Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Kate McKay, Mark Timmerman
Observers: Andre Moraes, Annamarie Saenger, Ben Griffith, Chuck Carlson, Glen & Lori Chretien, Henry Walters, Katrina Fenton, Levi Burford, Mark Timmerman, Mike Gebo, Nora Hanke
Visitors: 211 visitors from near and far. It was great to show some people their first Bald Eagle.
Weather: Mostly sunny with a slight breeze from the southeast and temperatures ranging from low forties to low sixties.
Raptor Observations: Raptor highlights today included two Black Vultures flying north, a juvenile harrier dive-bombing a Peregrine Falcon, and several kestrels flying close by the hawkwatch. (The Black Vultures might have been the same two seen here in August so they weren't counted for the season's tally.) Most of the broad-wings came by mid-day.
Non-raptor Observations: Other bird species included Cedar Waxwing, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Pileated Woodpecker. In the morning, 3 Herring Gulls flew low by North Pack. Blue Jays: 4/31 Monarchs: 8/434
Predictions: Partly sunny with slightly warmer temperatures. More wind from the south, which can be unfavorable for migration, but there should still be some birds in the sky. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kate McKay (<northernjay444...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
