Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 96 96 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 17 17 Northern Harrier 1 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 10 10 Cooper's Hawk 0 12 13 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 26 26 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 279 280 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 8 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 5 5 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 4 4 Total: 2 468 470 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Peter Booker Observers: Marcie Jacklin Visitors: Dawn and Joey McFarlane, David Mills from Toronto. Mike and Jenny Foley from Stoney Creek Weather: Full cloud cover for the count period. Temperature ranged from -1 to 5C with on and off periods of drizzle, and one period midday of moderate rain. Occasional light wind. Raptor Observations: Weather not conducive to raptor migration. Only two migrating raptors. Also local Red-tail and Cooper's observed. Non-raptor Observations: Little activity other than local birds. Occasional groupsof robins, blackbirds and waxwings. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Peter Booker () 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. _______________________________________________ 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
