Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 705 974 3662
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 4 5 39
Northern Harrier 6 17 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 33 107
Cooper's Hawk 9 11 59
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 86 95 433
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 172 197 1304
Rough-legged Hawk 3 4 36
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 2 4 19
Merlin 1 1 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 2 4 11
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 2 2 7
Total: 1020 1349 5736
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 18:15:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours
Official Counter: Barry Cherriere
Observers: Brandon Holden, Brian Hawthorne, Linda Cherriere,
Peter Booker, Phil Waggett
Visitors:
Colin Horstead, Phil Waggett, Tom Thomas,Brandon & Eric Holdon. Eric
Single, Dave Sked, Dave Weare,Peter Booker, Bouwe Bergsma, Doug
Lockerty,Brian Hawthorne Sandy Darling, Mike Street and many others.
Weather:
Cool clear sky day, with temperatures from 0.5C to start rising to 6.0C at
mid day. Winds were light from the N to NE
Raptor Observations:
At 9:42 DST there were two second year Bald Eagles chasing and grappling
with each other
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds of note were Sandhill Crane, Common Redpolls, Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Tree Swallow, Yellow-rumped Warbler,Fox Sparrows and Tundra
Swans
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Report submitted by Barry Cherriere ()
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
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