At 11:30pm, Thursday, September 25th, 2003, this is the Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report. The Hotline is normally revised on Thursday, unless an unusual bird turns up in the Hamilton area.
In terms of Mother Nature's fury - 'Izzy was a fizzy' in Southern Ontario. However, for birders around the Great Lakes it was excellent. Locally, a WILSON'S STORM PETREL was seen at Van Wagner's Beach and a little further afield, the north shore of Lake Erie produced some great sightings, including BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, SOOTY TERN, and GREATER SHEARWATER at Crystal Beach, LEAST TERN at Prospect Point Road, plus BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, POMARINE JAEGER, and PARASITIC JAEGER at Waverly Beach near Fort Erie. Things were good on the American side as well with BAND-RUMPED STORM PETREL, SOOTY TERN, BRIDLED TERN, CAVE SWALLOW, and ARCTIC TERN seen at Hamlin Beach State Park, BLACK SKIMMER at Oswego Harbour, and WILSON'S STORM PETREL, LAUGHING GULL, RED PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and ARCTIC TERN at Cayuga Lake. All of these locations are in upper New York State. Aside from 'hurricane birds', a ROSS'S GOOSE turned up at Selkirk Provincial Park on Monday. It was seen among CANADA GEESE in the field immediately west of the Park. In and around the RBG this past week, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK & WHITE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, RED-EYED VIREO and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET were seen on the North Shore Trails, and BROAD-WINGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, STILT SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and EASTERN WOOD PEWEE were reported from Valley Inn. Other local reports include SURF SCOTER at the Burlington Lift Bridge, MERLIN over Cootes Drive, plus PALM WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, MOURNING WARBLER, WINTER WREN, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, ORCHARD ORIOLE, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, LEAST FLYCATHCER, and WARBLING VIREO at Shell Park in Oakville. That's all for this week. Be sure to let us know about your sightings. 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 www.hamiltonnature.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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.
