Monday 11 9, 26
Funny to have an Osprey on the same day in 2024. Sandhills head north right into the cold. They are the most opposite Migrants I know of. LOL
WE REACHED 113,000 ALL RAPTORS with this post!
Bill has another good report. The days have been pretty lately.
Here's the Report:
Sunday, 11 8, 26
Bill commented that he wondered where the Red-tails were in his last post. And I join him in that and also wondering where all the Red-shouldered Hawks were as well. I can't help but wonder if they left early?? Or are they staying here for the winter?
But the Black Vultures are not staying. Some of both vultures may come in from the north and hang around for the winter, but there are some dead-heading south.
Here's Sunday's report:
Saturday, 11 7, 26
It's Greenhouse clean and fill time again. My little 10 x 14 hoop-house may be small, but it takes a lot of work to get it clean and filled with plants before a frost. The weather reports just kept changing their mind for days, but one report had Sunday night being 34 in the valley. At my location, it is always 2 degrees colder. That is freezing. If it went there, a lot of plants I wanted to try and keep were going to die. So I spent 3 hard days getting everything in there. Blake helps me with the heavy lifting these days, so I don't carry so much across the yard, or struggle lifting it into the greenhouse. Results are, I am too exhausted to even see if Bill went up to the watch. So I am doing 2 posts back to back today. Jimmy doesn't like how they come up in one post so I will separate them.
Here's Bill's report:
November 6, 26 Friday
There is little chance that staying on the watch with SW winds is going to yield much to report. Raptors just move elsewhere, or sit it out. Here is Friday's report;
November 5 2026, Thursday
Welcome to Beth Brellinthin who visited a bit today. Thanks for coming up!
After the rains, and purhaps pushed a bit by the flooding rainfall to the east, Black Vultures are making a showing. I am in a race against time to get my greenhouse prepared before frosts. Thankfully, the cold is holding off due to the El Nino effects. As it rides low this year, we are having some great fall days.
Here's the report:
November 3, 2026 - Tuesday
A unique Fall day ahead of rains coming our way pushed some new raptors through by the watch. The first Golden Eagle of the Year, and Black Vultures on the move expands our count a bit!
Here's the report-
Bill is back from his travels. And after having some rain, there were a few hawks on the move. November reports will depend on the weather. But we expect some beautiful days for a bit. Will the Raptors seek a more southerly location? We will see.
Here is the report:
