Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Maili Waters
Observers:
Visitors:
2
Weather:
Today was windy! Winds were out of the west at 25-35mph with stronger
gusts. There was some snow early in the morning but it stopped around 8am.
Temps were in the low 30s all day, but with the wind chill it felt much
colder! Cloudy in the morning, becoming partly sunny in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
I spent 45 minutes in the morning at the park just to see what the weather
was doing. It was way too windy and overcast for any raptors to migrate, so
I went home until the sun started to break through around 12:30pm. As the
cloud cover broke up, I was surprised to see a couple high flying migrants
going over, one Bald Eagle and one Red-tailed Hawk. Over the next hour
there were a couple Turkey Vultures, another Bald Eagle, and a Cooper�s
Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included a flock of Tundra Swans, a couple Killdeer on the
lawn, and a small flock of Snow Geese.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Snow in the morning will taper off during the
afternoon, but it will remain cloudy with increasing winds. Winds out of
the ESE at 20-30mph. High around 50F. With the strong ESE winds and
overcast skies, I am not expecting much, if anything, to move. Looking
further ahead, Monday will have favorable SW winds, however it will be very
strong and there will be some rain with overcast skies all day. I am not
expecting much migration. Tuesday will be windy and cloudy again, with a
few snow flurries possible. The winds will be out of the west at 25-35mph.
Again, not ideal conditions for raptor migration.
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Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>)
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