Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Sean Sheehan
Observers: Maili Waters, Niki Banke, Randy Cavazza, Sue Mitchell, Tim Willis
Visitors: A couple of people stopped by on a golf cart and asked about what we were doing, did not ask their names.
Weather: Morning started with light SW W winds and shifted E ENE by mid morning. Warm temperatures between 28-29 degrees celsius. Light cloud cover and zero precipitation. Canadian wildfire smoke was absent.
Raptor Observations: Some significant movements of Broad-wings and Red-tails early on then nothing as the winds shifted. Osprey, adult Bald-eagles and Northern harriers were observed hunting over the marshy area.
Non-raptor Observations: Lots of swallows, goldfinches, purple martins and gulls observed.
Predictions: Southerly winds predicted earlier in the morning shifting easterly. Should be movement of hawks I the morning with favorable winds but will likely slow or stop by noon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Sheehan (<sheesh...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
