Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: John Weeks
Observers: John Weeks
Weather: Mostly to partly cloudy (cover 70% dropping to 25%); the clouds evolved from a high-altitude, dense layer of stratus to scattered, diaphanous wisps. Wind light, NW shifting to WNW late, 2-4 mph, occasional gusts up to 8 mph.
Raptor Observations: Four Turkey Vultures, one Sharp-shin and one Red-tail moved through. Not counted as a migrant: Cooper's Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations: Bird of the day: SNOW BUNTING (first of the season) zipped past low, about 20 feet away. Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crows (flock of 12), Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Eastern Bluebirds (3), AMERICAN PIPIT, Pine Siskins (16), American Goldfinches (2), Savannah Sparrow (brightly-marked bird). ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)
