Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 82 4984 Osprey 0 5 56 Bald Eagle 1 5 64 Northern Harrier 3 14 94 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 145 2302 Cooper's Hawk 0 13 218 Northern Goshawk 0 1 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 455 Broad-winged Hawk 79 495 3314 Red-tailed Hawk 7 84 2216 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 39 Golden Eagle 0 0 8 American Kestrel 1 3 99 Merlin 0 0 10 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 7 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Unknown UA 0 0 30 Unknown UB 0 3 164 Unknown UF 0 0 3 Unknown UE 0 0 5 Unknown UR 0 9 125 Total: 97 865 14200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Site Coordinator: Mike Street Observers: Tom Reavley Weather: Sunny but cool became cold and wet as rain moved in and shut down the count at 1PM EST. Observations: A flight of Broad-winged Hawks, most of them immature with a few molting adults, moved ahead of the front which brought the rain. Not a bad count for the last day of the 2003 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch season at Beamer CA! Predictions: Look for more immature B-Ws this weekend after the wet weather passes. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Mike Street ([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. [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.
