Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 11 hours
Compiler: David Barber
Counters: Alexandra Hagans
Weather: Hazy with little cloud cover, light west winds in the morning with light and variable winds in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: Nice diversity of 10 species observed, although only 7 were recorded migrating. An American kestrel landed in a hemlock in the front of the lookout.
Non-raptor Observations: Eastern kingbird, least flycatcher, warbling vireo, tree, barn and n. rough-winged swallows, Cape May, black-throated green, black-and-white, and blackburnian warblers, scarlet tanager, Baltimore oriole, rose-breasted grosbeak
Predictions: a light migration if any due to showers and thunderstorms ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/