Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: David Brown
Observers: Ian Stewart, Ian Teaell, Kim Steininger, Lana Glass
Visitors: 9
Weather: Mostly sunny with cloudy periods associated with brief showers. Hot! Temps reaching around 90F. Light WSW winds.
Raptor Observations: First migrant of the season was an Osprey, one of four for the day. Other migrants were two Bald eagles, a Cooper's Hawk, an American Kestrel, and a Red-tailed Hawk. Nice day for thermals when the sun was out so there were a good number of local raptors soaring around. One distant Red-tailed Hawk had a tail that looked mostly white on the topside, but it never came close enough to really see what was going on.
Hawk watch: Common Nighthawk, 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 2 Shorebird sp., OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, 3 Bobolinks, 2 American Redstarts, 4 monarchs. https://ebird.org/checklist/S388959244
Predictions: TOMORROW: Cloudy. A stray shower possible. High 79F. Winds E at 5-10mph. Could be some raptor activity but overall less favorable conditions and very early in the season so not much migrating yet anyway.
THURSDAY: Cloudy then partly cloudy. A stray shower possible. High 88F. Winds WSW at 5-10mph. Overall similar to today.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High 86F. Winds NW at 5-10mph. The favorable northerly wind could get some birds moving. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown (<davidebrownpa...>) Ashland Nature Center information may be found at: www.delnature.org
