Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 229 425 2101 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 3 33 Northern Harrier 1 5 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 38 228 Cooper's Hawk 2 11 112 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 434 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 24 72 1311 Rough-legged Hawk 1 6 84 Golden Eagle 0 0 4 American Kestrel 0 0 15 Merlin 0 0 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown UA 1 1 13 Unknown UB 3 6 34 Unknown UF 0 0 2 Unknown UE 0 0 2 Unknown UR 2 2 34 Total: 280 581 4457 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Bill Brown Observers: Ed Taylor Visitors: Thanks to George Meyers and Tom Thomas who helped keep us going this morning. An thanks to Ed Taylor who helped the counter all day. Weather: Morning clouds gave way to a beautiful afternoon. Temperature stayed steady at 5 degrees C for the morning and climbed to 15 degrees by afternoon. Observations: 229 Turkey Vultures made up most of the flight today with a smattering of other raptors including an immature Bald Eagle that started the day. Although there were no counted raptors in the second hour, we were entertained by the local Coopers, Red-tails and Turkey Vultures. Mallards, Phoebes, Common Loon, Flickers and Towhee all made an appearance today, along with the usual Cardinals, Juncos and Robins. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Brown ([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.
