Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jim Thomson
Observers: Al Ambler, Brian Butler, Harry Quinn, Ted Lurker
Visitors: Additional Observer- Craig Stockert Marc Chelemer- Good seeing you again Marc. Thanks for the spotting efforts today ! Peter Roy- Welcome to Coon ! Come back with better winds ! Thanks for your help today Joe Goddu and Paula Stelzner- Great having you two up top today !
Hikers- 56
Weather: Temps- 42-53 Deg.F Winds- NW@0-5mph in AM to light and varaible in PM Mostly clear skies in early am to heavy cloud cover by pm
Raptor Observations: The NW winds we were hoping for never materialized and we were left to deal with light and variable winds for most of the day. Light and variable is not gonna' cut it for raptor migration on Coon. Fortunately we had lot's of eyes scanning the skies today and did manage to pull a few birds out of the heavy cloud cover. Most birds were well off the ridge, high and distant. My thanks to the Coon crew and visitors alike for all of their help today ! Our Bird of the Day selection was an easy one today. We had a relatively close adult Redtail that came in below eye level on the river side with some beautiful fall foliage colors underneath it as a backdrop. Just gorgeous.
Non-raptor Observations: TV's Ravens Cedar Waxwings Purple Finches RB Nuthatch E.Bluebirds ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>)
