Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: David Brown
Observers: Joe Swertinski, Kim Steininger, Lana Glass, Sally O'Byrne, Steve Minner
Visitors: 4
Weather: Gloomy in the early morning as rain moved out. Some mid-morning clearing to become partly sunny, but becoming overcast again in the last two hours. Moderate to strong northerly winds.
Raptor Observations: Good winds after several days of poor conditions resulted in a good flight. Turkey Vulture were most numerous and had the largest flight of the season with 93. Other highlights included 13 Bald Eagles, 20 sharpies, and 14 Coops. One Osprey. One adult male Northern Harrier. Small numbers of red-tails, red-shoulders, and kestrels. Some high migrants, but also many low following the hills.
Non-raptor Observations: 75 Canada Geese, Great Blue Heron, 3 Common Ravens, 2 Palm Warblers, 7 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 4 monarchs. https://ebird.org/checklist/S279390927
Predictions: Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 69F. Winds NNW at 10-15mph. Great conditions. I would expect another steady flight. We have great raptor variety this time of year. We are just entering the window where Golden Eagles become a possibility, though we often don't get our first until closer to the end of the month. Expect moderate to good migration. Overnight migration should be strong as well too so there could be a decent morning songbird flight too.
Thursday: Mainly sunny. High 62F. Winds NNW at 10-20mph. Good winds again, but a tad strong and the lack of clouds will make spotting more difficult. Expect moderate migration.
Friday: Mainly sunny. High 64F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph. Expect moderate migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown (<davidebrownpa...>) Ashland Nature Center information may be found at: www.delnature.org
