Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Nancy Ott
Observers: Dave Poder, Ed Gowarty,Sr, Greg Gdula
Visitors: visitors from the bird house came at the end of the day.
Weather: East /SE winds that were steady all day with good visibility and clear blue skies.
Raptor Observations: 32 raptors migrating. 5 GE-sub 9:26, 9:29, Ad GE 9:50, 1:42 and unk GE 12:32 far out over valley. BE ad 11:16,BE juv's 1:43,1:55, 2:19. Raptors not migratory-2 ad BE, red shoulder, cooper, red tails observed around watch going south, east, west.
Non-raptor Observations: Tree swallows, blue birds, cow birds, mourning doves, towhees, blue jays, ravens, cormorants, great blue heron, cardinals, butterflies-black swallowtail, tiger swallowtails, clouded sulfur. The planet venus was visible by binocular couple hours during day.
Predictions: Winds will be W/ WSW and cloudy to partly cloudy rain late in evening and temps in 70's. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nancy Ott (<ednancy.ott...>)
