[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (31 Mar 2008) 23 Raptors

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Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               8           2688           2688
Osprey                       0              0              0
Bald Eagle                   1             34             34
Northern Harrier             4             25             25
Sharp-shinned Hawk           2             75             75
Cooper's Hawk                1             46             47
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          3            338            338
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              3           1107           1108
Rough-legged Hawk            1             32             32
Golden Eagle                 0              5              5
American Kestrel             0             15             15
Merlin                       0              1              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              2              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              3              3
Unknown Buteo                0              7              7
Unknown Falcon               0              1              1
Unknown Eagle                0              1              1
Unknown Raptor               0              5              5

Total:                      23           4386           4388
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Geoff Carpentier

Observers:        Terrie Smith

Visitors:
Terrie Smith


Weather:
Misty/rain in most of morning, clearing around 9 a.m. with high solid cloud
until 2:30 when light rain started again. Winds picked up about 9:30 a.m.
and temperature rose to 10 C. (max.)

Raptor Observations:
Poor flight spread out over day ... mostly westerly direction at north end
of viewing area.

Non-raptor Observations:
6 Great Blue Herons, 1 Common Merganser, 4 Wood Ducks, 1 Northern
Mockingbird, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 4 eastern Bluebirds.

No D.C. Cormorants
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Report submitted by Geoff Carpentier ()
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. 

Directions to site:
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.

Please note: Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized after the end of the season. © 2008 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch