Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Eric Mueller, Ted Purcell
Observers: Joanne Hart, Joe Fountain, Ted Purcell
Visitors: Several of the Adams Farm customers stopped by to ask about what we were doing.
Weather: Variable cloudiness throughout the session with coverage varying from 30% to 95%. Several cells of rain skirted by us to the NW in the morning and afternoon, but one finally headed our way at 1:45 EDT at which point we called it a day. Temps ranged from 57F to 82F, but Orange airport reported that the temp dropped 20 degrees as the final rainstorm passed through. The air was hazy enough to block our view of Mt. Greylock and the VT mountains.
Raptor Observations: Another light day for raptors as the migration winds down. An unusually high percentage of unidentified raptors today due to high flight paths and poor light under the cloud cover. The BE's and RT's that migrated were all Immatures. We did have a big showing by the local TVs today with 51 rising up from the local roosts between 7:30 and 8:45 am EST.
Non-migrating raptors: TV - 51 BE - 1 (adult) CH - 2 (including 1 adult doing the "moth" flight and showing off his white undertail coverts) BW - 2 RT - 4 RS - 1
Non-raptor Observations: Another strong migration day for Blue Jays with 154 passing through. We also had first-ever appearances here by an Ovenbird, a Common Yellowthroat and a Red-eyed Vireo which brought our total number of species reported at this site on eBird to 95. Non-raptors sighted today: Mourning Dove (2), DC Cormorant (3), YB Sapsucker, Pileated WP, N Flicker, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay (156, 154 migrating), Amer Crow (2), Comm Raven (4), BC Chickadee, Tree Swallow (2), Barn Swallow, Euro Starling (40 +/-), Gray Catbird, E Bluebird, Wood Thrush, Amer Robin (4), House Sparrow (4), House Finch, Amer Goldfinch (7), Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow (3) Wht-thr Sparrow, Song Sparrow (2), E Towhee (2), RW Blackbird (2), Comm Grackle (2), Ovenbird, Comm Yellowthroat, YR Warbler, N Cardinal (3), RB Grosbeak
Predictions: There are fair chances for rain most of Sunday, and stronger chances of rain on Monday, so it's likely that we won't conduct watches either day. Mark will check the forecast again Sunday morning and will send out an email to the team with any updates. ======================================================================== Report submitted by ERIC MUELLER (<ericmueller1912...>) Adams Farm - Athol MA information may be found at: https://massbird.org/emhw/
