Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers:
Weather: Moderate NW winds in the morning at 9-13mph, after 13:00 the wind quickly picked up and was 18-22mph when I left. Cloudy in the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon. There was a snow/hail squall around 11:55 that lasted for about half an hour. Low of 4�C, high of 8�C.
Other migrating raptors include 1 BAEA, 1 RTHA, and 6 BWHA.
It seems low thermals discouraged many BWHA from coming through today, but the 2 GOEA did not seem to mind the conditions. Both were much lower than the ones in the past few days, offering nice looks. No raptors were seen after the snow squall cleared, despite the clouds clearing as well. The wind was getting very strong when I left, perhaps too strong for even the eagles to fly in.
Not too many flyovers today. 3 loons flew over at 13:41. They seemed to have some trouble flying in the strong winds. Besides the loons, only 10 AGOL flyovers.
Predictions: NW wind again at 10-13mph, partly sunny. If the skies are more clear in the morning then they were today there might be more BWHA action, but I don't expect any more than we've been getting in the past week. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
