On Friday, March 19th, 2010, this is the HNC Birding Report; WESTERN GREBE BLACK VULTURE
Wood Duck American Wigeon Northern Pintail Ring-necked Duck King Eider Harlequin Duck Hooded Merganser Wild Turkey Red-necked Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane American Woodcock Great Horned Owl Northern Shrike Common Raven Eastern Bluebird Yellow-rumped Warbler Lapland Longspur Eastern Meadowlark Changing winds and warmer temperatures over the past week have brought in a couple of great finds in the Hamilton Study Area. Yesterday a WESTERN GREBE was found at the mouth of the Credit River at the east end of Saddington Park located at the end of Mississauga Road in Mississauga. The bird was seen throughout the day today although a scope was helpful at times. Also present at this location were the Harlequin Ducks and Yellow-rumped Warblers which have wintered here. South winds are always exciting for the hawk watchers at Beamer Memorial Conservation Area in Grimsby. Today at about 4:00 p.m., a BLACK VULTURE was seen over the tower along with a few Turkey Vultures. A couple of hours later the same or different BLACK VULTURE was seen over Dundas with a flock of about 25 Turkey Vultures. The birds went to roost on the ridge close to Wentworth Retirement Home in Dundas. Other birds seen at Beamer this week include Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, many Red-tailed Hawks. Rough-legged Hawk, three adult Golden Eagles and two Peregrine Falcons. Migrating Double-crested Cormorants were also seen going over the tower on Tuesday. Up in Salfleet on 10th Road East, Northern Shrike is present north of the tracks and up to three Eastern Meadowlarks were seen along this stretch of 10th Road East from Ridge to Green Mountain. At a flooded field on Green Mountain Road at 6th Road East, Wood Duck, American Wigeon and Northern Pintail were present on Monday. At the quarry pond on Green Mountain between 10th and 11th Road west, Hooded Mergansers and Ring-necked Ducks were migrants seen here later in the week. Down at the lake at the bottom of Fifty Road, King Eiders continue to be seen in numbers. Red-necked Grebes were also present here in the week. In the odds and sods, Sandhill Cranes were seen again near Deer Run Crescent near Brantford. A flock of Wild Turkeys were seen at Fruitland Road and Hwy 8 today. American Woodcock have been reported from Bronte Creek Campground East at Upper Middle and Bronte Road, from York Road near Hopkins Tract of the RBG and at Berry Tract. A growing number of Lapland Longspurs (19) were seen on Fallsview Road today just north and west of Dundas in Flamborough. A keen observer looking out for that Black Vulture saw a Common Raven go over the yard on 5th Concession West near Middletown Road this evening. A Great Horned Owl passed over the QEW at Bronte Road last evening. That's the news for this week, tomorrow should be a good day for looking for more south wind riders. Please be sure to post and report your sightings to me. 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
