Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Carole Powers, Jaden Uram, Leslie Martin
Visitors: Among the many hikers Josh Neustadt, Rachel Donahue, Fatima Aslam, Claudia Scott, Anna Yan, and Ben Ouyang asked me for more information about the Pinnacle Rock Hawkwatch.
Weather: Strong (3-4) NW winds with maximum gusts of 22 km/hr until the last hour of the watch when the winds diminished. Cloud cover -- At beginning of the watch there were clouds forming on the northwest horizon and it looked like the blue sky might soon be filled by cumulus clouds as had happened the day before. However, in the next hour these clouds disappeared and except for some clouds very low on the southeast horizon, there were no clouds in the sky until the last hour of the watch when cirrus clouds moved rapidly in from the NW. Temperature -- 4-8� C
Raptor Observations: small movement of RT hawks with one eagle Non-migrating -- at least 4 RT
Non-raptor Observations: 4 DE Juncos
Predictions: Tomorrow's weather prediction calls for light WNW winds turning to the W and increasing in strength during the morning before becoming WSW in the afternoon. Not the best wind conditions here, but perhaps birds pushed toward the coast that did not want to fight today's strong winds might come through. Monday winds will shift toward the SW beginning a stretch of days w SW winds until Thursday's predicted rains. I cannot be on site Monday so if anyone does come to the Rock please email me your results. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>)
