Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Kate McKay
Observers: Chuck Carlson, Kim Snyder
Visitors: 159 including a group from Mass Audubon.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with wind from the WSW and increasing haze. Unseasonably warm day, with temps getting up to 68 degrees. A rain shower at 3pm with more in the forecast ended the count early.
Raptor Observations: An Osprey kicked off the day around 1:30pm again. It was followed by three more Ospreys using the same flight path from the left-hand shoulder of North Pack to low over the valley. A single Peregrine also cruised by.
Several local raptors milled around including a few Turkey Vultures, two Merlins, one Bald Eagle, one sharpie, and one red-tail.
Non-raptor Observations: The male towhee made an appearance, and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker flew by. Over a dozen ravens enjoyed the wind above North Pack.
Blue Jays: 4/229
Predictions: Clear and sunny tomorrow with a light breeze from the north. Should be a better day for migration! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kate McKay (<northernjay444...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
