Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada OVER 50 YEARS Of ANNUAL SPRING COUNTS Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 179 2384 5850 Osprey 2 14 19 Bald Eagle 0 14 60 Northern Harrier 2 8 19 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 130 250 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 71 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 7 222 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 11 201 606 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 9 Golden Eagle 0 0 3 American Kestrel 0 6 9 Merlin 0 1 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Accipitrine 0 7 9 Unknown Buteo 1 3 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 1 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 211 2801 7154 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Keith Dieroff Observers: Ezra Campanelli, Gianpiero Tondina Visitors: Thanks for help with the count today from Gianpiero, Ezra and Sean. Thanks to Lise and Travis for stopping by for a visit. Weather: Warm and sunny today with light wind. Raptor Observations: A bit of a mixed bag today, not a significant flight. Up and down until about mid-afternoon when a small Turkey Vulture flight started up and then dropped off after about an hour. Non-raptor Observations: A good variety of non-raptor sightings, including Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee, Fox Sparrow, a few migrating Common Loons, and a small flock of Bonaparte's Gulls. Predictions: Sounds like it should be warm again tomorrow but with periods of rain. Today was supposed to be fantastic but didn't really deliver, so tomorrow is anyone's guess. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Keith Dieroff (kdieroff@yahoo.ca) Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Beamer Conservation Area information may be found at: http://www.niagarapeninsulahawkwatch.org/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=389 Please note: 1) Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized after the end of the season. ©2020 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch. 2) Vehicular traffic into the park is allowed, but visitors are asked to have their cars outside the gate by 3PM. If parking at the gate DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR VEHICLE!!!