Official Counter
Adam Richardson
Observers
None
Weather
1 inch of new snow fell overnight and a heavy fog blanketed
the Smith River until 10:00 when it began to clear out. At 11:00 when the count was started overcast
skies predominated with cumulus and nimbo-stratus clouds. Thermal lift was mostly poor today as bands
of hail and snow moved through. Winds
were either out of the E or N at about 5-10kph.
A high temperature of 6C and a steady barometer for the count as
well. Visibility came and went
throughout the afternoon as the light precipitation moved through. Pretty heavy hail fell for about 30 minutes
at 15:00.
Raptor Notes
No migrating raptors were detected today in these less than
favorable conditions.
Resident raptor activity was diminished as well. Even the growing resident TUVU (4) population
was grounded until 11:00 when the first winds and clearing skies allowed them
to take to the air from the Upper Johnston Pasture. The pair of resident RTHA (one light and one
dark-morphed bird) were observed attacking an S2 BAEA near their territory on
the E side of the Johnston Pasture again.
Non-raptor Notes
No new notable arrivals.
Visitors
None
Next Day Forecast
N/A
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