At 10:15am, Thursday, October 16th, 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.
It was a great week for rarities in Ontario, but not in the Hamilton Area. Case in point, a NORTHERN WHEATEAR was located near Moose Factory in the James Bay area. Further south, a DICKCISSEL was reported from Cranberry Marsh, a DEMOISELLE CRANE was seen from Holiday Beach Migration Observatory and WHITE-EYED VIREOS turned up in Toronto and Harriston, which is north of Kitchener. Closer to home, local reports include FOX SPARROW, PURPLE FINCH and HERMIT THRUSH at Courtcliff Park, ORANGE-CROWNED WARLBER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and WINTER WREN at the Waterdown North Wetland Trails, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, BALD EAGLE, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, DUNLIN, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, KILLDEER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SWAMP SPARROW and BONAPARTE'S GULL at Cootes Paradise, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at Shoreacres/Paletta Park, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON on the Waterfront Trail, plus BELTED KINGFISHER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and BROWN CREEPER at Jordan Hollow (in Jordan Harbour). It was a good week for yard reports too, with BROWN CREEPER, AMERICAN ROBIN, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in Beamsville, HERMIT THRUSH and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET on the Mountain Brow, as well as RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD in south Burlington. Reports of interest from outside of Canada include the 8,988 TURKEY VULTURES counted on Sunday at the Lake Erie Metro Park in Detroit, and the ELEGANT TERN which turned up yesterday at Woodlawn Beach State Park in New York State. Last but not least, in defiance of the weatherman and the changing seasons, a pair of RED-NECKED GREBES are still feeding young at Bronte Harbour. 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.
