Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Mark Timmerman, Nate Marchessault
Observers: Annamarie Saenger, Glen Chretien, Hillary Siener, Mark Timmerman, Nora Hanke, Tom Momeyer
Visitors: 68 visitors throughout the day. Lots of hawkwatchers turned up for the last day the auto road will be open this season. Thanks for helping spot birds! Hello to Imogen and Chris.
Weather: Partly cloudy with steady winds from the west getting lighter throughout the day and shifting to the west-northwest. Temps hovering in the high 40s.
Raptor Observations: Great day for raptor movement today, with a good showing of Red-shouldered and Red-tailed hawks, as well as a peregrine, a few Turkey Vultures, and a handful of eagles. Despite our best attempts, we were unable to make any of the eagles into Golden Eagles! Many of the birds were very high and/or very distant today, but a few birds made nice close passes.
Non-raptor Observations: Early in the morning there were a couple of flyover Pine Siskins, mid-day some folks saw the local Fox Sparrow, and toward the end of the day we heard a flyover Red Crossbill. The voles were still out and about, and the porcupine put on a good showing, walking around on the rocks below the hawkwatch.
Predictions: With all the rain in the forecast, it's looking like not much will be on the move. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nate Marchessault (<nate...>) Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
