KING EIDER POMARINE JAEGER WHITE-EYED VIREO *denotes late date for species Snow Goose Brant Tundra Swan Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Greater Yellowlegs Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Lesser Black-backed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Common Tern * Ruby-throated Hummingbird * Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Shrike Blue-headed Vireo * Red-eyed Vireo * Winter Wren Marsh Wren Gray-cheeked Thrush * Hermit Thrush American Pipit Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Orange-crowned Warbler Blackburnian Warbler * Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Purple Finch The Hamilton Fall Bird count was held Sunday, November 3rd. This is a good time of year to scour the circle for rarities, late date migrants and yes even possibilities for winter listers. No mega rarities came forth but there were a number of good birds and a number of late dates for birds in the area. Down at Van Wagner's Beach, there was some action with onshore winds blowing in the afternoon. A first year male KING EIDER was the first of the season for this neck of the woods. The other bird of the day there was a POMARINE JAEGER flying offshore. Other birds seen include, Brant, a flock of Snow Geese, all three scoters, Common and Red-throated Loons, a late Sanderling, Lesser Black-backed and Bonaparte's Gulls and Lapland Longspur. Along the Burlington Lakeshore, one group found a WHITE-EYED VIREO at Shoreacres/Paletta Park in Burlington. A Blue-headed Vireo was found on the Burlington Beachstrip by the same party. A number of late dates for migrants were noted on the count. A Common Tern was seen on the north shore of the harbour. Pectoral Sandpipers were late birds seen at Cootes Paradise. A Ruby-throated Hummingbird was seen at Riverwood Park in Mississauga the day before the count. Marsh Wren was seen at Valley Inn, this bird has been present for over a month and may just hang in for winter listing. A Gray-cheeked Thrush was new for the count with a report from the end of Lewis Road in Winona. Two days after the count a record late Blackburnian Warbler was seen on a property on the Queensway in Burlington. A Chestnut-sided Warbler was a notable bird for the day but location is unknown. Other regular birds seen on the count include Tundra Swans seen at LaSalle Marina. Greater Yellowlegs (12) and Dunlin (180) were seen on the northshore of Cootes Paradise. An Iceland Gull was an unexpected surprise on the northshore of Cootes. Red-throated Loon, Bald Eagle (2 adult, 2 juvenile), Peregrine Falcon, Bonaparte's Gull, a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker, Winter Wren, American Pipit, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Rusty Blackbird and Purple Finch were seen over or in Dundas Marsh. Red-necked Grebes and a Golden Eagle were counted near Bronte Harbour. Black-crowned Night Herons were roosting along the shore at Dundas Hydro Ponds. Northern Shrike was seen up on 10th Road East in Saltfleet, likely a returning wintering bird. Other warbler species seen include many Yellow-rumped Warblers and several Orange-crowned Warblers. An Eastern Towhee was seen at Shoreacres. American Tree Sparrows seem to be moving in numbers into the area. A small group of Chipping Sparrows were seen at a feeder in Dundas in the last couple of days.
Yesterday a sizable flock of 21 Brant were seen over Sam Lawrence Park in Hamilton. That's the news for the week, keep looking and keep sending reports. Good Birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
