At 11:30am, Thursday, May 1st, 2003, this is the Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report. The Hotline is normally revised on Thursday nights, unless an unusual bird turns up in the Hamilton area.
The totals at the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch at Beamer Memorial Conservation Area in Grimsby continue to grow, surpassing 12,000 hawks this week. Highlights include 161 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a very dark ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK on Saturday, as well as... Shell Park was the place to be during the past seven days. ORANGE-CROWNED WARLBER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, WHITE-EYED VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, WILSON'S SNIPE, GREAT HORNED OWL, HERMIT THRUSH and BROWN THRASHER were reported there throughout the week. Nearby at Bronte Harbour, an early RED-EYED VIREO was spotted, along with GREEN HERON, COMMON TERN, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and GLAUCOUS GULL. Other local reports include 32 RED-NECKED GREBES, a BROWN CREEPER and a BROWN THRASHER at Shoreacres/Paletta Park, WARBLING VIREO and SPOTTED SANDPIPER at the Waterdown Wetland Trails, an adult BALD EAGLE seen from the marsh boardwalk at RBG, two OSPREY and 21 TURKEY VULTURES over the Grand River in Caledonia, and VIRGINIA RAIL at the Slote Road bog in Ancaster. Out of town, a WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at Selkirk Provincial Park, and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen briefly near Smithville on Monday, but has not been reported since. The OFO trip to Algonquin Park this past weekend produced 50 species of birds, including northern specialties such as SPRUCE GROUSE, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY, BOREAL CHICKADEE, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and EVENING GROSBEAK. Speaking of Algonquin, BALD EAGLES appear to be nesting within the park for the first time in many years. Spring migration is heating up at Pelee and Rondeau Provincial Parks. 6 species of warbler and 4 species of shorebirds, including a WILLET were reported from Rondeau, while 10 species of warbler and 8 species of shorebirds were seen at Pelee. Highlights at Pelee this past week include CERULEAN WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, MERLIN, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and CATTLE EGRET. Be sure to let us know about your sightings this week. Leave your name, telephone number, as well as the time and date of your call. Sightings can also be reported by e-mail. GOOD BIRDING! Keith Dieroff C/O Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report Hamilton, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hamilton Naturalists' Club Tel: (905) 381-0329 ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Keith Dieroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
