Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Bill Shapiro
Weather: Light (2-1) winds from the north briefly turned toward the northwest before shifting to the southeast the last two hours of the watch; Cloud cover -- 60-95-75%; Temperature -- 5-8� C
Raptor Observations: no migrants seen non-migrating -- late in the watch at least 4 RT were seen soaring, with one bird landing on both towers -- bird on far tower had some interaction with Ravens; at one point a Raven briefly harassed a soaring RT
Non-raptor Observations: at least three Ravens
Predictions: Thursday - winds from the SW will get increasingly stronger during the day -- possible migrants Friday - winds will shift from the W-WNW getting stronger as the day goes on and will be very strong in the PM -- better chance of migrants Saturday -- Day will begin with strong NW winds decreasing somewhat during the day -- this is foreseeably the most promising day for migrating raptors at this site possibly during the whole season if there are still migrants in the "pipeline" ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>)
