Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Mark Morris, Ted Purcell
Observers: Eric Mueller, Ernie Leblanc, Joanne Hart, Joe Fountain, Mark Morris, Tom Gottschang
Visitors: David Small
Weather: Overcast skies throughout duration with a consistent moderate West wind 10-18mph with gusts to 35mph. Temps were chilly and ranged from 39'-46'F. Visibility was excellent. Raptor Observations: Migrating Raptors were on the move early with the West wind in place at dawn. Broad Wings came bounding thru our site tacking and peeling at low to medium height. We had a smattering of other species come thru in much smaller numbers. Local Raptors: TV-13, OS-1, BE-4, SS-2, CH-3, BW-1, RT-8, Non-raptor Observations: Canada Goose-4, D.C.Cormorant-2, G.B.Heron-2, Mourning Dove-3, Raven-5, C.Crow-2, Fish Crow-2, Blue Jay-5, Tree Swallow-2, A.Robin-28, E.Bluebird-1, Starling-130+/-, House Sparrow-15+/-, Song Sparrow-3, W.T.Sparrow-1, B.H.Cowbird-7
Predictions: The weather forecast calls for sunny skies and a bit milder temps with a high of 55'F. Winds will be from the NW 8-11mph with gusts as high 23mph. There should be good Raptor movement migrating by our site again tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Mark Morris (<MDMRemodeling...>) Adams Farm - Athol MA information may be found at: https://massbird.org/emhw/
