>From 12Noon to 3PM, 546 raptors as follow: Turkey V.------------6 Osprey---------------1 Bald E.--------------1(I) N. Harrier-----------1(I or F) Sharp-shinned H.-----9 Cooper's H.---------11 Broad-winged H.----510 Red-t. H.------------6 Am. Kestrel----------1
Mostly heavy overcast with alto-cumulus clouds moving east fast & mare's tails high above also moving east but slower than A-Cs. Winds West, 15-20mph gusting to 25 (judging from tree movement). 70 degrees rising to 74. Some Broad-winged Hawks were at the limits of unaided eye, a few came low & fast. Kettles at one time reached about 250 birds (Hard to count.) By 3PM winds dropped & skies cleared somewhat. More: passerines etc. Hillside Rd. site couple hundred yards north of entrance to upper Reno campground. Chimney Swift Ruby-thrtd.Hbird (Reno nursery house feeder) E. Phoebe swallows-numbers dwindling: mostly Tree S. Tufted Titmouse---1 Carolina Wren-----1 (From parking lot off Hillside Rd. at the base of the gated road up to the Reno Quarry. This is a small, "new" parking lot at the big curve a mile or so north of Reno.) Yellow-thrtd. Vireo Red-eyed V. Magnolia W. Blackpoll W. Black-&-white W. Am. Redstart Scarlet T. No. Cardinal Rose-brstd. Grosbeak White-thrtd. Sp. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
