Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 11 hours
Compiler: Scott Morrison
Counters: Aaron Shirk, Andy Price, Andy Wlasniewski, Bracken Brown, Chris Arndt, Dave Kruel, Jason Deeter
Visitors: 638
Weather: Overcast in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Steady NW to WNW wind throughout the day. Winds were steady at 15mph dropping to 5mph in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: Good flight diversity with good looks at peregrine falcon, merlin, sharp-shinned and cooper's hawk. One golden eagle didn't end up passing the lookout.
Non-raptor Observations: Great waterbird flight throughout the morning. canada geese (1736), double-crested cormorant (284), common loon (22), ring-billed gull, tree swallow (786), american robin, dark-eyed junco, purple finch, American goldfinch.
Predictions: Sunny with a high of 60, North winds at 5mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/
