Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Secatore, Ted Mara
Observers: John Cannizzo, Kathryn Chihowski, Mark Schoene , Paul Roberts, Peter Duffy, Ted Mara
Visitors: Julie Roberts, Andrea Cannizzo, Marge Watson and Stephen Hobson.
Weather: Clear skies (i.e., 0% CC) all day with weak winds out of NW for first few hours but, after warm temps got warmer, winds changed to ESE, SSE ands finally directly out of the south at watch period's end. This brought migration to a definite halt. Parking lot nearly filled with revelers enjoying the nearly total solar eclipse as temps plummeted when sunlight diminished. Raptor Observations: Thirteen (13) migrant raptors counted today.
Raptors that failed to migrate: 1 AK, several OS (including 3 or 4 local nesters), several NH.
Non-raptor Observations: Other Birds: House Finch pair, 3 Turkeys, 3 Great Egrets, 6 Tree Swallows, 6 Great Blue Herons, 1 Common Merganser.
Predictions: Not a very favorable migration prospect with weak to moderate N, NNE and ENE winds all day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Robert Secatore (<rs8843829...>) Plum Island MA information may be found at: http://www.massbird.org/emhw
