Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 34 34 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 6 9 Northern Harrier 0 4 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 12 12 Cooper's Hawk 0 21 21 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 19 19 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 466 478 Rough-legged Hawk 0 23 23 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown UA 0 3 3 Unknown UB 0 1 1 Unknown UF 0 0 0 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 6 7 Total: 0 599 617 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: High winds and snow squalls in the early morning. Some sun later in the day with lake affect snow. Observations: The counter tried twice to get to Beamer CA today. At around 7:30 a.m. he met heavy snow, high winds and slippery roads and turned around at Hamilton and headed home. Tried again later in the morning, but police were rerouting traffic around Highway 20 due to several cars in the ditch. Wind was picking up and although there were sunny breaks, the driving was bad, so he once again turned back. ======================================================================== 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.
