Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 40 1331 4232 Osprey 0 29 30 Bald Eagle 0 6 55 Northern Harrier 0 22 56 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 744 1064 Cooper's Hawk 1 55 162 Northern Goshawk 0 1 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 436 Broad-winged Hawk 61 241 241 Red-tailed Hawk 1 223 1713 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 24 Golden Eagle 0 2 8 American Kestrel 1 32 51 Merlin 0 5 8 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3 Unknown UA 0 4 23 Unknown UB 1 3 143 Unknown UF 0 2 2 Unknown UE 0 0 3 Unknown UR 0 18 109 Total: 171 2733 8368 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Site Coordinator: John Olmsted Observers: Jerry Guild Weather: Today's weather was dominated by high winds from the South and very warm temperatures with a high reaching 22°C. Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks, Broad-winged Hawks and Turkey Vultures dominated todays count with a Cooper's Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, an American Kestrel, a Peregrine Falcon and a couple of unidentified buteo's making up the remainder of the count. ======================================================================== 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.
