Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin
Observers: Daniel Lee, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin
Visitors: Big thanks to Paul and Noel for being the Official Counters for the day, assisted by Mike, Daniel, Hugh and Liz. It was good to see Christine, Neil and Evelyn on the Tower today taking a great interest in the Hawk Count and the birds present.
Weather: Light to moderate wind from the south under overcast sky. Temperature gradually climbed to 32c mid afternoon. Visibility was good but reduced slightly during short period of rain early afternoon.
Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks (390) again took top spot today with Broad-winged Hawks (92) second. Other raptors trailed way behind most not reaching double figures. We were lucky to spot a couple of kettles of Broad-winged Hawks way to the north.
Non-raptor Observations: Better diversity of species today with a few Warblers present. First White-throated Sparrow of the season. Blue Jay (7860) numbers slightly lower than the last few days, but the was a good number of Ring-billed Gulls (198) catching insects over the marsh in the afternoon. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274764403
Predictions: Wind moderate from the SW tomorrow, with an overcast sky and a risk of rain around mid to late morning may mean the Raptor numbers could be reduced tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (<Hughnkent...>) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/
