Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 1 1 Turkey Vulture 269 269 2957 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 1 35 Northern Harrier 11 11 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 6 81 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 49 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 9 347 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 25 25 1133 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 33 Golden Eagle 0 0 5 American Kestrel 2 2 17 Merlin 0 0 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 2 2 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 5 Total: 329 329 4717 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Geoff Carpentier Observers: Terrie Smith Visitors: Ian Richards, Brandon Holden and Brian Henshaw Weather: Mixed weather - rainy and drizzle in early part of day, followed by overcast skies, then sunny periods and then drizzle and back to full cloud by day's end. Throughout winds were very strong from the south. High temperature was 15 C. Raptor Observations: Good flight - steady all day. Birds were battling winds throughout. Flight line was variable due to winds. At about 12:07 pm EST a Black Vulture was seen at a distance of about 200 meters as it flew west then back east at about 15 meters above the ground. Five observers saw it well. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of evidence of migration - 12 Wood Ducks, 2 Hooded Mergansers, 18 Northern Pintails, 20+ Eastern Bluebirds, 11 Evening Grosbeaks, 2 Fox Sparrows, 1 Hermit Thrush, 100+ Killdeer, 6 Bonaparte's Gulls, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 2 Tree Swallows, 9 DC Cormorants and 15 Horned Larks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Geoff Carpentier () 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. Please note: Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized after the end of the season. © 2008 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch _______________________________________________ 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
