Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 5 5 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 2 4 Northern Harrier 1 3 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 9 9 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 140 212 224 Rough-legged Hawk 2 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown UA 1 2 2 Unknown UB 0 0 0 Unknown UF 0 0 0 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 0 1 Total: 155 251 268 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Tom Reavley Observers: Weather: A lovely day with a high of 4 degrees. Light winds and light clouds made for a comfortable day. Observations: Red-tailed Hawks were in full force today, with a nice showing by Red-shouldered Hawks and a mature Bald Eagle with a green tag on the leading edge of its wing close to the body. Also, the local Cooper's Hawks were displaying today. ======================================================================== 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.
