On Friday, September 10, 2010, this is the HNC Birding Report: Ring-necked Pheasant Pied-billed Grebe Red-necked Grebe Great Egret Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Broad-winged Hawk Merlin Sandhill Crane American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Phalarope Common Tern Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Traill's Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Common Raven Brown Creeper House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Scarlet Tanager White-throated Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak
It's been another busy week here in the Hamilton Study area with the continuation of shorebird migration and a significant influx of passerine migrants moving through with the change in the weather. Shorebirds continue to filter through with several places being good for viewing. The Red Hill Stormwater Pond was active this week with Semipalmated Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Stilt, Bairds, Pectoral, Semipalmated and Least Sandpiper being seen through the week. Nearby at the Windermere Basin, the development of a mud flat in the on the southeast end of the basin has created ideal habitat for shorebirds. Birds seen last weekend and today include Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Least, Baird's, White-rumped and Pectoral Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and Wilson's Phalarope. A scope is a necessity for viewing these birds. A Pied-billed Grebe was in the basin today as well. Over at Van Wagner's beach, Sanderling were on the beach today and last weekend on a lake watch a sizable flock of American Golden Plover flew inland over the Lakeland Centre. Up at the mushroom farm on Guelph line, things have quieted and the water is drying up. Birds seen here this week include Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral, Least and Solitary Sandpiper. Today at Rattray Marsh, a single Baird's Sandpiper was seen on the extensive mudflat. It was being put up by a Merlin and a Northern Harrier. Also present there were five Great Egrets. Almost 100 Red-necked Grebes were seen offshore. Lastly, Buff-breasted Sandpipers (6) were seen south of Airport Road, just west of Miles Road last Monday. Passerines have come through in numbers this week. With high winds and leaves on the trees birds were frustrating to see last weekend, however, a good variety turned up. A female Cerulean Warbler was a highlight in Woodland Cemetery last Saturday. Other species seen here include Bald Eagles (5), Osprey, Chimney Swift, Brown Creeper, Nashville, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart and Wilson's Warbler. On Wednesday, Broad-winged Hawk, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Chimney Swift, Cliff Swallows, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (92) were seen in a 5 hour viewing period. On Monday at Shell Park, vireos and flycatchers were the specialties with Yellow-throated, Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireo in addition to Traill's, Least and Olive-sided Flycatcher and Eastern Wood Pewee. Warblers seen here were similar to the warblers seen above in Woodland with Swainson's Thrush, House Wren, Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted Grosbeak being added. Shoreacres in Burlington was also a good spot to see a similar mix to Shell Park. Birds along Tuck Creek in Burlington this week included Red-eyed vireo, Black-throated Blue, Blackpoll, Pine Warbler, Common Yellowthroat and Canada Warbler. Several people have raved to me about the Waterdown Wetlands/Joe Sam's Park in Waterdown located on Centre Road north of Concession 5E. This week has seen Eastern Wood Pewee, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Yellow-throated and Philadelphia Vireo, Hermit and Swainson's Thrush a large movement of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Blue-headed Vireo, Tennessee, Nashville, Black-and white, Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green Warbler, American Redstart, Ovenbird and Wilson's Warbler. The trails are nice, great diversity of habitat and birds to make it. In the odds and sods, Sandhill Cranes were seen along Hardy Road in Brantford. At Kerncliffe Park in Burlington, Philadelphia and Blue-headed Vireo were highlights. A Common Raven was seen over Courtcliffe Park in Carlisle. A Ring-necked Pheasant made an excellent yard bird in Flamborough this week. Keep scouring and looking for those jewels. All reports of birds are appreciated. 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
