On Friday, February 22nd, 2008 this is the HNC Birding Report: NORTHERN HAWK OWL BOHEMIAN WAXWING HOARY REDPOLL
Wood Duck American Wigeon Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed (western, rufous morph) Rough-legged Hawk Peregrine Falcon Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Common Raven Brown Creeper American Robin Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Snow Bunting Brown-headed Cowbird Common Redpoll Things are moving around a bit in the area and a variety of birds are turning up here and there. Some of the old standbys are still around. A hopping spot to be this week is still 10th Road East in Saltfleet. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen regularly and to add to the excitement a HOARY REDPOLL is coming into a feeder just south of Ridge Road on the west side with a group of Common Redpolls. A Short-eared Owl was seen near the model airplane field along with a flock of American Robins. A Northern Harrier was seen cruising the field south of the tracks on Tuesday. Along the road, a female pheasant was spotted near the tracks and on Green Mountain and 8th Road East a sizable flock of Wild Turkeys are being seen regularly. Down at LaSalle Marina at the end of Waterdown Road, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, several Wigeon, Tundra Swan and two Brown Creepers were reported in the week. On the ice last Saturday a rare look at a Short-eared Owl sitting on the ice about half way out the bay. The number of Bald Eagles seems to be picking up and this spot is an excellent vantage point to see them from. Out in Flamborough this week, a flock of Bohemian Waxwings numbering about 20 was seen on Tuesday. The next day a flock of 100 were seen at the same spot which is on Middletown Road just south of 5th concession on Wednesday. They are fairly sporadic and some have been successful at seeing them while others have dipped. Also in the area was a large group of Snow Buntings, two Common Ravens and the rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk. On 4th Concession just west of Brock Road yesterday, a sizable flock of Cedar Waxwings were seen along with a number of American Robins mixed in. Common Redpolls are still being reported in the area at feeders. Up toward 8th Concession and Westover Road, there have been sporadic appearances of Red-shouldered Hawk. Another spot reporting Red-shoulder was Campbellville Road just west of Twiss where an overwintering bird was seen last Saturday. Still another one has been reported from the Battlefield Park/Stoney Creek Ballpark area so if you're lucky and winter listing there are a few around. Down at the Valley Inn, White-throated, White-crowned and Song Sparrows are coming into the feed. A few Brown-headed Cowbirds showed up this week and a female Wood Duck landed in the only open patch of water near the iron bridge. In the odds and sods, Pine Siskins were reported from the Brantford area and from the Hamilton Conservation Authority Workshed on Mineral Springs Road. The Peregrine Falcons are still keeping watch over the lift bridge. A Rough-legged Hawk was seen near Hagersville last week (not too many of these around!). There is still reports of a Barred Owl in the Hilton Falls area but its range seems to be wide and reports sporadic, keep tuned in. A Yellow-rumped Warbler is coming into a suet feeder along the pipeline at Shell Park in Oakville. The Horned Grebe and three Pied-billed Grebes are still present in the Desjardins Canal for those looking to add to their winter lists at the 11th hour. That's the news for the week. Keep sending those sightings in! Happy winter birding for the last push of February. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe 905-381-0329 HNC Hotline _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
