Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 29 29 5814 Osprey 2 2 58 Bald Eagle 2 2 79 Northern Harrier 0 0 86 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 13 1566 Cooper's Hawk 3 3 189 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 677 Broad-winged Hawk 3 3 1305 Red-tailed Hawk 7 7 3009 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 100 Golden Eagle 0 0 11 American Kestrel 0 0 60 Merlin 0 0 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Unknown UA 0 0 27 Unknown UB 0 0 88 Unknown UF 0 0 4 Unknown UE 0 0 5 Unknown UR 0 0 46 Total: 60 60 13151 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ann Gray Observers: Brandon Holden, Brian Gray, Dave Sked, Tom Reavley Visitors: Dave Sked, Brian Hawthorne and Brandon Holden Weather: Clear sky with a few high wispy clouds from 2pm onwards. NE winds varied from code 2 to code 4 throughout the day. No precipitation. Visibility varied from 10 Km to 8 Km( after 2pm ) Raptor Observations: One Basic I Bald Eagle migrated through shortly after Noon. A second Bald Eagle ( Basic III ) flew through shortly after 3pm. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: If this high pressure system continues, the flight is expected to produce few raptors migrating through Beamer tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ann Gray () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
