Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada OVER 50 YEARS Of ANNUAL SPRING COUNTS Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 31 31 31 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 6 7 7 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 5 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 9 13 13 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 1 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: 51 57 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Observers: Visitors: Six visitors today. Weather: Clear, partly cloudy. Day started at -1C, finishing at 3C, feeling like -4C with wind chill. No precipication. Cloud cover varied, starting at around 5%, reaching as high as 40% at around 09:30, and averaging about 10%. Fairly steady westerly winds averaging around 24km/h with gusts in the 30km/h range. Nice to have sun! Raptor Observations: A fairly good flight today. Non-migratory red-tailed hawk, Cooper's hawk, and sharp-shinned hawk observed. Fairly steady migratory movement observed with a generally low flight at around 20-30m. A total of six bald eagles passed over today, with four adults, a second year, and a third year. Much more exciting than previous days. Non-raptor Observations: My first of year song sparrow was hanging around this morning. A large group of snow buntings passed late in the day, and a cackling goose in amongst Canadas were the highlights for anotherwise routine non-raptor list. https://ebird.org/checklist/S217089581 Predictions: Similar conditions with slightly stronger winds look to keep the mix and numbers similar. Maybe our first golden eagle of the season? ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Macleod (Michael Macmikemacleod24@gmail.com) Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Beamer Conservation Area information may be found at: http://www.niagarapeninsulahawkwatch.org/ 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!!!