Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Craig Kochel, Jen Lee
Observers: Craig Kochel, Darrell Smith, Jessica Singer, Mark Shope, Scott Singer
Visitors: A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped spot all day! Darrell, Steve, Mark, Jay were great most of the day but may regret leaving before the big hour hit. Thank you for your sacrifice (wink)!! Craig, Jessie & Scott were amazing all day but especially invaluable during the big push. I could not have managed without them!!
Weather: Party cloudy all day, 3-5mph breeze, 65 degrees early, rose to 80 by 1pm.
Raptor Observations: It was a very good Broad-winged day until 3pm, then it became record breaking and crazy! We nearly beat the Jacks Mt 1 day record for BWs (2700) in just 1 hour! 2690 BWs recorded that hour. Most were streaming by so fast and in wide open areas of the sky. 11 groups of 100+, with the largest at 430. We flew passed the old 1 day record to reach 3487 BWs for the day! Mixed in to this great flight was a nice mix of other raptors to keep us looking carefully. (Not counted, not migrating: 4 red-tails, 1 bald eagle, 1 peregrine, multiple TVs & BVs)
