Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Nate Marchessault
Observers:
Visitors: 12. Thanks for stopping in and chatting about hawks, and the Harris Center!
Weather: In the 20's (F) with stiff winds starting from the WNW and shifting to W by the 11 o'clock hour. Patchy clouds, and a few snowflakes here and there.
Raptor Observations: Nice to see a little movement during my last day hawkwatching this year. A handful of red-tails, a red-shouldered, a sharpie, and a couple Bald Eagles were a nice bow to put on the end of the season.
Non-raptor Observations: Finally caught up with an Evening Grosbeak up here, which was calling emphatically as I went to check the temperature at the 11 o'clock hour, landed in a spruce near the mountain ash, then flew off, never to be seen again. The usual juncos, White-throated Sparrows, chickadees and rabbits were around and fueling up on bird seed.
Besides raptors, a two flocks of Common Mergansers were observed, and four flocks of geese, numbering about 120 in total.
Predictions: Steady winds (but not as strong) coming from the northwest and a little warmer. Some stuff should be on the move! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nate Marchessault (<nate...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
