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Lighthouse Point hawkwatch, 10-3-13

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Mntncougar@aol.com
Thu, Oct 3, 2013 11:20 PM

Another day somewhat better than I expected. Started with very  light
northerly winds, increasing somewhat and finally shifting to west around  noon.
Not too much passerine movement, a few hundred Bluejays, couple  of  hundred
Tree Swallows, 4 Chimney Swifts and 1 RT Hummingbird. Just a few  Monarchs
and almost no dragonflies. Sharpies and Kestrels made up the majority  of
raptors. 111 total counted.
The sky started almost clear, and cloud cover increased  throughout the
day, but it was gauzy, see-through thin for the most part, a lot  of it
apparently contrails that seemed to have a life of their own and grew and  grew.
Among 7 people who visited and helped out were Seigne and  Leif Novrup,
visiting from Denmark. Leif is the "Osprey record keeper" for  Denmark,
although they have very few OS in the country, and he helped spot  several birds.
They were very interested in our raptors, since they don't have  most of them
at home.

Don Morgan
Coventry

Another day somewhat better than I expected. Started with very light northerly winds, increasing somewhat and finally shifting to west around noon. Not too much passerine movement, a few hundred Bluejays, couple of hundred Tree Swallows, 4 Chimney Swifts and 1 RT Hummingbird. Just a few Monarchs and almost no dragonflies. Sharpies and Kestrels made up the majority of raptors. 111 total counted. The sky started almost clear, and cloud cover increased throughout the day, but it was gauzy, see-through thin for the most part, a lot of it apparently contrails that seemed to have a life of their own and grew and grew. Among 7 people who visited and helped out were Seigne and Leif Novrup, visiting from Denmark. Leif is the "Osprey record keeper" for Denmark, although they have very few OS in the country, and he helped spot several birds. They were very interested in our raptors, since they don't have most of them at home. Don Morgan Coventry