Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 45 2651 5339 Osprey 1 37 37 Bald Eagle 2 21 55 Northern Harrier 2 99 124 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 1650 1724 Cooper's Hawk 5 72 120 Northern Goshawk 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 290 628 Broad-winged Hawk 109 1857 1857 Red-tailed Hawk 20 1004 2111 Rough-legged Hawk 0 26 58 Golden Eagle 0 3 8 American Kestrel 2 87 102 Merlin 0 7 8 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 7 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 4 Unknown Buteo 4 14 21 Unknown Falcon 0 2 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 1 28 33 Total: 219 7857 12244 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Janet Snaith, John Black Observers: Barry Cherriere, John Black, Linda Cherriere Visitors: John Black, Barry and Linda Cherriere, Wayne Parnell, Brian Hawthorne, Keith Sealy, Tony Carson, Dave Weir, Bob Curry, Glenda Slessor, Peter Thoem, Marcia Jacklin, Eric and Brandon Holden, Bowie Bergsma, Ron Pittaway, Jean Iron, Bob Copeland, George Holland, and John Niewiadomski. Visiting from Pennsylvania were Bill and Karen Parker, Lee Tosh and Sally Dick. Weather: Overall a beautiful Earth Day, with little or no cloud cover. Light breeze at times with warm temperatures, above our normals for April, but not complaining. Raptor Observations: Good flight through the morning, with a nice variety of species. Flight became very high and thin by early afternoon, though they may have gone inland. Adult Bald Eagle at 10:10 2nd Yr. Bald Eagle at 10:50 Non-raptor Observations: Lots of birds singing in the woods all day including red bellied woodpeckers, chickadees and various sparrows. A lone loon heading south, and a lone cormorant doing the same. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Janet Snaith () 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
