Was out birding today, drove up to Stoney Lake which is NE of Peterborough. I
saw lot's of crows, ravens, a red-tail hawk, common mergansers and the first
red-shoulder hawk of the year. Excellent day for photos and for hiking.
Best Regards,
Mike Blom
Peterborough,Ont
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (15 Mar 2007) 196 Raptors
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Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 78 86 86
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 5 7 7
Northern Harrier 1 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 10 10
Cooper's Hawk 2 14 14
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 96 176 182
Rough-legged Hawk 5 7 7
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown UA 0 0 0
Unknown UB 0 0 0
Unknown UF 0 0 0
Unknown UE 0 1 1
Unknown UR 0 3 3
Total: 196 313 319
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Mike Street
Observers: Dave Copeland, Phil Waggett
Weather:
Cloudy all day, north to northeast winds level 2-3 giving good ridge lift
off the Niagara escarpment.
Raptor Observations:
Five Bald Eagles (4 Ad., 1 Imm.), five Red-Shoulders, an imm. male Harrier,
five Rough-legs (two dark-morph) and almost 100 nice Red-Tails made for a
good day at Beamer CA. First triple digit total this year - almost broke
the 200 mark. Local Red-tails and Cooper's Hawks were very active in the
AM.
Non-raptor Observations:
Migrating Northern Flicker
Predictions:
Strong winds and another cold front coming through make it hard to predict
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Report submitted by Mike Street ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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.
