Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 3953 4788 Osprey 0 22 23 Bald Eagle 0 5 52 Northern Harrier 0 60 79 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 881 998 Cooper's Hawk 0 69 145 Northern Goshawk 0 4 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 127 639 Broad-winged Hawk 34 497 497 Red-tailed Hawk 1 977 2368 Rough-legged Hawk 0 56 92 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 1 24 34 Merlin 0 5 9 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown UA 0 3 6 Unknown UB 1 31 115 Unknown UF 0 1 2 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 24 41 Total: 59 6742 9905 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 3.75 hours Official Counter: Denys Gardiner Observers: Bill Smith, John Black Weather: Rain on and off most of the morning. Heavy rain started at 11:00 count was shut down at 11:30 Observations: ======================================================================== 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.
