Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Kate McKay
Observers: Annamarie Saenger, Chuck Carlson, Tom Momeyer
Visitors: 11.
Weather: Fog delayed our start and continued to reduce visibility during the first half of the count. Mostly calm, except for an occasional light breeze from the west, with temperatures in the sixties. The sun came out late in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: A quiet day. The first raptor appeared after 2:15pm - a broad-wing who circled up from the valley and streamed off overhead towards the southwest. A few Ospreys, two harriers, and two early Turkey Vultures were the only other migrants.
A local adult Bald Eagle lazily soared around over North Pack at the end of the day, and, as we were about to leave, a juvenile broad-wing alighted in a birch snag close to the platform and stayed for some time, apparently hunting for food.
Non-raptor Observations: The conditions today allowed ample time for warbler-watching and caterpillar-finding. Warbler species included Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, American Redstart, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, and Cape May Warbler. Insect species included Hickory Tussock, Monarch, American Lady, Brown-hooded Owlet, Blinded Sphinx, Red-spotted Admiral, and Lake Darner.
Twenty ravens put on a show in the afternoon.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: 1/16 Monarchs: 6/24
Predictions: The weather looks really nice tomorrow for raptors and raptor-watching. Sunshine, warm temperature, and northwest breeze. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kate McKay (<northernjay444...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
