Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jim Thomson
Observers: Brian Hardiman
Visitors: Kamal Ouanaim Dave Roszel Thanks for stopping by and thank you for your help spotting. Your timing was excellent to see some nice Broadwing action.
Hikers- 12
Weather: Temps- 60-70 Deg.F, Wind- S/SE@ 3-10mph Cloud Cover- 80%-90% in am. Hazy skies with clearing later in the day.
Raptor Observations: A HUGE THANK YOU to Brian Hardiman for covering the ridge today. The count was in good hands today as Brian was the previous lead counter for almost 2 decades !! A lot of sky to handle but Brian did a great job of pulling some Broadwings out of the sky for us today. 80% of the flight passed the watch between 9:00am and Noon. His Broadwing count also puts us over the 7000 mark for BW's for the season. A very solid count for us for that species. Brian's Bird of the Day selection goes to " The adult Broadwing that locked onto the owl decoy and did it's best Merlin imitation ripping by it in a blur ! Don't often see a BW at the owl, and even less an adult" I had the same experience about a week and a half ago.. when an adult BW rips in at the owl decoy... it will ALWAYS earn our Bird of the Day honors !
Non-raptor Observations: Monarch- 9 Black Swallowtail- 1 Ravens- up to 5 entertaining me for much of the day. RB Nuthatch- 1 RT Hummingbird- 1 Tree swallows- moving for much of the day Spotted Lanternflies continue to be a nuisance. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>)
