Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 13 3887 4722 Osprey 1 20 21 Bald Eagle 0 5 52 Northern Harrier 6 58 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 64 701 818 Cooper's Hawk 3 66 142 Northern Goshawk 0 4 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 123 635 Broad-winged Hawk 184 193 193 Red-tailed Hawk 7 927 2318 Rough-legged Hawk 1 49 85 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 2 19 29 Merlin 0 2 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown UA 1 3 6 Unknown UB 4 28 112 Unknown UF 0 1 2 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 1 13 30 Total: 287 6101 9264 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: John Olmsted Observers: Bob Stamp, Dave Copeland Weather: Observations: Tom Tomas counted from 4:00-4:30 ======================================================================== 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.
