Article source for : Hawkwatch 21-Apr-2006
I worked the tower at Magee Marsh from 9 to 3 for the [[BSBO]]'s spring <a href="http://www.bsbobird.org/raptorcount2006.html">raptor count</a>. It was a warm, sunny, hazy day with light south winds that gave way to an onshore breeze around 1:00 p.m.
Visibility was poor due to some low level fog or haze. Temps warmed to 77 by 12:30 but dropped back a few degrees after the local winds switched to coming from the north. The lake temp is in the mid-50's, I believe, which seems warm for this time of the year. Maybe that's why the onshore breeze wasn't that strong.
A small movement of raptors occurred with the best hour between 11 and 12. Totals for the six-hour period:
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|raptor|_. 9:00|_. 10:00|_. 11:00|_. 12:00|_. 1:00|_. 2:00|_. total|
|TV| | |8|9|3|3|23|
|OS| | | | | | | |
|BE| | |1| | | |1|
|NH| | |1| | | |1|
|SS| | |10|3|1| |14|
|CH| |1|1|1| | |3|
|NG| | | | | | | |
|RS| | | | | | | |
|BW| |1|12|1| | |14|
|RT| | |11|3|3| |17|
|RL| | | | | | | |
|GE| | | | | | | |
|AK| | | | | | | |
|ML| | | | | | | |
|PG| | | | | | | |
|UR| | | | | | | |
|total|0|2|44|17|7|3|*73*|
|cld cvr|70%|60%|60%|60%|80%|80%| |
|wnd dir|s|s|s|s|n|n| |
|wnd spd|5|5|3|4|5|5| |
|temp|61|63|68|73|75|73| |
|rh| | |67%|56%| |61%| |
|vis|vh|vh|h|h|h|h| |
I obviously forgot to record the relative humidity for some hours. Temp around 12:30 was 77 and at 1:30 it was 71. High thin clouds most of the day became thicker altostratus clouds by afternoon.
Other birds around the tower:
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Myrtle Warbler
Brown Thrasher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White-throated Sparrow
A view from the tower, looking north. It's a hazy day. The boardwalk area is in the upper left corner of the very distant treeline.
!http://www.mageemarsh.com/images/april2006/apr21tower.JPG!
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