Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada OVER 50 YEARS Of ANNUAL SPRING COUNTS Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 15 23 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 3 3 Northern Harrier 0 0 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 34 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Observers: Visitors: No visitors. Weather: Cold and foggy. Very poor visibility with light northerly breeze. Very little change through the day. Visibility started very poor with fog, imrpoved slightly and then gradually worsened to about 100m. Stopped count at noon. Raptor Observations: No raptors observed. Non-raptor Observations: Very little activity, even with resident birds. Only one cardinal singing, and only around five times over four hours. No drumming from woodpeckers, and very little vocalization of any sort. Only one flock of Canada geese flew over. Not visible with fog. Predictions: Rain in the forecast. Current outlook not so good. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Macleod (Michael Macmikemacleod24@gmail.com) Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Beamer Conservation Area information may be found at: http://nphawkwatch.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=389 Please note: 1) Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized after the end of the season. ©2020 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch. 2) Vehicular traffic into the park is allowed, but visitors are asked to have their cars outside the gate by 3PM. If parking at the gate DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR VEHICLE!!!