On Friday, August 22nd, 2008, this is the HNC Birding Report: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Black-bellied Plover Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Black-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Eastern Wood Pewee Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Increased activity in migration has occurred this week in the Hamilton Study area. Specifically, an increase of passerines migrating through the area has occurred in a number of the traditional spots in the area. Starting with the highlighted bird this week the AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was last reported last weekend. It may still be in the area. Any updates would be appreciated. A good place to visit this week was Courtcliffe Park in Carlisle. This is a great spot for several species of flycatchers moving through and one of the best spots for Olive-sided Flycatcher on migration. This year was no exception as during the week Olive-sided along with Great-crested Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Least Flycatcher, Black-billed Cuckoo, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Warbling Vireo, Eastern Bluebird and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Also in the area on a very lucrative yard list Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Purple Finch, Baltimore Oriole, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Scarlet Tanager (up to 12) and Rose-breasted Grosbeak were reported. In the Flamborough area, the Hamilton Conservation Area property on the north side of Safari Road and just east of Valens Road had Northern Goshawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Great-crested and Least Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting, Chestnut-sided and Blue-winged Warbler, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat and Eastern Towhee. At Shell Park in Oakville, Canada, Wilson's, and a few Magnolia warblers, American Redstart and Ovenbird were reported yesterday. Shoreacres/Paletta in Burlington had Canada and Chestnut-sided Warbler this week. At Woodland Cemetery a Cape May Warbler was a good find. Also reported from here are Osprey, up to three being seen in the week and a couple of Bald Eagles moving into or through the area. Osprey and Bald Eagle have also been seen over the Dundas Marsh/York Road area. Shorebirds also continue to move through the area with a number of species being found on 10th Road East just across from the Model Airplane park. Here on Monday Killdeer, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, a lone Whimbrel, Semipalmated, Least, Baird's and Pectoral Sandpiper and Wilson's Snipe was seen. Flooded fields in this area could still produce a rarity. On Highway 6 and Leeming Road a flooded field of mostly Killdeer was found but along with them a single Black-bellied Plover and Lesser Yellowlegs. In the odds and sods this week, Eastern Bluebirds and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher were reported from Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Sandhill Cranes were heard again last Saturday around the Deer Run Court area of Brantford. That's the news this week. Please report your sightings during this upcoming busy season. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329 _______________________________________________ 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
