Observation start time: 05:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Maili Waters
Observers: Brad Carlson, Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Greg Sanda,
Kevin Ebert , Luke Seitz, Mike Tetlow, Mitch Barry,
Randy Ford, Shannon Sanda, Vid Killius
Visitors:
15
Weather:
Mostly sunny all morning with SW winds at 10-15mph and temps in the 50s.
Cloud cover varied throughout the day, but it eventually completely clouded
over just before the rain. Temps reached a high of 78F. Winds were SW all
day at 10-20mph. A thunderstorm hit right at 3pm shutting down the flight.
Raptor Observations:
1,205 raptors passed over Braddock Bay today! Broad-winged Hawks (623),
Turkey Vultures (398), and Bald Eagles (80) were the most abundant species.
Sharp-shinned Hawks numbers are slowing down with only 41 on the move
today. We had two species of falcon: 3 American Kestrels and 2 Peregrine
Falcons. The highlight of the day was an adult Mississippi Kite seen
briefly around 8:30am!!
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of birds were on the move last night with a few new species for the
year arriving. There was a Willow Flycatcher singing all morning, an
Eastern Wood-Pewee flew by in the limited morning flight, and Lincoln�s
Sparrows were foraging along the hedgerows. While there wasn�t a big
morning flight of warblers, there were a decent number of American Pipits,
Baltimore Orioles, and Indigo Buntings flying over.
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Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>)
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