[EBB Sightings] New personal high count from train: 10 Osprey

Kirk Swenson wrote:

> On my commute to work on Amtrak this morning from 8:30-9:00, I had a  
> new personal high count of 10 Osprey between Martinez and Richmond.  
> There were four perched (with fish) between the Carquinez and Benicia  
> Bridges and four flying in the same vicinity. An additional one  soaring 
> and one perched (eating fish) were in the vicinity of Pinole  Regional 
> Park as we approached Richmond.

That's great! Reminds me of my best Osprey day, out in West Marin: only 
three birds, but one of them was taking a fish for a ride - up and down 
and round and round through huge loops and circles, apparently for the 
sheer joyous jollies of it all.... Anyone seen that? Any idea why they 
do it?


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