Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Visitors: Frank Wood and Thomas Henry stopped to talk about hawks
Weather: Moderate (2) winds from the west quickly became stronger (3) winds from the NW with gusts as high as 26 Km/hr in the afternoon and still 21 km/hr in the last half-hour of the watch Cloud cover -- always in the northern horizon cloud cover went from 2-25-5% as cumulus clouds moved across the northern horizon from west to east Temperature13-16-15� C
Raptor Observations: with the strong wind all but one of the few raptors seen were flying low. The only exception was a very late Osprey that flew in at height 1 and soared to height 3 before heading off. One raptor was noticed by a visitor which passed south of the Rock where I could not see it from my vantage point. It's possible given the strong wind that other raptors did the same. Non-migrants - 1 TV and 1 RT
Non-raptor Observations: Birds -- Raven and DEJunco Almost as surprising as the Osprey was a Mantid (species?)
Predictions:
Winds are predicted to be moderately strong from the NW. Conditions appear to be good for a good flight. Hopefully, additional observers will help to increase our count ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>)
