Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.08 hours
Compiler: Laurie Goodrich
Counters: Marcus Fennema, Mitchell Pruitt
Visitors: 23
Weather: Foggy, no visibility. Clearing by 1030, partly cloudy later in the day.
Raptor Observations: Three falcon day! Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, American Kestrel all came low for great looks and perched on lookout snags.
Non-raptor Observations: Lots of swallows today, including Tree, Cliff, Barn, and Northern-rough Winged. Low, close flyby of 12 Common Mergansers early while foggy.
Predictions: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/
