Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 151 5362 Osprey 0 2 49 Bald Eagle 2 5 53 Northern Harrier 0 24 110 Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 241 1460 Cooper's Hawk 4 15 210 Northern Goshawk 0 0 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 641 Broad-winged Hawk 4 374 2388 Red-tailed Hawk 4 95 2157 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 87 Golden Eagle 0 0 3 American Kestrel 0 3 74 Merlin 1 1 17 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown UA 0 0 7 Unknown UB 0 2 58 Unknown UF 0 0 3 Unknown UE 0 0 3 Unknown UR 0 17 61 Total: 63 933 12753 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ann Gray Observers: Brian Gray Visitors: Roland Parks from Hamilton Weather: Smog and haze with heavy rain from 1pm to 3pm then clearing. Raptor Observations: 2 Bald Eagles and 1 Merlin migrated through today Non-raptor Observations: 2 Sandhill Cranes circled over the tower for 7 minutes at 11:30am then headed west. Migrants included Wood Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gray Catbird and Purple Martin. Predictions: Migration is winding down. Expect more Sharp-shinned Hawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ann Gray () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/