Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 22 25 25 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 1 3 Northern Harrier 0 2 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 10 14 14 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 149 181 193 Rough-legged Hawk 3 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown UA 0 1 1 Unknown UB 1 1 1 Unknown UF 0 0 0 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 6 6 7 Total: 199 250 267 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Bill Brown Observers: Visitors: No lonliness today for the counter. George Meyers, Tom Thomas, Colin Horstead, Bouwe Bergsma, Eric Holden, Verne Evans, Phil Waggett, David Sked, Ron Pittaway, Maris Apse, Marty from Mississauga and several other visitors helped make the day fly by and assisted in racking up the hawk identifications for today. I'm sure I've missed a few and made a few spelling errors, so my aplologies in advance. Weather: A lovely day with a high of 5 degrees. Moderate to light winds all day, no precipitation and no cloud cover. The clear blue sky made hawk watching difficult. Observations: Lots of hawks today with the majority being Red-tailed hawks Most of the hawks were at a long distance to the north. Thanks to Tom Thomas's scope (and of course Tom himself) we were able to identify a far greater number of hawks thanwe would otherwise have been able to see. While most hawks were at a distance, a lovely Red-shouldered hawk obliged us by passing right over our tower at an easy viewing hieght and gave us spectacular looks. A high flying Bald Eagle also came close enough, but not too close, to give us good views with binoculars. Round that all off with some obliging Turkey Vultures and we had some very, very good viewing today. This morning started off with a light mist in the park, but that soon gave way to a day full of sunshine. The usual cardinals, juncos, crows, robins and starlings were about their business. Predictions: Weather looks similar for tomorrow, so we may expect a similar flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Brown (kestrel@paris.com) Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/index.html 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. 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. reports@hawkcount.org Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.