Entry to the lagoons will be slightly delayed this year as Durham searches for a new insurance carrier. I've been in touch with them several times in the last 4 weeks, and am optimistic that we will be in there in the next two or three weeks.
I'll keep you posted as soon as I know more. Geoff Carpentier Ajax, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 14 21:50:20 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep2.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 506B363C24 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:50:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mainoffice (d141-147-36.home.cgocable.net [24.141.147.36]) by fep2.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 53AF65356; Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:01:04 -0400 (EDT) From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:01:06 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal cc: Betty Blashill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, April 14th, 2005 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:50:20 -0000 At 10:00 p.m on Thursday, April 14th, 2005, this is the HNC Birding Report: EARED GREBE BROAD-WINGED HAWK SWAINSON'S HAWK UPLAND SANDPIPER Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Black-crowned Night-Heron Turkey Vulture Blue-winged Teal Green-winged Teal Harlequin Duck Osprey Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Sandhill Crane Greater Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Bonaparte's Gull Glaucous Gull Iceland Gull Caspian Tern Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Purple Martin Winter Wren Golden-crowned kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lapland Longspur Rusty Blackbird This week has been relatively quiet on the homefront with a trickle of migrants entering the picture this week. Figures in the fall when we want northeast winds that we can't scare any up, and this week they've been persistent all week. However, some hardy birds have come in despite the winds. Bronte Harbour again was another exciting place last weekend with the reappearance of an EARED GREBE. Another one day wonder, this bird could not be refound on Sunday. Many Red-necked Grebes and some Horned Grebes are about here. The Harlequin Ducks have also been seen here in the week although they can be elusive. Other birds reported here were Bonapartes Gull, Black-crowned Night Heron, Rough-winged Swallow and Barn Swallow. The most exciting bird in the area this week was a SWAINSON'S HAWK, seen later in the afternoon on Sunday. A very persistent observer saw the bird at a great distance and drove to get a better look at it, relocating the bird 45 minutes later. This bird moved on with the rest of the raptors however a great find for the Hamilton Area. Other raptors migrating south of Beamer that day included the first BROAD-WINGED HAWK, more Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawk and Northern Harrier. Also present at Beamer this week a Brown Thrasher. Nearby on Bowslaugh Road a Vesper Sparrow was heard singing last Friday, in past this has been a good spot for these birds. On 10th Road E., an early pair of UPLAND SANDPIPERS were spotted last Saturday. While looking for these birds a flock of 12 Bonaparte's Gulls flew over. Also seen here last Friday was a lingering Northern Shrike and Eastern Meadowlark. At the corner of 10th Road E. and Green Mountain a male Ring-necked Pheasant was seen. Yesterday, in the wet field on 10th Road E. 30-40 Pectoral Sandpipers were reported and Wilson's Snipe have been displaying here this week. Further west on 5th Road E., Pectoral Sandpipers were reported last Saturday along with a flyover of a Sandhill Crane. On Powerline Road at 5th concession a pair of Blue-winged Teal and Green-winged Teal were seen back in a flooded field. Continuing west on 1st Road West, 10 plus Savannah Sparrows were heard singing in the weedy field south of Green Mountain. Also in this field, a flock of 11 Lapland Longspurs took flight, a definite bonus to the list. North of Green Mountain a flock of ten Wild Turkey were in the field by the radio tower. Grimsby Sewage Lagoons had Barn Swallow, Purple Martin and Rough-winged Swallows this week. At nearby Fifty Point, a Great Horned Owl along with typical migrants for this time of year including a Rusty Blackbird. The lakeshore woodlots, Shell Park and Shoreacres, have been fairly quiet this week with Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Fox Sparrow being reported. Flamborough area was productive this week. In the flooded fields around the Rockton Berry Farm, gulls such as Iceland, Glaucous, Bonaparte's Gull and Caspian Tern along with a Greater Yellowlegs were all present in the same field. More Greater Yellowlegs were seen at Valens Conservation Area. Other birds reported in the area were Field Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows and Chipping Sparrow. At Mountsberg Conservation area, two Osprey were reported today. This weekend should be great for migrants as temperatures rise. Keep reporting your sightings, they are most appreciated. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe 905-381-0329 HNC Hotline
