[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (08 Apr 2008) 283 Raptors

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Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              1              1
Turkey Vulture             161           1583           4271
Osprey                       2              4              4
Bald Eagle                   0              5             39
Northern Harrier             4             30             55
Sharp-shinned Hawk          45            279            353
Cooper's Hawk                0             17             65
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          3            235            573
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk             57            506           1613
Rough-legged Hawk            1             14             46
Golden Eagle                 0              0              5
American Kestrel             8             15             30
Merlin                       0              1              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              3
Unknown Buteo                1              7             14
Unknown Falcon               1              2              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              1
Unknown Raptor               0              3              8

Total:                     283           2703           7090
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Ian Richards

Observers:        

Visitors:
About 15 visitors total, plus one school group of about 60 kids and
teachers/parents.


Weather:
Warm and mostly sunny for the day, with winds starting out from southwest,
but eventually veering around to the northeast.

Raptor Observations:
Excellent views of a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk.  Observers helping with
the count included Colin Horstead, Phil Waggett, Peter Booker, George
Holland, Barry and Linda Cherriere, and Kevin McLaughlin.

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Sandhill Cranes migrated over separately.  Both were heading west at
very high altitude.
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Report submitted by Mike Street (mikestreet1 at gmail.com)
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