Observation start time: 13:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: AB
Observers:
Visitors: None
Weather: Despite only light rain mist on and off during the day a stubborn fog hung on the ridge of Tussey Mountain. By 14:00 it was lifting rapidly and by 14:30 the count was initiated. SE winds at 1-5kph for the beginning of the count, but by 17:00 the winds had set down. Visibility came and went during the 3-hour effort with max views to the base of Warrior’s Ridge. Cloudy skies for the entire day. High temperature of 5C at 14:30 and a low of 4C by 17:00.
Raptor Observations: BE 1 (74) Total 1 (971)
One adult BE winged past the OP on the S side of the ridge.
TUVU where the only resident raptors detected during the short effort. These were seen moving very low over Stone Valley and Leading ridge at 15:09.
Non-raptor Observations: Mourning Dove 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Common Raven 1 American Goldfinch 2 Field Sparrow 1
Predictions: Rain likely before 2pm, then a chance of sprinkles, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Adam Richardson (<poecile.gambeli...>) Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
