Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 47 65 65
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 7 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 4 5 6
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 14 15 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 91 130 131
Rough-legged Hawk 3 4 4
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 173 244 246
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Phil Waggett
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Brian Hawthorne, Colin Horstead,
Mike Street
Weather:
Generally clear with temperatures around 5 degrees celsius, winds light 5
to 10 km/hr WNW for most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
An excellent mid-March flight--173 raptors observed of 10 species. The
highlights were an adult male peregrine, 1 northern goshawk, and 7 bald
eagles. The local raptors were active today--2 pairs of red-tailed hawks
and 1 pair of coopers hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Spring migrants noted included the first grackle, 1 killdeer, 1 great blue
heron, several robins. Other noteworthy species included common redpolls,
mockingbirds, red-bellied woodpecker, cedar waxwings and 1 raven.
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Report submitted by Phil Waggett ()
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at:
http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
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