Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Nancy Ott
Observers: Ed Gowarty,Sr, Greg Gdula, Joe Sabo
Visitors: Greg Gdula, Ed Gowarty Sr, Barb and Joe Carrier, Sandy and Bill Cline, Dave Poder, Jack Jullian, Joe Sabo.
Weather: Partly cloudy with east, ESE winds averaging 6-10 mph. rain drops started around 4p ish for a brief period. Clouds parted enough for about 9 visitors to observe eclipse and 11 hawk watchers to see some of the eclipse. Temp dropped(14.8 to 14.5 C) and light dimmed around 3:15 DST.
Raptor Observations: X8 GE-X4 AD 10:02,11:35,2:15,3:20-Juv 10:58,Sub 1:18,1:57,2:37. BE sub 2:30(white belly),2:31,3:02,3:56 total 4 BE. fairly good looks but scope and cameras helped ID. Perigrine falcon in 1-2 hour, PG in 2-3 hour and last PG 5:16.
Non-raptor Observations: Bluebirds, blue jays, tufted titmouses, nuthatches, juncos, chickadees, mourning doves, tree swallows, downy wp, red bellied wp, fox sparrow, 30 cormorants in 3 different groups, 14 loons in 2 groups and 1 alone.
Predictions: Cloudy, west winds, no precipitation. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nancy Ott (<ednancy.ott...>)
