Friday was a nice day with light winds from the NW switching to the west, mostly sunny with bright blue skies making it difficult to spot high flying Raptors. It was a slow day with a few Raptors moving around and few crossing to the south. At one time there were 10 Bald Eagles in a kettle about 1.5 miles to the north. Four of them finally headed south and crossed the Straits while the rest dispersed in the area.
Two V’s of Canada Geese flew south in the morning. Quite a few Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers were moving around on the point.
Monarch Butterflies seem to have peaked last week with only a few seen at one time throughout the day today.
Brian Hirt, a Hawk watcher from Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory in Virginia, stopped and helped spot Raptors for the day. Brian is on his way to Hawk Ridge, near Duluth, Minn.
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 32
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Am. Kestrel 4
Monarch Butterfly 20
Canada Goose 56
Ed Pike
