At 11:30am, Thursday, January 30th, 2003, this is the Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report. The Hotline is normally revised on Thursday nights, unless an unusual bird turns up in the Hamilton area.
The NORTHERN HAWK OWL continues to be seen with some regularity at the corner of the Reid Sideroad and Guelph Line in Campbellville. When your reporter went to see the bird this past weekend, the car pool parking lot was filled with observers who had travelled from near and far. For those with access to the Internet, there are some great photos of the bird on the OFO website at www.ofo.ca. A trip to LaSalle Marina to search for the YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was successful on Saturday, and a trip later in the week produced SONG SPARROW, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, NORTHERN FLICKER, and BALD EAGLE. In and around the RBG, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, SONG SPARROW, AMERICAN ROBIN, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and HAIRY WOODPECKER were seen from the North Shore Trails, while CEDAR WAXWING, BROWN THRASHER, GRAY CATBIRD, SONG SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, BELTED KINGFISHER, WOOD DUCK, and GREEN-WINGED TEAL were reported from the Hendrie Valley. Other local reports include COOPER'S HAWK in a Dundas yard, three dozen AMERICAN ROBINS, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER near the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority headquarters, NORTHERN SHRIKE, PILEATED WOODPECKER, WINTER WREN, and SWAMP SPARROW behind Olympic Arena, SHORT-EARED OWL and NORTHERN HARRIER on the Stoney Creek mountain, a small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS at Pier 26, HARLEQUIN DUCK and an albino COMMON GOLDENEYE at the foot of Guelph Line in Burlington, two BALD EAGLES on the ice in the harbour and one flypast on White Church Road, SNOW BUNTING on Haldibrook Road, and a flock of WILD TURKEYS on Westover Road north of the 8th Concession in Flamborough. Out of town, 20 SHORT-EARED OWLS were reported from Fisherville, AMERICAN PIPIT and more SHORT-EARED OWLS were reported on Link Road near Cayuga, six GRAY PARTRIDGE were spotted at Brantford Airport, and two dozen WILD TURKEYS were just west of Oak Park Road and Highway 403. Last but not least, while making an outdoor ice rink during the evening, a birder in Caledonia has been accompanied at different times by a pair of GREAT HORNED OWLS and an EASTERN SCREECH OWL. The same birder reports COOPER'S HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and MERLIN patrolling his feeders during the day. Be sure to let us know about your sightings. Leave your name, telephone number, as well as the time and date of your call. Sightings can also be reported by e-mail. GOOD BIRDING! Keith Dieroff C/O Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report Hamilton, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Keith Dieroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
