At Bird Studies Canada pond their was a pr. of Northern Shoveler's today at 3:30 pm. The 6 pr. of American Wigeons 4 pr. of Wood ducks & a pr. of Redhead ducks were at Browns Pond Located just west of Hwy 59 on county road 42 at Long Point and the Northern Shoveler's were just east of 59 on 42. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Mar 24 20:13:16 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from taiga.com (mugwump.taiga.com [68.165.54.133]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 571574814B for <[email protected]>; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:13:16 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 27565 invoked by uid 525); 25 Mar 2004 01:18:15 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 24 Mar 2004 08:03:15 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (24 Mar 2004) Raptor counts (total6) X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 01:13:16 -0000
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 75 188 188 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 4 15 18 Northern Harrier 7 12 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 35 35 Cooper's Hawk 15 39 39 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 39 39 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 10 572 584 Rough-legged Hawk 1 25 25 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 4 4 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown UA 0 6 6 Unknown UB 1 2 2 Unknown UF 1 1 1 Unknown UE 0 1 1 Unknown UR 0 5 6 Total: 146 949 967 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5.75 hours Official Counter: Bill Brown Observers: Art Slaughter Visitors: There were lots of visitors today and special thanks to John Pomeroy of Brantford for helping out. It was John's first visit to Beamer, but I hope not his last. I'm sure all of the other "regulars" enjoyed his company. Weather: A cool morning turned in to a nice warm day with moderate winds. The good time was ended by early afternoon rain. Temperature reached 8 degrees C under a cloudy sky. Observations: An absolutely wonderful day to be at Beamer with 4 Bald Eagles and a spectacular view of a Northern Goshawk. Coopers Hawks (15) and Sharp-shinned Hawks (20) were easily seen as were the 75 Turkey Vultures. Good views were had close to the tower and a zippy Merlin was well, if briefly seen by those on the tower. The first hour provided several flights of Canada Geese with one group numbering over 30 birds. Others were seen throughout the day. A Rusty Blackbird was investigating the feeders. Several Great Blue Herons were seen, including a flight of 3 birds heading west. A Common Loon flew right over the tower and there were at least two flights of Tundra Swans, one had at least 12 birds. A Greater Black-backed gull was observed as well as several Killdeer. =======================================================================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.
