BLACK VULTURE ACADIAN FLYCATCHER FISH CROW American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Redhead Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Red-necked Grebe Great Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Turkey Vulture Merlin Peregrine Falcon Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper American Woodcock Bonaparte's Gull Black Tern Snowy Owl Grasshopper Sparrow Orchard Oriole
Its been a quiet few weeks but thought I would put an update out so people don't think I've packed it in. This week a BLACK VULTURE has resurfaced with one being seen yesterday over Bayfront Park and eventually circling toward Cootes Paradise with a number of Turkey Vultures. Last week the same or another bird was seen over Valley Inn. ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS seem to have had an influx this year with two being seen/heard in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area in the last two weeks and yesterday one tickling the north of the HSA border calling in the open forest at the intersection of the Bruce trail and the van der klerk side trail north of 17th sideroad east of regional road 25 south on Acton, north of 401. Lastly, FISH CROWS are still around, not as vocal as they once were but yesterday one was seen in the company of three American Crows at Canada Centre for Inland Waters. Another one was seen last week over East Hamilton. Not capitalized but a great bird of note is a lingering/summering Snowy Owl, seen near Windermere Basin and then flying over the highway from Confederation Park on Sunday/Monday. Windermere Basin is always a good place to go in the summer for some variety. The first "fall migrant" shorebirds showed up this past week with a Lesser Yellowlegs and Semipalmated Sandpiper dropping in. A Black Tern was a one day wonder on Monday. Other birds noted here were American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron and Bonaparte's Gull. Baby news in the Hamilton Study area includes two Red-necked Grebe chicks at Bronte Harbour and three American Woodcock chicks seen with an adult at Cityview Park in Burlington. There are three Peregrine Chicks at the Sheraton in Hamilton (one was lost to a vehicle hit) and two chicks at the Burlington Lift Bridge. In the odds and sods, Great Egrets seem to be more abundant this year with up to 7 being seen a week and a half ago at the stormwater pond on the North Service Road between Guelph Line and Brant in Hamilton and another good gathering spot at the overflow pond at the West Lincoln Fairgrounds in Smithville. There were 7 seen there on June 18th. Lastly on the Blue Circle Trail at the end of Oak Park Road in Brantford, Grasshopper Sparrows and Orchard Orioles seem to be successfully nesting here in numbers. Take care in this heat this weekend but look out for any southern specialties coming with the southerly flow. Report your sightings here! 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
