Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 6 6 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 2 4 Northern Harrier 0 2 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 7 7 Cooper's Hawk 4 8 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 100 132 144 Rough-legged Hawk 11 13 13 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 1 2 2 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: 125 176 193 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Escott Observers: Visitors: Today's counter was visited by Paul and Tina Summerskill and John Black. Weather: Today's temperatures reached 7 degrees C. Winds were low starting from the SSE and changing to the ENE by days end. Heavy cloud cover for most of the day, although the sun did peek through. Observations: 100 Red-tails led the pack today with several other interesting birds. A juvenile Bald Eagle in the morning was followed by an adult Bald Eagle in the afternoon. Those who were present dduring the noon hour were treated to good views of an adult Golden Eagle. ======================================================================== 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.
