Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 17:45:00 Total observation time: 11.75 hours
Compiler: Bracken Brown
Counters: Marcus watson, Sean Grace, Sergi Gomez Espi
Visitors: 118
Weather: Overcast throughout the day consistent 10-15mph winds shifted from NW to ENE through the morning, lighter in the afternoon
Raptor Observations: Fantastic looks at broad-winged hawks from throughout the morning, flight got lower as clouds cut the thermals in the afternoon giving fantastic looks as bulk of the count moved past in three hour window.
Non-raptor Observations: GLOSSY IBIS (5) flew south across the ridge in the mid-morning. double-crested cormmorant, canada geese, red-headed woodpecker, swainson's thrush, wood thrush, tree swallow (970) cliff swallow, northern rough-winged swallow, yellow-rumped warbler, ruby-crowned kinglet
Predictions: Cloudy with a high of 62, NE winds around 10mph. Depending how much rain we get expect low migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/
