Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Maili Waters
Observers: Greg Sanda, Robin Morey
Visitors: 7
Weather: Today was mostly cloudy with some sun in the morning. It was cold to start with temps in the 20s but warmed to a high of 40. Winds were out of the SSE at 5-10mph.
Raptor Observations: The local birds included one Red-tailed Hawk and three Bald Eagles that made quick appearances. The highlight of the day was the first Turkey Vulture of the season! There was also a Peregrine Falcon that quickly passed by.
Non-raptor Observations: I got to the park early enough to beat the heat shimmer, so scoping the bay resulted in lots of ducks. Along with a few hundred scaup and some smaller numbers of other ducks, there were 174 Redheads, 55 Canvasback, and 73 Northern Pintail. Red-winged Blackbirds are back in town with around 40 flying past throughout the day. The blue Snow Goose was seen again flying out of the bay again with Canadas.
Predictions: Potentially some fog early on with a mix of sun and clouds for the rest of the day. High of 43F. Winds out of the NNE at 5-10mph. There probably won't be too much on the move due to the northerly component to the wind, however it is light enough that there could be a few birds moving around. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
