Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams
Observers: Bernie O'Connor, Katie Andersen, Ken Felix, Sam Stull
Visitors: Thanks to Sam Stull, Katie Andersen, Bernie O'Connor, & Ken Felix for helping with the count. Visitors and temporary spotters included Sharon and Chuck Stafford, Danny Maloney, Josh from DCNR, My son Nathan and my granddaughter Ava, and Pat Howell. Katie Andersen may report the flight to me a little later for the period of time during my short absence.
Weather: Mostly clear becoming variably cloudy and quite warm with a good SSW all day.
Raptor Observations: Birds stayed near the lake all day but gained altitude quickly with some of the smaller raptors often disappearing in the blue sky. The flight was steady with no sudden mass movements, though TV kettles occasionally reached 40 or 50 birds.
Non-raptor Observations: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Barn Swallow 1, Tree Swallow, blackbirds, Mourning Dove, Rock Pigeon, House Finch. numerous Northern Flickers, Ring-billed and Herring gulls, Double-crested Cormorant. Red Admiral butterflies were on the move with at least a couple dozen seen flying past mostly to the NE. Other butterflies noted were Mourning Cloak, and Cabbage White.
Predictions: Winds light and mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of rain.Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>
