Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 37 37 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 8 10 Northern Harrier 0 6 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 40 44 Cooper's Hawk 3 24 24 Northern Goshawk 1 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 64 166 166 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 67 485 507 Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 12 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 4 6 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 0 Unknown UA 0 2 2 Unknown UB 8 26 26 Unknown UF 0 1 1 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 3 3 Total: 161 809 851 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bob Curry Observers: Glenda Slessor Weather: Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Amy Watts () 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.