Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Stewart
Observers: Greg Gdula, Jim Rocco, Joe Sabo, Sandy Cline, Shannon Thompson, Tom & Janet Kuehl
Visitors: 7- Greg Gdula, Jim Rocco, Sandy Cline, Joe Sabo, Tom and Janet Kuehl, Shannon Thompson. Everyone contributed to the count.
Weather: 100% Cloud cover until 11 AM, then decreasing all the way to 3% per late afternoon. Haze, visibility 17 km. Wind out of the South all day. AM velocity 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Afternoon velocity decreased to 15 mph.
Raptor Observations: 52 migrating raptors. 18 Golden Eagles: 10:31 Ad.; 10:46 (3) unaged; 1:58 Ad.; 2:37 Ad.; 2:52 Ad.; 2:53 Ad.; 2:55 Ad.; 3:00 Ad.; 3:10 Juv.; 3:12 Ad.; 3:17 Ad.; 3:30 Ad.; 3:30 Ad;, 4:22 Ad;.; 4:33 Ad.; 5:12 Ad. 4 Bald Eagles: 12;48 Ad.;1:21 Ad.; 1:35 White Belly; 4:44 immature. Almost all the eagles were under 100 feet and close to the escarpment.
Bald Eagles observed flying south (not counted) 2:20 Ad; 3:55 unaged; 4:59 Ad.
Non-raptor Observations: junco, black capped chicadee, raven, bluebirds, crows. 1 porcupine on upper portion of escarpment.
Predictions: Possible AM showers. Partly cloudy. High of 51 degrees F. Wind out of the WNW at 16t-25 mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Robert Stewart (<bob...>)
