Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: John Weeks
Observers: Jim Reid, John Weeks, Martha Lacrosse
Weather: Zero clouds all watch; wind 3-8 mph, NNE shifting to ESE, then to SE.
Raptor Observations: One male Kestrel was perched on a standing pipe on the hilltop when I arrived. Twenty-five years ago, this was a common sight here, but now is no longer so. At 1:36 EDT, a kettle of 30 Turkey Vultures formed over the ridge of Sweetman Mountain just to the east. Not counted as migrants: Black Vultures (group of six), 2 Turkey Vultures, adult Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, adult Red-tailed Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations: Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays (3), American Crows (4), Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Eastern Bluebird, Purple Finches (4), American Goldfinch, White-throated Sparrows (2), Palm Warblers (2), Yellow-rumped Warblers (5). ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)
