalo Ornithological Society Spring count assignment.
Weather: Cloudless skies. Light SW winds early moved to W and then NW.
Raptor Observations: The first BW of the season came through. The UR was seen from a half mile diving 1000' presumably in a stoop. We had front row seats for an gorgeous female NH buzzing our watch then hunting her way east in the vineyards.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Mild with early SSE winds moving to SSW. Overcast with a chance of a 3pm shower. Given the approaching peak of the migration, a flight is likely. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Andy Dickson (<adickson3...>) Ripley Hawk Watch information may be found at: www.facebook.com/groups/3193820734258889/
