Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Jen Lee
Observers: Craig Kochel, Darrell Smith, Mark Shope
Visitors: Mark Shope, Amos Swarey, and Aaron Peachey helping spot.
Weather: Cloudy gray blustery day. Healthy WNW and NW winds, chilly with random light snow squalls and light rain showers (listed as drizzle precip. choice)
Raptor Observations: First bird imm. Redtail (8:48) then nothing until a spurt of 3 eagles and 2 redtails within a 10 min stretch around 10:30. After 11:00am Adult BE's 2 @ 1231, 12:24. Imm. BE's 11:33,12:31,1:15,1:24,1:28 Adult GE's 12:15,12:17,12:50,1:57,2:54,3:55 The 3:55 GE was over the ridge in Furgeson Valley. I almost missed it. I think it landed in the trees after going by.
Non-raptor Observations: 9 Loons zooming south upridge. GC kinglet, ravens, downy, goldfinch. Starlings, WB Nuthatch, C.wren. After 11:00am Several more loons, a lot of Robins, Pine Suskins, 1 Merganser.
Predictions: cold with NNW winds at about 8-10 mph. Less chance of rain or snow showers predicted. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Darrell Smith (<oleagleye...>)
