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They had Red Admirals at Presque Isle today also!
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Dallas DiLeo
Pittsburgh
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry McWilliams" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:54 PM
> Subject: [PABIRDS] Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for April 15, 2012
> Presque Isle
> Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2012
[bird list deleted]
> > Observation start time: 11:00:00
> Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams
> Observers: Jerry McWilliams, Joe Sabo, Mike Weible
> Weather:
> Steady rain all morning then breaking up a bit by 1100 EST with temps.
> holding steady all morning at 15C then rising to a high of about 25C by
> mid-afternoon with strong SW wind. The wind occasioanlly shifted around
> to
> the NW by 1430 EST.
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Probably the most remarkable observation was the mass movement of Red
> Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) flying SW to NE. A conservative estimate of
the butterflies moving past the watch was 25 individuals per minute making
the total estimate of the count around 5500 butterflies!
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