Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 310 1296 1296 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 54 54 Northern Harrier 0 20 21 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 66 66 Cooper's Hawk 3 73 74 Northern Goshawk 1 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 18 424 424 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 92 1620 1623 Rough-legged Hawk 4 45 45 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel 1 13 13 Merlin 2 5 5 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Gyrfalcon 0 1 1 Unknown UA 2 13 13 Unknown UB 11 25 25 Unknown UF 0 0 0 Unknown UE 0 2 2 Unknown UR 20 26 26 Total: 475 3690 3695 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Mike Street Observers: Barry Cherriere, Colin Horstead, Ian Cannell, Linda Cherriere, Sandra Van Hullenaar Visitors: At least 25 counters and visitors Weather: Clear blue sky all day, haze to the south Raptor Observations: Afternoon influx of Turkey Vulture kettles led to a good total number of raptors for the day at Beamer Conservation Area. Many birds were reported at Grimsby Airpark. Although no Bald Eagles were seen at Beamer today it was pointed out that we have already passed our March record for the species. Non-raptor Observations: One flight of 16 Tundra Swans observed. A few Common Loons were seen. Predictions: Hoping that TV flight - slow so far this season - will continue Thursday and ahead of the predicted precipitation on Friday. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Mike Street (mikestreet@hwcn.org) 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.