Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Daniel Lee
Visitors: Big thanks to Paul and Dan for braving the weather and doing the count.
Weather: Moderate winds from the south to start the morning followed by a couple hours of heavy rain. Rain eventually stopped late morning but winds picked up and fog/haze settled in. Temperature hovered around 17C for the morning.
Raptor Observations: Very few raptors counted today due to inclement weather. Strong south winds to start the morning with only a few raptors. Second hour was pretty much the same but no raptors seen. The next couple hours, there were no observations due to heavy rain. Final hour was foggy and hazy with just one raptor counted.
Non-raptor Observations: Large numbers of ducks again in the marsh with Ring-necked Ducks totalling 1842. 350 American White Pelicans observed in the marsh. Large numbers of Tree Swallows migrating past tower....other birds were in low numbers. The complete ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280340448
Predictions: Mostly sunny. High of 16C. Winds WSW 15-25 km/hr. Hopefully the Raptors will fly again in reasonable numbers after the recent bout of rain. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dana Ogglesby (<danaogglesby...>) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/
