Rainy Days and Mondays..., Plus Tuesday's Report

I am posting both Monday and Tuesday's report with a note that I might not be able to put up reports for a day or two??? Not sure if I will have access to my computer.  So I will do what I am able. Maybe, it won't be a problem at all, bur we'll see.

But for now, Bill actually went up in spite of frequent rains, and mostly cloudy skies.  Are migrants taking a rain break?   Here's the report:

"Soddy Mountain hawk totals

Mon., Oct. 15, 2018

Coverage: 0915 -1300 = 3.75 hrs.

Counter: Bill Haley

Weather:

Clouds 50%@ 0915, 70% @ 1000, 40% @ 1200. Wind S 10-15 mph decreasing to 2-8 mph. Temperature 68 F - 76 F. Barometric pressure 30.16 - 30.14. Visibility 30 - 45K. Humidity 75%  - 62%.

 

Weather: (all times EST):

0900: 0

1000: SS 2

1100: SS 2, BW 1

1200: SS 4

Hawks:

10/15/18 

Sharp-shinned 8

Broad-winged 1

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Raptor Total = 9 

Hawk watching is like fishing. You never know for sure if you'll land them or not. Sometimes you cast far off and gradually reel a fish in. Sometimes they get off on the way in. Same with hawks. Sometimes you get them, sometimes not. Today 4 sharpies looked like they were coming through. I had them mentally counted, then they turned into tricksters, going into a steep dive over the north ridge and disappearing into the trees. Oh, well. The ones that got away!

One Broad-wing showed up today. Of all the BW's I've been able to get a good look at this past week, all were immatures. Although they are young of the year, their instincts were working fine. They've all taking the "typical" BW path to the southwest.

Other sightings: 23 migrant Blue Jays. Heard a Blue-headed Vireo in trees north of lookout.

Monarch 3

Reporting: William G. Haley, Jr."

 

And today's ___

 

'Soddy Mountain hawk totals

Tues., Oct. 16, 2018

Coverage (all times EST) 

0800 - 1000 = 2.0 hrs

Counter:  Bill Haley

Weather:

Clouds 100%, wind NNE 2-4 mph, temperature 61 F, visibility 45 K, barometric pressure 30.22 - 30.23. A few raindrops @ 0900, changing to persistent light rain when I left @ 1000.

Complete cloud cover with rain predicted around noon today, but I hoped for an adventurous sharpie or two before that, despite the poor weather conditions.

Hawks - 0

Other sightings: Blue Jays (16) 0818, (4) 0924.

Tomorrow is supposed to start with clouds and a chance of showers, with clearing conditions in the afternoon. Another cold front will be coming in and temperatures will drop. I'll be up there to see what hawks might be ready to come through after this bad weather. I'm optimistic there will be hawks flying. It could be interesting.

Reporting: William G. Haley, Jr."

 

I hope the skies open up to some great raptors!

 

KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!