Another day somewhat better than I expected. Started with very light
northerly winds, increasing somewhat and finally shifting to west around noon.
Not too much passerine movement, a few hundred Bluejays, couple of hundred
Tree Swallows, 4 Chimney Swifts and 1 RT Hummingbird. Just a few Monarchs
and almost no dragonflies. Sharpies and Kestrels made up the majority of
raptors. 111 total counted.
The sky started almost clear, and cloud cover increased throughout the
day, but it was gauzy, see-through thin for the most part, a lot of it
apparently contrails that seemed to have a life of their own and grew and grew.
Among 7 people who visited and helped out were Seigne and Leif Novrup,
visiting from Denmark. Leif is the "Osprey record keeper" for Denmark,
although they have very few OS in the country, and he helped spot several birds.
They were very interested in our raptors, since they don't have most of them
at home.
Don Morgan
Coventry