At 1:15pm, Thursday, February 13th, 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 Bird Study Group meets this Monday, February 17th at 7:30pm. This month's meeting will include a film screening - George Drought's "Jewel of Ontario - The Petewawa River". The meeting will take place at Shaklee Canada, 952 Century Drive, Burlington. Now on to the birds... It was a relatively quiet week, which is to be expected in light of the bitter cold. However, many birders braved the cold in Haldimand Region, where the following sightings were reported: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and BELTED KINGFISHER in Cayuga, eight ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS (4 light phase and 4 dark phase) at various locations, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, AMERICAN ROBIN, LONG-EARED OWL, GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, and CEDAR WAXWING at Selkirk Provincial Park, BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, SONG SPARROW, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, HORNED GREBE, GLAUCOUS GULL, HORNED LARK, NORTHERN HARRIER, and COOPER'S HAWK at Nanticoke, as well as ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, seven SHORT-EARED OWLS, six NORTHERN HARRIERS, and HORNED LARK at the Fisherville Raptor Preserve. Closer to home, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at Pier 25, HORNED LARK, AMERICAN KESTREL and RED-TAILED HAWK were reported from Bayview Park in Burlington, PEREGRINE FALCONS were spotted over Old York Road and at Highway 20 and Green Mountain Road, an adult male KING EIDER was visible from the foot of Fruitland Road in Stoney Creek, RING-NECKED DUCK and BLACK SCOTER turned up at Spencer Smith Park, CAROLINA WREN, DOWNY WOODPECKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, AMERICAN ROBIN and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH were seen or heard at McMaster University, and TRUMPETER SWAN, GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, COMMON MERGANSER, and HOODED MERGANSER were reported from the Desjardins Canal in Dundas. This week's yard reports include RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in Grimsby, and EASTERN SCREECH OWL, COOPER'S HAWK, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and BROWN CREEPER in Vanessa, which is south and west of Brantford. Out of town, 6 BALD EAGLES were seen in the Niagara region across from Chippewa Battlefied Park. There's more cold weather in store for this week, but 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] Hamilton Naturalists' Club Tel: (905) 381-0329 www.hamiltonnature.org ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Keith Dieroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
