First off I would like to thank everyone for their support, kind words and sharing their memories with James, Larissa and myself. It makes me proud to hear from people telling us how much they learned, looked up too and experienced through my Dad. To hear from people I haven't seen since I was a kid means more to me then I could ever express, so once again, thank you everyone.
Visitation will be on Sunday December 17, 2006 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. The funeral service will be held at 10am Monday December 18, 2006 with the internment at Greenhill Cemetery in Lucknow. Both the visitation and the funeral service will be held at Cooper Funeral Home 19 Talbot Street West Jarvis, Ontario For a map and directions http://www.cooperfuneralhome.ca/ourlocation.html From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Dec 14 21:29:22 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep3.cogeco.net (smtp2.cogeco.ca [216.221.81.29]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF47363472 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:29:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from videoedge (d141-150-198.home.cgocable.net [24.141.150.198]) by fep3.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 84F0028C86; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:29:22 -0500 (EST) From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:29:20 -0500 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) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 cc: Dagmar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, December 14, 2006 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:29:22 -0000 On Thursday, December 14th, 2006, this is the HNC Birding Report: Snow Goose Wood Duck Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk American Coot Northern Shrike Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Its been a quiet week here in the Hamilton Study Area. Many people are able to enjoy this balmy weather however, bird numbers are down and birds remain elusive in the strong south winds. There are a couple of spots diverting from the lake this week which have been good for wintering ducks. LaSalle Marina is a good spot for a wide variety of ducks with an immature Snow Goose, Canvasback (many), Redhead, Greater Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe and many American Coots being seen in the week. In the Windermere Basin, a male Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup and Ruddy Duck were reported last weekend. Of note, a couple of White-crowned Sparrows are kicking about here to add to the winter list. The BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still being seen at the end of Gray's Road if you need a lake fix. Over the nearby High Level Bridge last Saturday, a late Turkey Vulture was seen moving through, a good winter bird. A couple of Turkey Vultures are also present in the Cayuga Area near River Road and Regional Road 3. Also to report in the raptor department, a Northern Goshawk was making a meal of an Eastern Cottontail near VanWagners Ponds and a Red-shouldered Hawk was photographed on Parkside Drive in Waterdown. Another Red-shouldered Hawk was reported from the Campbellville area. Bald Eagles seem to be building in numbers with birds reported from York Blvd., over the Hamilton bay and the Brantford Area this week. A Peregrine Falcon was seen near the Lift Bridge chasing pigeons. Not many passerines to report this week. At the Valley Inn, two Fox Sparrows were seen in the property leading to the Laking gardens, a Winter Wren was seen and heard and Song, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows continue to be seen scratching around at the seed put out on the trail. In the odds and sods, a Northern Shrike was seen at the Halton Waste Disposal site on Hwy #25, across from the Rattlesnake Golf Club, another seen on the Pinteum Trail at the RBG, a good sized flock of Wild Turkey were seen on 1st Road West near the radio tower and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet continues to be seen at Shell Park with another seen along Spencer Creek in Dundas. Christmas Bird Counts in Peel and Hamilton Regions are happening in the next couple weeks. Make sure to report all your sightings, they could make a difference to numbers on the count and/or to birds seen in the count week period. On a sad note this week, we note the passing of John Miles. John was an integral part of the Hamilton Naturalists Club and the birding community. He has led many outings over the years for the HNC and for OFO. He was actively involved in many Christmas Bird Counts and was best known for founding the Haldimand Bird Observatory where he has been the chief bander for many years providing valuable statistics for research in ornithology and bird migration studies. He will be missed by the birding community and our condolences go out to his family. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329
