Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 82 2458 5146 Osprey 3 31 31 Bald Eagle 5 16 50 Northern Harrier 19 79 104 Sharp-shinned Hawk 473 1214 1288 Cooper's Hawk 12 59 107 Northern Goshawk 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 21 289 627 Broad-winged Hawk 858 1426 1426 Red-tailed Hawk 121 939 2046 Rough-legged Hawk 2 24 56 Golden Eagle 1 3 8 American Kestrel 19 53 68 Merlin 2 6 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 6 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 8 15 Unknown Falcon 0 2 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 23 28 Total: 1618 6637 11024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Brian Mishell Observers: Colin Horstead, Terry Osbourne, Tim King, Tom Thomas Visitors: Everybody except Peter Booker was there including Wayne Parnall, Don Bailey,Beth Bailey( both Bracebridge(, Marion Robertson, Barry Chariere, Bob Curry, Glenda Slessor, Dave Don, Michael Myers,and whole lot more Weather: Light winds most of the day with very little cloud cover.Winds picked up a little in the afternoon but died by late afternoon.The wind , what there was was mostly South to South West all day. Raptor Observations: Althought there were a lot of birds they came very steadily all day increasing to 2-300 per hour starting at 9 a.m. until after 4 p.m.. The flights were mostly towards the lake or even over the lake, the flights were higher as the day wore on. 13 species were seen. The Golden Eagle was to the Counter's right the same time as another Bald Eagle to the Counter's left as they flew over at the same time. Non-raptor Observations: Sandhill Crane observed going over at 12.19 p.m. Predictions: Probably quite good, because there were plenty if Broadwings at the end. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Brian Mishell () 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 ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org 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
