Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Maili Waters
Observers: Daena Ford, Mark Kimble , Tim Willis
Visitors:
6
Weather:
It was mostly sunny overall, with lots of clear blue sky. The winds started
out WSW at 10mph, shifting around to NNW at 10mph by the end of the day.
The lake breeze kicked in around mid-day, so we moved inland for the
afternoon. Temps ranged from 53F to 62F.
Raptor Observations:
Today was excellent, with great kettles of Broad-winged Hawks and nice
raptor diversity! We saw just over 4,000 birds today, the vast majority of
which were Broad-winged Hawks (3559). The count started off pretty quiet,
but kettles started forming around 11:00 and increased in the afternoon.
The biggest hour was 1:00-2:00, with over 1,400 birds. Turkey Vultures
(302) and Sharp-shinned Hawks (117) were other major components of the
flight. The morning featured a juvenile American Goshawk moving down the
lakeshore, and we had excellent views of a Golden Eagle in the afternoon!
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors: not much to report here today�only a smattering of ducks are
left in the bay, and not many passerines came in last night. There were
more migrant Blue Jay flocks moving along the lakeshore, totaling at least
400 birds.
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Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>)
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