[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (21 Apr 2008) 267 Raptors

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Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              1              1
Turkey Vulture               5           2526           5214
Osprey                       0             34             34
Bald Eagle                   0             18             52
Northern Harrier             4             93            118
Sharp-shinned Hawk         180           1575           1649
Cooper's Hawk                2             65            113
Northern Goshawk             0              2              3
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            290            628
Broad-winged Hawk           58           1724           1724
Red-tailed Hawk             12            963           2070
Rough-legged Hawk            0             26             58
Golden Eagle                 0              3              8
American Kestrel             6             80             95
Merlin                       0              7              8
Peregrine Falcon             0              5              7
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              3
Unknown Buteo                0              8             15
Unknown Falcon               0              2              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              1
Unknown Raptor               0             27             32

Total:                     267           7449          11836
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        John Stevens

Observers:        Barry Cherriere, Brian Hawthorne, Colin Horstead,
                  Ed Couture, Eric Holden, Frances Alvo, Gord McNulty,
                  Jack Alvo, John Niewiadomski, Peter Booker, Phil Waggett,
                  Tom Thomas

Visitors:
Today's visitors included Nadine Litwin's Bird Studies class of about 20
from Niagara College, Brian Mills from Guelph, Paul Summerskill, Brandon
Holden and Lauren, plus a few others for brief periods.


Weather:
Mostly sunny with some high thin cloud.  Winds light to moderate from the
east northeast off the lake keeping temperatures to the mid-teens on the
tower.  A bank of cumulus clouds was visible to the south during the
afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Disappointingly small flight with not too much variety.  Many birds were
missing feathers in the wings sparking rumours of an earlier rumble. :-)

Non-raptor Observations:
A flock of 8 Double-crested Cormorant flew north at 4:10 EDT.  Several
Common Loon flew west.  Two Brown Thrasher below a feeder, 2 Eastern
Phoebe, Field Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow but generally few
migrants.
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Report submitted by John Stevens ()
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