Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Christine Hare, Daniel Lee, Hugh Kent, Jaron Wilkinson, Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood
Visitors: Thank you to our dedicated observers Jaron, Robin, Mike, Christine, Hugh, Daniel. Great seeing lots of visitors on the tower with it being the last day the park is open. We were able to show off a Golden Eagle to many. Thanks to Brett and Vicki who helped spot hawks. Great to chat with Chris and his son Josh. Its very good to see a young boy as keen as Josh taking up this great hobby.
Weather: The hawk count started foggy with light winds from the north. Things cleared up in the afternoon with winds shifting to the south west. Temperatures rose throughout the day to 21c. Scattered clouds all day.
Raptor Observations: The weak winds really did hamper the number of birds we saw. Highlights for the day were the Red-shouldered and Golden Eagle that showed up in the afternoon. The species that came through in the most numbers was the Turkey Vultures (996), mostly passing well north of the tower.
Non-raptor Observations: Non raptor highlights were some late season Blackpoll Warblers (3) and lots of Cedar waxwings (333). The afternoon sky was filled with huge murmurations of European Starlings (16700). The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S405432361
Predictions: Tomorrow the wind is coming out of the north-west. We can hope that those good winds bring in more late season birds such as Rough-Legged Hawk and Golden Eagles. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Paul Gosselin (<paulgosselin25...>) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/
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