The weather was good with cloudy to partly cloudy skies, temps in the 70s and light winds from the west, then switching to the southwest in the afternoon. A beautiful day to spend at Point LaBarbe. Raptors were seen scattered through the day in small numbers:
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Turkey Vulture 28
Bald Eagle 9 adults and 16 immature
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Osprey 3
Am. Kestrel 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Quite a few Monarch Butterflies were seen with good numbers around noon total 579. A few Dragon Flies were also seen.
Other species:
Common Loon 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Common Raven 2
Common Grackle 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Pine Warbler 1
wilson Warbler 1
Am. Redstart 6
Cape May Warbler 1
Cedar Waxwing 8
The Warblers and Vireos were seen by Steve Baker along the woods.
Ed Pike
