Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood
Visitors: Thanks to Paul for being the official counter today, with much help provided by Mike and Robin. No visitors came to the tower today.
Weather: A cool start to the day with winds out of the west. Sunny to begin with before heavy clouds set in. The sun did make another appearance in the afternoon, with the winds shifting south.
Raptor Observations: A lack of north-component winds today created a less than ideal day for raptor movement; many of the raptors were spotted a good distance to the north. One Golden Eagle and two light-morph Rough-legged Hawks were the highlights of the day.
Non-raptor Observations: Over 200 Pelicans on the marsh, massive rafts of ducks, and a good number (189) of Purple Finch flew over the tower today. Other highlights included 2500 Tree Swallows over the marsh, and a massive murmuration (6000) of European Starlings over the point. The eBird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282409017
Predictions: Another cool day with a mix of sun/cloud and SW winds. Not what we like at Holiday Beach, but hopefully enough raptors will decide to fly close enough to be counted. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chad Cornish (<mail...>) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/
