Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 61 79 5000 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 3 3 68 Northern Harrier 5 9 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 103 158 1558 Cooper's Hawk 4 7 168 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 641 Broad-winged Hawk 510 516 5270 Red-tailed Hawk 63 78 2629 Rough-legged Hawk 3 6 114 Golden Eagle 2 2 7 American Kestrel 5 6 42 Merlin 0 0 13 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown UA 0 0 9 Unknown UB 1 2 120 Unknown UF 0 0 3 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 0 47 Total: 761 867 15859 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Mike Street Observers: Bill Smith Weather: Observations: Second Bald Eagle broke previous one year record for Beamer. One bird at 11-12 might have been a Swanson's Hawk. Note Golden Eagles 2 1 adult 1 imm Bald Eagles 3 1 adult 2 imm. A Raven at 10:58 from the tower seen by many flying south. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Smith () 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.
