- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 12/21/2006 * NYBU0612.21 - Birds mentioned ---------------------------------------------------------- Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to dfsuggs localnet com. Thank you, David ---------------------------------------------------------- RAZORBILL RUBY-CR. KINGLET HARLEQUIN DUCK SHORT-EARED OWL Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Tundra Swan Northern Pintail Gadwall Redhead Black Scoter Surf Scoter Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk [white plumage] American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Purple Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Herring Gull Iceland Gull L. Black-b. Gull Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Carolina Wren Winter Wren Northern Shrike Brown-headed Cowbird - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 12/21/2006 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday, December 21, 2006 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received December 14 through December 21 from the Niagara Frontier Region include RAZORBILL, RUBY- CR. KINGLET, HARLEQUIN DUCK and SHORT-EARED OWLS. A RAZORBILL continues at the mouth of the Niagara River - most recent report December 18. At Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the bird has been observed from Queens Park on Front Street, and in New York, from Fort Niagara, where there is an admission fee. The RAZORBILL has been feeding along the line where the river current meets Lake Ontario, between the green navigation buoy and Fort Niagara shoreline. BONAPARTE'S GULLS tend to feed near the RAZORBILL. December 17, the Niagara Falls, Ontario, section of the Buffalo Christmas Count did not find the Slaty-backed Gull, and there were no other Slaty-backed reports this week. The count at the falls did find a rare-in-winter RUBY-CR. KINGLET at the pulloff below the control gates, plus 34 TUNDRA SWANS, 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS, PEREGRINE FALCON in the gorge, 3 PURPLE SANDPIPERS at the stranded barge, 1460 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 8070 HERRING GULLS, 2 ICELAND GULLS and 3 L. BLACK-B. GULLS. On the upper Niagara River this week, TUNDRA SWANS at several locations around Grand Island, and over 3000 BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the Austin Street marina in Buffalo's Riverside. Lake Erie reports - a male HARLEQUIN DUCK again on December 16 in Dunkirk Harbor, to the east of the main pier. At Barcelona Harbor in Westfield, HORNED GREBE, REDHEAD, SURF SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER and 1000 BONAPARTE'S GULLS. From the Town of Lockport this week, at least 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS on Singer Road and Bulmore Roads, north of Route 93. Also NORTHERN HARRIER and AMERICAN KESTREL. Another SHORT- EARED OWL in the Town of Porter in the fields at Youngstown- Wilson and Dickersonville Roads. Inland on Chautauqua Lake, at Burtis Bay in Celeron, abundant mergansers - 512 HOODED MERGANSERS and over 1500 COMMON MERGANSERS, plus 5 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 17 TUNDRA SWANS, 12 GADWALLS and 350 COMMON GOLDENEYES. In the Town of Brant, at Lotus Point Road, a resident all- white RED-TAILED HAWK and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. Another NORTHERN SHRIKE in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area, at the Lewiston Road Overlook. Other reports this week - several AMERICAN KESTRELS in Lackawanna, the Buffalo waterfront and River Road in Tonawanda. From South Wales, a pair of BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS at a feeder on Lewis Road, and a BALD EAGLE over Emery Park. At the mouth of Cattaraugus Creek in Hanover, BELTED KINGFISHER, NORTHERN FLICKER, CAROLINA WREN and WINTER WREN. And, sincerest thanks and best wishes to the contributors and callers who have supported the Dial-a-Bird service for over 40 years. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, December 28. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Dec 21 22:01:10 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep1.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A53B363484 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:01:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from videoedge (d141-150-198.home.cgocable.net [24.141.150.198]) by fep1.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 432A915B4D; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:01:07 -0500 (EST) From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:01:05 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Importance: Normal cc: Dagmar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, December 22, 2006 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:01:11 -0000 On Thursday, December 22nd, 2006, this is the HNC Birding report: NORTHERN GANNET TURKEY VULTURE SWALLOW SP. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER NASHVILLE WARBLER (probable female) EASTERN TOWHEE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Canvasback Redhead Greater Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Horned Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Bald Eagle Merlin American Coot Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Shrike Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper Carolina Wren American Robin Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler American Tree Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Christmas Bird Count season is a great time of year with many people participating and rooting out goodies. This years warmer weather has encouraged birds to stay around and thrown in a few surprises. The South Peel Bird Count was held last Saturday. Results are always excellent on this count. Some highlights include a NORTHERN GANNET seen at Bronte Harbour on Sunday therefore qualifying as count week. This bird was later seen over the high level bridge at close range. It is likely still on the lake so worth keeping an eye out for. On count day itself, a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was found at a cemetery on Clarkson Road just south of Truscott. The bird was seen in the northeast corner of the cemetery and relocated last Sunday in the same general area. No reports since but still worth a check. Another goodie found on the count was an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. The bird was located north side of the railroad track between Kerr and the railroad bridge in Oakville. The bird was relocated on Monday on a trail paralleling the tracks west of Kerr near an old shack. A TURKEY VULTURE was seen in count week near the QEW and Bronte Road and a Swallow sp. was seen near the barn at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. High totals for the count included Greater Scaup - 6358 (previous 3856 1971), Red-breasted Merganser - 438, Great Blue Heron - 7, Merlin - 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 7, American Robin - 2086 (with huge roost 1700 behind Sheridan College,, Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10, and White-throated Sparrow - 48. Another great bird seen today at Princess Point was a probable female Nashville Warbler. There was some question as to whether the bird was an Orange-crowned Warbler since it is extremely dull and very elusive but after research the observer is leaning towards Nashville. The bird was seen in the goldenrod just off the parking lot and near the point associating with a group of Tree Sparrows. Anyone seeing this bird in the next few days be sure to report it as we are approaching the Hamilton CBC Count Week. LaSalle Park produced an EASTERN TOWHEE associating with a number of House Sparrows at the entrance to the trail where the new boat ramp is being built on December 19th. Other birds seen here were Redhead, Bufflehead, Canvasback, American Coot, and Bald Eagle. Another Bald Eagle was seen near the high level bridge this week with a green tag on its right shoulder. Anyone knowing the significance of this green tag please email me privately. Behind Olympic Arena in Dundas this week, a Northern Shrike, Carolina Wren, Brown Creeper, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Flicker, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. A Pied-billed Grebe was seen in the Hydro Pond. A number of entries into the odds and sods this week. Two Horned Grebes were seen at Fifty Point Marina last weekend, a Northern Saw-whet Owl has been present at the RBG for the last week, two Tufted Titmice were reported from the Northshore Trails and Northern Mockingbirds seem to be plentiful with one reported at Central Park and three more in the Lakeshore and Walkers Line area. We are entering count week for the Hamilton CBC and your sightings count! Please email all unusual sightings so that I can advise people covering these areas to check for them on December 26th. Merry Christmas to all. All the best and good birding this holiday season and in the coming New Year!! Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329
