Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Chad Cornish
Observers: Cameron Chevalier, Hugh Kent, Jeremy Bensette, Karen Padbury, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin
Weather: Extremely heavy fog to start the day; slight north winds. The sky would clear, with temperatures becoming quite hot by mid-afternoon. Winds would gradually move to a southern position.
Raptor Observations: Festival of Hawks day two; another good day of flight. Sharp-shinned Hawks led off, with American Kestrels slowing gaining ground as the day wore on. Merlin and Northern Harrier also made an excellent showing. A huge shout out to Jeremy B. for spotting the massive Broad-winged kettle extremely high in the sky in the afternoon. They could only faintly be seen with binoculars, and could only be counted with a scope. Thank you to all HBMO volunteers for your contributions.
Non-raptor Observations: Thanks to Chad for being the official counter. Many great observers helped on the tower today - Noel, Paul, Karen, Daniel, Cam, Jeremy B., Hugh, Patrick, and Steve. On the non-raptor front, Warblers were slower again this morning, with the usual cast of characters on the marsh. The eBird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273466869
Predictions: Another foggy start is predicted, along with a touch of northeast wind. Temperatures again rising high in the afternoon, with winds shifting east. Hoping for another big push tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chad Cornish (<mail...>) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/
