Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Julie Brown, Phil Brown
Observers: Chuck Carlson, Dot Currier, Miki Foley, Tom Delaney
Visitors: 33 from as far as Milford, Portland OR, and Thailand in order of least to greatest distance. First official visit from Mary Verrilli, new volunteer coordinator from the Harris Center - welcome! And great to spend some time with Scott from Amherst, MA, who spent his day hiking up and hawk watching with us.
Weather: A perfect autumn day with winds from the NE to NNE. Cool and crisp, with excellent visibility and skies lightly dappled with clouds. Mount Washington glowed white, at 100 miles away, its towers illuminated perfectly later in the day.
Raptor Observations: All day long red-tailed hawk show. Up to seven at a time between the summit and North Pack, a mix of adults and juveniles, many diving on each other and ravens, and several hunting. Slow and steady migration of many of the expected later season species.
Non-raptor Observations: Snow Bunting (1), Horned Lark (1), and Eastern Bluebird (1) - all by call notes, but never seen. American Crow migration notable today with 156 birds, mainly in two large congregations and southbound, right on schedule.
Blackbird species (3), Purple Finch (3), Canada Goose (150).
Predictions: One more morning or full day of NE winds before shifting to less favorable direction on Thursday. Come on out to help us find a golden eagle! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Phil Brown (<brown...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
