Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 12.25 hours
Compiler: Bracken Brown
Counters: Catherine Elwell, Dave Kruel, Jeremy Scheivert, Sean Grace
Visitors: 496
Weather: Overcast becoming clear for majority of day before clouds moved back in the late afternoon. Consistent NW/WNW winds 8-18mph with some gusts over 20mph
Raptor Observations: Fantastic flight day with 9 species of raptors migrating, highlight was a young peregrine falcon that plucked and ate a prey item while flying low over the lookout for 15 minutes.
Non-raptor Observations: Double-crested cormorant, eastern wood-pewee, cedar waxwing, cape may, bt blue, bt green, magnolia, and tennessee warblers, barn, bank, and tree swallows, common nighthawk and ruby-throated hummingbird (39)
Predictions: Sunny conditions with a high of 74, calm winds expected to shift to the northeast as the day progresses. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/
