Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 74 5870 Osprey 0 4 64 Bald Eagle 0 3 81 Northern Harrier 0 5 93 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 62 1703 Cooper's Hawk 0 6 198 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 677 Broad-winged Hawk 2 33 1970 Red-tailed Hawk 0 37 3067 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 102 Golden Eagle 0 0 11 American Kestrel 0 1 62 Merlin 0 0 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 9 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Unknown UA 0 0 27 Unknown UB 0 0 88 Unknown UF 1 2 6 Unknown UE 0 0 6 Unknown UR 0 0 47 Total: 26 230 14100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: John Stevens Observers: Dave Copeland, Tom Reavley Visitors: Visit by class of 26 students from Waterdown Secondary School who were on a bird of pray project. All had bins, but clean blue skies and lack of hawks made for bad hawk watching. Weather: Clear skies with no cloud cover at all. With light north winds. Raptor Observations: Cooper's Hawk seen making a kill. Common Grackle. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== 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.