Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Ken Tucker
Observers: Diane Stewart
Visitors: Aaron Peachey stayed for several hours and spotted most of the waterfowl
Weather: Strong west winds 30 with higher gusts. Temperatures steady all day around freezing. 100 overcast most of day with periodically snow squalls reducing visibility
Raptor Observations: Very slow, expected better with strong winds. Couple of Redtail sightings not counted as migratory. Two Bald Eagles went by around 10:30, then nothing until about 2:30 with a single sharpie going thru.
Non-raptor Observations: Lots of migrating waterfowl, with 100+ mergansers, two flocks of swans, a loon seen. Late in the day 7-8 Ringbill gulls. Juncos, Gold-crowned Kinglet, Nuthatch, Ravens also seen or heard. A large flock ( 40+)of unidentified birds flying directly south appeared to kettle over Ferguson valley then disappearing into cloud cover.
Predictions: Has to be better ======================================================================== Report submitted by Darrell Smith (<oleagleye...>)
