Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.25 hours
Compiler: Brandon Brogle
Counters: Rich Rieger, Sergio Gomez Espi
Visitors: 190
Weather: Light variable west wind becoming cloudy with haze as cold front approached.
Raptor Observations: Excellent looks at todays adult Peregrine Falcon in the afternoon. Two sharp-shins made passes at the decoy owl.
Non-raptor Observations: Porcupine hung out along the lookout trail for the entire day to the delight of many.
Monarchs 10. Great Horned Owl duet and Barred Owl calling at daybreak. Chimney Swift, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-headed, Red-bellied, Downy and Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay (45), Common Raven (17), Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch (62), Chipping and White-throated Sparrow, Tennessee, Cape May, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Black-throated Blue and Green, and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting.
Predictions: Mostly sunny with N wind 5-10mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/
