Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Kate McKay
Observers: Annamarie Saenger, Austin Gelinas, Chuck Carlson, Glen Chretien, Henry Walters, Hillary Siener, Janet Delaney, John Welch, Julie, Laurel, & Alden Brown, Kris Carlson, Nate Marchessault, Nathan French, Phil Brown, Scott Harvell, Sharon Harvell, Tom Delaney, Van Zimmer, with many more...
Visitors: 104. Thanks Jake and Isabelle for birding with us.
The Big Soup today was fun as always and competition was tight between Phil's Roasted Garlic Gashawk, Nate's Vegan Vulture Chick Curry Soup, Van's Mystery Bird Chili, and Julie's Roughleg Lenticular Lentil. In the end, Phil's creation won first place. Congrats Phil and thanks to all the contestants and voters!
Weather: Sunny day with no clouds and visibility all the way to snowy Mt. Washington. Light westerly winds. Temps ranging from 32 to 46 degrees.
Raptor Observations: Lovely weather but a quiet day for raptors. The first bird of the day and month was an adult Cooper's Hawk. A juvenile harrier in the afternoon tied the season high count for harriers (125). Non-migrating raptors consisted of an immature Bald Eagle, sharpie, and two red-tails.
Non-raptor Observations: The bird of the day was a beautiful Bohemian Waxwing that flew in just after 11am and alighted atop a spruce tree in front of the Observatory to pose for pictures. A Pine Siskin also landed in the spruces today and a male White-winged Crossbill perched briefly as well. Other birds included both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Purple Finches, and one Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Predictions: Warmer tomorrow with temps in the fifties and winds from the west. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kate McKay (<northernjay444...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
