Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Bridget Watts, Dave Robertson
Observers: Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Linda Bender
Visitors: Pat and her corgi Wiley.
Weather: Warm, mostly sunny but visibility limited by heavy haze from Canadian wildfire smoke. Light winds starting southerly turning easterly.
Raptor Observations: Surprisingly strong flight starting around 10:00 EST and tapering off in the early afternoon. Flight line gradually shifted inland, making birds hard to see in the haze. Local Osprey and Bald Eagle seen.
Non-raptor Observations: Lots of Purple Martins in the air.
Predictions: Sunny, hot, with very light southerly winds predicted for the morning. So, slightly less favorable than today. Hopefully with less wildfire polllution. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bridget Watts (<wattsbridget7...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
