Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: John Weeks
Observers: John Weeks
Weather: Variable cloud-cover: 95% > 50% > 60% > 90%. Wind SW 7-10 mph. Temperature 65-70 F. Wicked pollution haze veiled Mt Tom; Mt Monadnock loomed faintly on the horizon.
Raptor Observations: One lone migrant, the juvenile Northern Harrier. Not counted: 2 Turkey Vultures, Cooper's Hawk, adult Red-tailed Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations: Bird of the Day: Ruffed Grouse, flushed near the parking lot. Blue Jay, American Crows (48), Common Ravens (2), Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmice (2), American Robins (2), European Starlings (2), Purple Finches (6), American Goldfinches (5), Dark-eyed Juncos (20), Savannah Sparrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)
