Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 14 1291 4192 Osprey 4 29 30 Bald Eagle 0 6 55 Northern Harrier 4 22 56 Sharp-shinned Hawk 235 679 999 Cooper's Hawk 7 54 161 Northern Goshawk 0 1 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 11 436 Broad-winged Hawk 180 180 180 Red-tailed Hawk 2 222 1712 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 24 Golden Eagle 0 2 8 American Kestrel 9 31 50 Merlin 1 5 8 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown UA 0 4 23 Unknown UB 1 2 142 Unknown UF 0 2 2 Unknown UE 0 0 3 Unknown UR 9 18 109 Total: 467 2562 8197 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Site Coordinator: Glenn Barnett Observers: Weather: Light winds from the East and warm temperatures reaching a high of 10°C dominated the day. There was cloud cover all day but good visibility. Observations: Today was a Sharp-shinned hawk day with 235 sharpies passing over the observers. Also a goodly number of Broad-winged Hawks made an appearance much to the delight of those attending the annual open house. These were the first Broad-winged Hawks of the season and they couldn't have picked a better day to display their natural talents. Others included the usual squadron of Turkey Vultures, a few osprey, some Norther Harriers, a smattering of Cooper's Hawks, a lone Red-shouldered Hawk a zippy Merlin some Red-tailed Hawks and several American Kestrels. All in all a good selection to teach all those visitors about raptor migration. Today's open house was reasonably well attended and a good time was had by all. The hawks did their best to put on a good show with a respectable variety for all the visitors. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Brown () 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. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
