Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams
Observers: Julie Leonard
Visitors: Julie Leonard assisted with the count for the first 1.5 hours.
Weather: Variably cloudy and cool with SSW wind.
Raptor Observations: Birds were slow getting started, but by the third hour birds were up and running. However, it was unfortunate that both Julie Leonard and I had to leave early, so we may have missed a record-breaking day for Bald Eagles. Bald Eagles began a steady flow from the west during the last hour totaling 20 different individuals. There were a few small kettles of BWs, and SS put on a decent show.
Non-raptor Observations: Mallard 1, Chimney Swift 12, Ring-billed Gull 6, Cooper's Hawk 1 local, Double-crested Cormorant 20, Red-headed Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 1, Blue Jay 100s, American Crow, Purple Martin, Barn Swallow, European Starling, American Robin 2, American Goldfinch 3, Baltimore Oriole 5, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Yellow Warbler 2, Scarlet Tanager 1, Indigo Bunting 1.
Predictions: Cool and cloudy with west wind. A lake flight not likely. Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>
