Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 21 21 5232 Osprey 0 0 47 Bald Eagle 1 1 49 Northern Harrier 6 7 93 Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 47 1266 Cooper's Hawk 1 3 198 Northern Goshawk 0 0 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 638 Broad-winged Hawk 34 34 2048 Red-tailed Hawk 24 24 2086 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 87 Golden Eagle 0 0 3 American Kestrel 0 1 72 Merlin 0 0 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown UA 0 0 7 Unknown UB 2 2 58 Unknown UF 0 0 3 Unknown UE 0 0 3 Unknown UR 0 0 44 Total: 121 140 11960 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ann Gray Observers: Barry Cherriere, Bouwe Bergsma, Brian Gray, Dave Sked Visitors: Brian Hawthorne Weather: Sunny sky with distant haze; cool NE breeze. Raptor Observations: 1 Bald Eagle - Basic IV plumage today Non-raptor Observations: 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 E. Bluebird, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. 2 Brown Thrashers, singing Field Sparrow, Turkey flew below the top of the tower early in am. Predictions: Same weather pattern expected tomorrow ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
