I did my shakedown cruise onthe hawk watch platform for the 2015 season. I need to add rubber bands to my clipboard to keep the pages from flying in the wind. Bob Kurtz was ther when I arrived, which gave me some hope for the day. Despite Bob being there the watch was slow. only four birds for the day, three osprey and one Merlin. I know it is early in the season, but one can get ones hopes up, can't one?
There were othe birds moving though. We had sixty plus Eastern Kingbirds, twenty plus Chimney Swifts and a whole potful of swallows.
The weather was really nice, too nice for raptor migration. Low humidity low temps and low winds made for an enjoyable day for sitting at the beach. When the wind shifted from North to Southwest we knew our day
was over.
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