Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 11.2 hours
Official Counter: Maili Waters
Observers: Amy O'Neill , Bridget Watts, Chris Wood, Greg Sanda, Jessie Barry, Liam Waters , Mark Kimble , Mike Tetlow, Robin Morey, Vid Killius
Visitors: 20
Weather: Cloudy to start, then becoming partly sunny mid morning. Temps in the mid 60s. SW winds at 10-20mph.
Raptor Observations: Today was a great day with total of 2,332 birds! Sharp-shinned Hawks were the most abundant species with 951 individuals. Broad-winged Hawks (760), Turkey Vultures (321), and Red-tailed Hawks (125) were also moving in good numbers. One light morph Rough-legged Hawk flew by over the barrier island. 3 Golden Eagles flew over, all pretty high. The falcon trifecta was obtained with multiple of each species!
Non-raptor Observations: It was super fun to see large numbers of Blue Jays moving today! Hundreds of jays were flying from the west spit to the east spit in spectacular flocks. The first stunning male Blackburnian Warbler of the season was in the parking lot. In the morning a Willet was seen flying around the barrier island. It then spent the rest of the day sitting on the rocks on the north side of the island.
Predictions: Tomorrow will have rain in the morning, ending in the afternoon. High 48F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch. There will likely be very little raptor movement. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
