Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 8 73 73
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 12 12
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 3 8 9
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 15 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 56 186 187
Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 71 315 317
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Tom Thomas
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Brian Hawthorne, Colin Horstead,
Mike Street, Phil Waggett
Visitors:
There were many Visitors today, including Mark Cranford and birding friend
Bill. Frank and Sandra Horvath, Dave Sked and Francis, Stephen Cheesman and
friends, Richard Tofflemire and friend.
Weather:
The weather today was quite pleasant for the middle of March, but with a
cool north wind off of Lake Ontario it seemed a little chilly at times on
the tower.
Early on there was total cloud cover, but by mid-morning the sun
broke through, and from then on we had a virtual cloudless day.
Raptor Observations:
There were many visitors today at Beamer hoping for a repeat of
yesterday's good flight, but instead what we had was a steady, day long
trickle of Red-tailed Hawks, almost all on the same flight path.Other
Raptors included Turkey Vulture, Sharp Shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and one
adult Bald Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today there didn't appear to be many non raptor birds migrating
through Beamer. I did see a Red-bellied Woodpecker, a few Cedar Waxwings,
but nothing of note.
Predictions:
The weather looks good for a decent flight tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Tom Thomas ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at:
http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
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.
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