Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Maili Waters
Observers: Bridget Watts, Mike Tetlow, Shelly Rackovsky, Vid Killius
Visitors: 4
Weather: It was mostly cloudy all day with NW winds at 10-20mph and temps reaching a high of 51F.
Raptor Observations: A total of 283 raptors migrated over Braddock Bay today. The majority of the flight were Broad-winged Hawks with a good number of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Bald Eagles mixed in! There was one light morph Rough-legged Hawk that went down the parkway.
Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors: one of the highlights of the day was a group of 9 Common Ravens that kettled for a minute before streaming over heading east. There were also several Cliff Swallows feeding over the bay and 4 White-crowned Sparrows at the seed. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
