LESSER YELLOWLEGS MARSH WREN RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET BLUE_GRAY GNATCATCHER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER PINE WARBLER
Snow Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan American Wigeon Common x Barrow's Goldeneye King Eider Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Wild Turkey Common Loon Horned Grebe Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Killdeer Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Short-eared Owl Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Tufted Titmouse Winter Wren Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Snow Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Purple Finch Winter listing here in the hammer is pretty good at the moment with lots of variety although we could use the Chestnut-sided Warbler from Ottawa. Our LESSER YELLOWLEGS was last reported on Thursday but may still be around, just need to find open water. There was another Yellowlegs sighting last Tuesday possibly same bird over Tollgate Pond but it is possible that there is another one. The bird was not identified to species. Yesterday a MARSH WREN was discovered at Lakeside Park in Mississauga. The PINE WARBLER has not been reported since last Saturday but it's likely still lurking about. At South Shell Park RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER are still being seen with the GNATCATCHER reported yesterday. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and Yellow-rumped Warblers are still present at Sedgewick Park in Oakville. A highlight for several observers yesterday over Dundas was a mass push of Sandhill Cranes. Late yesterday flocks of 60 plus were seen over Dundas with a flock of over 200 seen over Sawmill and Shaver roads near Ancaster. There may be more moving this morning with the approach of this system. Hamilton is known for its waterfowl in winter. A Snow Goose was present both Sunday and Monday in a group of geese up on Centre Road just north of Waterdown. Three Cackling Geese were in a mix of 300 Canadas resting on the quarry pond on Green Mountain Road between 10th and 11th road east on Thursday and seen again Friday morning. This pond unfortunately was freezing over. Tundra Swans (up to 11) were seen at Canada Centre for Inland waters yesterday. American Wigeon, once a tough winter bird to find are being seen at Lakeside Park in Mississauga and at Bronte Harbour. The Common X Barrow's Hybrid was seen at the bottom of Jones Road in Stoney Creek yesterday. Up to six King Eiders were seen here on Wednesday. All three scoters are present along the lakeshore seen from Gray's Road and L P Sayers Park. A Common Loon was heard and seen over Stoney Creek yesterday, Red-throated should still be around. A Horned Grebe was seen near Canada Centre for Inland Waters last Sunday. Lots to report in the odds and sods. A flock of a dozen wild Turkey were seen in the field at Rymal and Glover on Thursday. A single Great Blue Heron was present in the Desjardins Canal off Olympic Drive along with a Belted Kingfisher. A Killdeer was keeping the Lesser Yellowlegs company at the Red Hill Stormwater Pond. Purple Sandpipers (2) were reported from 50 Point last Monday but not refound. Two Dunlin were seeking refuge in the Grimsby Sewage Lagoons last Saturday with one being seen last Sunday. A single Short-eared Owl was seen both Thursday and yesterday around 5:15 p.m. at the traditional site on 10th Road East between Green Mountain and Mud Street in Saltfleet. A good place to park is the small lot just north of the tracks. The bird has been scouting along the berm there. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen at Shoreacres Park in Burlington last Saturday. Subsequent attempts to locate have been unsuccessful but these tend to have large territories and could be coming into a local feeder. A Northern Flicker and Tufted Titmouse were other highlights at Lakeside Park in Mississauga. Winter Wrens were seen at Bronte Harbour, they seem to have a knack of finding shelter in the nooks and crannies of wood piles. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was seen yesterday near the Dundas Sewage Treatment plant another good spot to check for winter warblers. An Eastern Towhee has been coming in regularly at the feeders up at the Arboretum in Guelph, this is at the edge of the Hamilton Study Area. A Fox Sparrow has also been present there and another was reported in Burlington at a feeder yesterday. Four White-crowned Sparrows were present at the end of McPherson Ave in Oakville, accessed from behind the Home Depot at the mall off Burloak. A Snow Bunting was here as well. While looking for the Summer Tanager which was seen in November, a spish of the marshy area up here yielded nine female type Red-winged Blackbirds. This area is known as Falkirk West in Ancaster with the trail being accessed off Edgehill Road just off Upper Paradise. Purple Finches are still being reported at feeders near Ancaster. Now is the time to stock up the feeders, this system of snow will drive birds in and you never know what to expect. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
