Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 13.67 hours
Compiler: Bracken Brown
Counters: Aaron Shirk, Alex Ramsey, Audrey Randazzo, Catherine Elwell, Marcus Fennema, Rich Rieger, Sarah Grace Ferber
Visitors: 505
Weather: Clear blue sky throughout the day, Light N/NNW/calm winds and thermals kept the birds high.
Raptor Observations: Great looks at merlin and male American kestrel fighting around the lookout early, fantastic end of day flight with close bald eagles osprey, and broad-winged hawks.
Non-raptor Observations: Great looks at common nighthawk. 168 Monarch, least flycatcher, yellowthroated, blue-headed, philadelphia, and red-eyed vireo, wood thrush, veery, cedar waxwing, Tennessee, nashville, northern parula, magnolia, Cape May, bt blue, bt green, blackburnian, bay-breasted, American redstart, and Canada warbler, bobolink, scartlet tanager, baltimore oriole
Predictions: Sunny skies with calm wind becoming west 5mph should give similar conditions to today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/
