Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Chris Smith, Maili Waters
Observers: Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Jill Frier, Luke Seitz
Visitors: Duncan the dog and his human stopped by to chat
Weather: Very cloudy all morning with not much flight seen. The wind kept the warm temps at bay. Drops of rain didn't continue for long.
Clouds started to break up later in the afternoon, and winds continued to be SW. This brought in a later afternoon fight.
Raptor Observations: Not much seen today as compared to the last few days. The flights we did see were quite high and distant. A local osprey hung out in an inland tree for a long while. Juvenile bald was learning how to fish with an adult nearby.
The weather changed and clouds broke up for a later afternoon flight, which fortunately Maili Waters and Luke Seitz were able to get out and tally from 3:00-4:15 EST
Non-raptor Observations: A monarch butterfly and a white admiral made an appearance. A couple of unknown shore birds flew by as well
Predictions: Partly cloudy, NW winds minimal chance of rain. Probable some flight but NW winds will not be optimal ======================================================================== Report submitted by Daena D. Ford (<dford...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
