Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 3 3 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 2 Northern Harrier 0 1 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 7 22 34 Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown UA 1 1 1 Unknown UB 0 0 0 Unknown UF 0 0 0 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 0 1 Total: 15 37 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jim Coey Observers: Visitors: Tom Thomas and Maris Apse visited today. Weather: Today's high reached 11 degrees under moderate winds that started the day from the SW and later switched to the West. Cloud cover was dominant today but no precipitation. Observations: 15 Raptors rounded out the day with Red-tailed Hawks in the lead with seven, followed by Sharp-shinned Hawks with 3 making an appearance. ONe of today's two Rough-legged hawks took exception to our decoy owl and gave it a smack, producing a loud click the counter could hear. A Cooper's Hawk and a lone Turkey Vulture (Condor?) rounded out the day. The only other raptor was unidentified but was most likely a Goshawk, but was not seen well enough for a positive identification. On the passerine front, 100+ American Robins passed through the park and 8 pintails were spotted flying west. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/index.html Beamer Conservation Area is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment above the town of Grimsby, Ontario. The site is 1km south of the south shore of Lake Ontario, 20km east of Hamilton, 40km west of Niagara Falls. To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go 1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your car. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
