Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 3920 4755 Osprey 5 26 27 Bald Eagle 2 7 54 Northern Harrier 6 65 84 Sharp-shinned Hawk 118 866 983 Cooper's Hawk 3 71 147 Northern Goshawk 0 4 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 126 638 Broad-winged Hawk 2664 2915 2915 Red-tailed Hawk 96 1034 2425 Rough-legged Hawk 4 55 91 Golden Eagle 2 3 4 American Kestrel 0 21 31 Merlin 3 6 10 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown UA 1 4 7 Unknown UB 2 31 115 Unknown UF 0 1 2 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 19 36 Total: 2922 9176 12339 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Ann Gray Observers: Art Slaughter, Brian Gray Visitors: Over 30 visitors including 10 regular counters which helped immensely with the count as the raptors appeared out of the haze in scattered directions throughout the day. Weather: Sun and haze with NE breeze. Temperature varied between 5C and 16C Observations: 2 Light Phase and 1 Dark Phase Rough-legged Hawk. All Eagle observations were seen in the south at a distance with ID possible only with scope. Broad-winged Hawks came through singly, in small kettles and in large kettles of up to 50 birds. Predictions: Expect more Broad-wings as long as the weather is clear. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ann Gray () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
