At 4:30pm, Thursday, October 23rd, 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.
This week's reports are scattered and many. Starting in Oakville, a pair of BRANT were reported throughout the week on the lake at Coronation Park. At Bronte Harbour more BRANT were seen, along with AMERICAN WIGEON, RED-NECKED GREBE and a distant JAEGER. Continuing counter-clockwise along the shore of Lake Ontario, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HAIRY WOODPECKER, BROWN CREEPER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA and CAROLINA WREN were spotted at Shoreacres/Paletta Park. Completing our journey along the Burlington shoreline a SNOW BUNTING was reported from the Travelodge at the foot of Brant Street. In and around the RBG, BONAPARTE'S GULL, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, MARSH WREN, WINTER WREN, CAROLINA WREN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and EASTERN MEADOWLARK were reported from the Willows, while NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, OSPREY, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GREAT BLUE HERON and GREAT EGRET were present in the Dundas Hydro Ponds. Other local reports include RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on Jerseyville Road in Ancaster, HERMIT THRUSH on the Hamilton Rail Trail near Wentworth Street, FOX SPARROW at the Waterdown North Wetland Trails, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH, NASHVILLE WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE and OSPREY at Courtcliff Park, COOPER'S HAWK at the junction of Wilson's Street and Main Street West in Dundas, EASTERN BLUEBIRD near Shell Park in Oakville, plus WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH, DARK-EYED JUNCO, EASTERN PHOEBE, WINTER WREN, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and MAGNOLIA WARBLER at 40 Mile Creek in Grimsby. Out of town, a dark phase GYRFALCON turned up at Oshawa's Second Marsh, an EARED GREBE was reported from Lucas Point Park in Cobourg, and this week's highlights from Algonquin Park include NORTHERN SHRIKE, COMMON REDPOLL, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, EVENING GROSBEAK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, LONG-EARED OWL, and PALM WARBLER. Last but not least, Selkirk Provincial Park was busy with PURPLE FINCH, PINE SISKIN, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, TUFTED TITMOUSE, SWAINSON'S THRUGH, GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, MYRTLE WARBLER, INDIGO BUNTING, FOX SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW on the ground, RED-THROATED LOON, COMMON LOON, HORNED GREBE, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and SURF SCOTER on the lake, and TURKEY VULTURE, NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, COOPER'S HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL and MERLIN in the sky overhead. 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.
