Observation start time: 10:15:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Carole Powers
Visitors: Oliver Kleinbub stopped by to chat on his weekly hike, and Michelle Meredith, Elly Ragone and her two friends, Matt Scott, Manisha Nandakishore, Sky Umesha, and Bren Hutchinson all were interested to learn more about hawks and sat down for my small lecture on hawks and hawk watching.
Weather: Strong (3) NW/WNW winds throughout watch moderating slightly at 2 PM, with a maximum gust of 45 km/hr. Temperature went from 6-8-7°C; Cloud cover was heavy throughout the day from 70-90-75% with clouds moving rapidly across the sky. Raptor Observations: No migrating raptors seen Non-migrating - Three RT Hawks
Non-raptor Observations: Birds - 88 Canada Geese (flocks of 65 and 23, exact count from photographs), one Raven and the usual feeder birds.
Predictions: Winds will again be strong from the West and WNW, continuing into Tuesday. They will moderate slightly on Wednesday but I will not be present. It's late in the season and strong winds may discourage migrants, as they seem to have done yesterday. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>)
