Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Glen Chretien
Observers: Annamarie Saenger, Chuck Carlson, Miki Foley, Phil Brown
Visitors:
16, a little low for a Friday but all expressed excitement for migration
season.
Weather:
I was once again greeted with dense fog upon my arrival at the summit
today. North Pack was in and out of view which technically means my
visibility was worse than yesterday. Better visibility arrived about 90
minutes into the count day. Winds started out SW and slowly switched to NW
by end of day. Temperatures again climbed 10 degrees F in the first hour
once we were out of the clouds and fog.
Raptor Observations:
Phil found arguably the two best birds of the day. A migrating Osprey flew
high directly overhead hoping to allude our watchful eyes. Off to the west
he located a brown Northern Harrier, narrowing down the identification to
not an adult male. Lastly, at the risk of being chided by my peers, I
determined a red-tailed hawk to be an early migrant for the species. First
found by Miki, I observed the bird for almost 10 minutes fly SW in a glide
from a great distance to out of view past Grand Monadnock.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Bay-breasted Warblers. 3 Yellow-rumpled warblers, 1 Eastern Towhee, flock
of 16 American Goldfinch, 1 Gray Catbird, 2 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 local
Broad-winged hawk, 3 local Red-tailed hawk,
High count Turkey vulture 4
High count Common Raven 4
RTHU 5 today/ 11 season
Butterflies: Red-spotted purple
Predictions:
Light NW winds predicted for most of the day. It will feel chilly compared
to recent weather with temperatures in the mid-50�s F to start the day.
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Report submitted by Glen Chretien (<b0ba_fet...>)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at:
www.harriscenter.org
