On Friday, June 27th, 2008, this is the HNC Birding Report: Trumpeter Swan Lesser Scaup Common Merganser Common Loon Red-necked Grebe Osprey Bald Eagle Merlin Dunlin Forster's Tern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo Great Horned Owl Common Nighthawk Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Marsh Wren Wood Thrush Pine Warbler Scarlet Tanager
A very short list of birds this week to report here in the Hamilton Study Area. The lull of summer has set in for now, no complaints from the reporter! One of the locations reported from this week was LaSalle Marina. Here on Monday, summering Common Mergansers, Lesser Scaup, a surprising number of Trumpeter Swans (18), a 2nd summer Forster's Tern, Carolina Wren and Pine Warbler were reported. Also on the bay this week a Common Loon and an Osprey were viewed from the Canada Centre for Inland Waters. Two Least Bitterns appear to have set up shop in the Bronte Marsh and can be heard regularly calling in the evening. A Merlin has also been frequenting the area, an interesting sighting at this time of year. The Red-necked Grebes are still on nest in the Bronte Harbour and a Common Loon was also seen flying over the harbour this week. Nearby at Burloak Park on the Oakville/Burlington border, another pair of Red-necked Grebes are on nest. There are lots of odds and sods this week. On the escarpment near Rock Chapel and Borer's Falls a family of Wild Turkey with 4 chicks, young Wood Thrush and Scarlet Tanagers, a Great Horned Owl and Black-billed Cuckoo were seen. At the Hendrie Valley, a family of Tufted Titmice appears to have had nesting success. A Marsh Wren was heard today at the ponds behind Rona in Waterdown. An adult Bald Eagle was seen over Cootes Paradise earlier in the week. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was viewed briefly on 8th Concession West in Flamborough. A Common Nighthawk was seen over Ivor Wynne Stadium last night and a Dunlin was seen at the storm water ponds on Upper Middle Road between Appleby and Burloak on Tuesday. It may be refreshing for some to have this report so short this week but keep in mind, shorebirds will be cropping up in the next week on their return south and strong cold fronts have the potential to bring in some good loot so keep reporting your sightings! Good Birding! Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
