Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 7 7 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 2 2 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 16 17 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 12 27 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Mike Street Observers: Visitors: Reporter from Grimsby Lincoln News talked to the counters and took pictures. Weather: Cloudy in the AM with a fair bit of blue sky later. Winds quite strong so the air temperature was dropped a lot by wind chill. Raptor Observations: First Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures counted at Beamer this season. Here they come! Snow on the ground reflected the light beautifully on the birds' plumages. Barry Cherriere, Tim Foran, Phil Waggett and David Weare helped with the count today. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Several TVs dropped into the ravine on the east side late in the day, so there could be a TV upflight early Friday. Good numbers of RTs seen today at Hamburg and Braddock Bay NY suggest more birds at Beamer tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
