What are you doing on Nov 6th?

November 6th: Hamilton fall bird count!

It turns out, I'm going to be away for the count, and it sounds like there are multiple (some very good) areas that need coverage.

If you're a skilled birder, and looking for a spot - send me an email  and I can put you in touch with the people in charge! I think there are spaces every year that miss coverage, and it's for a good cause.


Here are some fall birds to help you make up your mind:

(i've had it in my area before)

(I've had Snow, Cackling and Brant too!)

Here's the info from the HNC website:

The HFBC always occurs on the first Sunday in November and thus it can only occur in the one week window from November 1-7. This count was started by club member Alan Wormington to correspond to the Hamilton Spring Bird Count. This spring count was initiated in 1952 and was conducted in most years until 1977 when it was abandoned. The HFBC was also loosely modelled after the Buffalo Ornithological Society (BOS) fall count that has been held for over 70 years. The BOS Fall Count occurs on the second Sunday in October and the count area actually extends into the extreme southeast part of the HFBC count area. For the HFBC, the first Sunday of November was chosen by Wormington as it is a time when birder activity has decreased substantially compared to the September-October period. Thus the count gets people into the field at this date and this is an excellent time to get late migration dates for several species. The results over the years have borne this out with the Hamilton Study Area record late date for many species falling between November 1-7.