Aug 22nd - 5 Birds!

As predicted the wind was blowin' for the NW early this morning but it lost a bit of  it's steam overnight.  There were no birds on the move until mid-day.  This was by far the most pleasant day to be out at the park, it was gorgeous!

Today:
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 3

Total - 5

To Date:
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 2
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 3
Total - 16

Just beautiful! (Ann)

Other Birds:

Fairly quiet!

Butterflies:

Monarch - 59 (37 bagged and tagged)

Of note - Dragonflies suddenly filled the sky around 3pm!

Mammals:

All the usual suspects!

Mr. Curious (Walter)

People:

Allison, Terry, Peter, Carol, Betty, Hugh, Leon, Attila, and Ann

 Pirates?! (Walter)

Weather Prediction:

Warm weather returns tomorrow, enjoy it while you can!  The SW wind may bring a few birds our way.

See you at the park!

Walter