Posting for Geoff Carpentier
Terrie Smith and I decided to brave the somewhat troubling weather and went
to Presqu'ile for the day. Duck number were excellent, but mostly limited
to the near shore areas at Calf Pasture and the Federal Dock. We saw 38
species in the park.
Here are the results:
Mute Swan - 80
Canada Goose - 17
Mallard - 80
American Black Duck - 5
Gadwall - 6
American Wigeon - 7
Bufflehead - 75
Common Golden-eye - 145
Redhead - 3200
Canvasback - 835
Lesser Scaup - 18
Greater Scaup - 5450
Long-tailed Duck - 365
Ring-necked Duck - 6
White-winged Scoter - 1
Common Merganser - 106
Red-breasted Merganser - 6
Hooded Merganser - 19
American Coot - 2
Other birds of interest were a Common Redpoll at the Campgrounds and a
Northern Shrike at the Calf Pasture.
Outside the park we had two Great Blue Herons at Brighton and 38 Bohemian
Waxwings + 25 Cedar Waxwings on Orchard Grove Road between Colborne and
Grafton. All in all a damp but satisfying day.
Presqu'ile is due south of the 401 - exit at Hwy 30 and go through Brighton
following the signs to the park. Orchard Grove is the old Lakeshore Rd that
follows Lake Ontario west from Colborne to Grafton through Lakeport.
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
geoffcarpentier at rogers dot com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]
HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (20 Mar 2004) Raptor counts (total=4)
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Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1 35 35
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 6 9
Northern Harrier 0 4 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 13 13
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 2 468 480
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 1 1
Unknown UR 0 5 6
Total: 4 603 621
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Barry Cherriere
Observers:
Weather:
Rainy.
Observations:
Result for the very rainy day :
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Turkey Vulture 1
other sightings : 97 American Robins
2 Killdeer
Barry Cherriere
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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.
