Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 71 89 5010 Osprey 2 2 42 Bald Eagle 0 0 65 Northern Harrier 5 9 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 95 150 1550 Cooper's Hawk 10 13 174 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 640 Broad-winged Hawk 209 215 4969 Red-tailed Hawk 21 36 2587 Rough-legged Hawk 4 7 115 Golden Eagle 1 1 6 American Kestrel 3 4 40 Merlin 0 0 13 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 5 Unknown UA 0 0 9 Unknown UB 0 1 119 Unknown UF 0 0 3 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 0 47 Total: 422 528 15520 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.67 hours Official Counter: Denys Gardiner Observers: Bill Smith Weather: Light rain on and off all day. Winds were light most of the day some short periods of speed 3. Observations: 21 TV went east. Low male imm PG flew low over head. Male NH went east. Adult GE at 3:20 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/ Site Description: 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. Directions to site: 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.
