Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 18 2653 4329 Osprey 1 33 33 Bald Eagle 0 14 45 Northern Harrier 4 104 151 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 1240 1473 Cooper's Hawk 4 90 216 Northern Goshawk 0 6 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 90 512 Broad-winged Hawk 11 1409 1409 Red-tailed Hawk 16 1000 2241 Rough-legged Hawk 1 103 184 Golden Eagle 0 1 5 American Kestrel 0 51 71 Merlin 0 9 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3 Unknown UA 1 24 41 Unknown UB 0 63 103 Unknown UF 0 0 2 Unknown UE 0 1 3 Unknown UR 0 23 55 Total: 85 6917 10897 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ann Gray Observers: Brian Gray, Dave Copeland, Paul Summerskill, Tina Summerskill Visitors: Roel Teunissen and Leslie Joynt from Sudbury, Colin Horstead, Tim Foran, Ian & Edith Macmillan, Dave Copeland, Browee Bergsma, George Meyers, Paul & Tina Summerskill and others, made this a wonderful day !! Weather: North wind early in the morning changing to southerly wind at noon. Intensity of wind increased from 20 Km/h to 38 Km/h from 2pm to the end of the count. Overall day was overcast and blusterly with clearing starting from 2pm with some sun. Observations: 8 species of Raptors migrated through today with a total of 85 birds. Other migrants included: 5 Great Blue Heron, 1 Tundra Swan, 2 Common Loon, E. Towhee, Field Sparrow, E. Bluebird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, Barn Swallow, Chimney Swift, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, White-throated Sparrows and Green Darner Dragonfly. Predictions: 7 Broad-winged Hawks battled high winds between 3pm and 4pm. Many more Broad-wings will probably try to get through tomorrow if the thermals cooperate. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ann Gray () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/index.html