April 8 Daily Flight Summary

Official Counter         

Adam Richardson

Observers       

None

Weather         

Overcast skies with low stratus clouds at the beginning of the count and a temperature of 4C.  A low fog was noted to the SW over the Big Belts.  Winds were light out of the N at 4kph.  Visibility to the both the east and west diminished rapidly in the 10:00 hour to 5km as the rain approached.  By 11:00 it began to rain steadily and the count was called off.  The Smith River was at its highest watermark yet this season.

Raptor Notes 

When light rain began to fall a couple of NOHA moved through.  They were first spotted near west bluff and they flew directly over to Jumbo before flying far off to the east near Sheep Creek before disappearing into the advancing rain clouds.

Resident raptors weren’t very active during the 2 hours of the count.  The adult BAEA pair nesting in the Johnston Pasture were the only 2 noted.

Non-raptor Notes

A resident intergrade NOFL was calling from a dead snag directly in front of the bluff the count is conducted from.  This would be my first intergrade I have ever seen.

Visitors

None  

Next Day Forecast

N/A

this is my nearest neighbor Gerry- he lives under a rock and has caught the attention of the resident NOHA

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