Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Jim Thomson
Observers: Al Ambler, Brian Butler, Harry Quinn, Phil Rodriguez
Visitors: Tomas Gonzales- Welcome back !! Great to see you ! Andy the trail runner- Always a pleasure Andy !!! Section Hiker- "Lefty" Nice meeting you today. Glad you got to see a few raptors. Hope we see you in October.
Hikers- 10
Weather: Temps- 56-67 Deg. F, Wind- NW @ 4-11mph Partly cloudy in am to mostly cloudy in pm
A fun day on the ridge today with Bald Eagles leading the charge ! 22 Bald Eagles were counted as migrating today but there were many more in the skies that were moving back and forth along the ridge that were not counted as migrating. 22 was a VERY conservative count. There were numerous times when we had 4 Balds in one binocular field of view and we also had 6 together directly over the top of the watch site that were vocalizing and chasing each other. The Bald Eagle action was just non-stop today. Also had some Broadwings on the move and our Bird(s)of the Day selection goes to the 2 adult Broadwings that came in together very tight to the ridge on the river side just a bit above eye level giving us great looks. My thanks to the Coon crew for bringing their "A" game today and picking up some of the high fliers that were trying to sneak by. Way to go guys !
Non-raptor Observations: RT Hummingbird - 12 Monarch- 4 Ravens- 6 TV's & BV's Cedar Waxwings DC Cormorant Tree Swallows Chimney Swifts Wood Nymph Ringneck Snake ( a little beauty!! ) ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>)
