GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE POMARINE JAEGER EASTERN PHOEBE WHITE-EYED VIREO MARSH WREN RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET GRAY CATBIRD TENNESSEE WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER NASHVILLE WARBLER PALM WARBLER WILSON'S WARBLER PAINTED BUNTING
Cackling Goose Harlequin Duck Common Loon Horned Grebe Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Tufted Titmouse Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak The report was delayed to include the results of the Hamilton Christmas Bird Count. Overall it seemed a quiet count but results are still coming in. Sunny and warm conditions do not make a good platform for finding birds. Nonetheless some were added to the list and we still have a few days until count period is over on December 29th. Looking at the top of the list, it just keeps growing. The HSA is hopping with great birds again this week. Last Sunday, the two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE found a while ago down at LaSalle Marina and later at Bayfront Park decided to make a surprise appearance on the lawn at Bayfront Park in the company of Canada Geese and five Cackling Geese. The birds stuck around until the 22nd and have not been seen since. Hopefully they will appear again as they would add to the count week list for the CBC. On the count a POMARINE JAEGER was seen at a distance from Sayer's Park flying east to west. An EASTERN PHOEBE was a great bird seen at Mt. Albion Conservation Area early morning. Last Saturday a WHITE-EYED VIREO was well seen in a yard on the mountain near Hillfield-Strathallen School. The bird was only observed in the hedges for a few minutes and has not been relocated. A MARSH WREN continues at the Dundas Hydro Ponds off Olympic Drive in Dundas. Although not found on the count, the bird was present on the 23rd. A Swamp Sparrow was spished up yesterday as a consolation prize. A PALM WARBLER continues down at Bayfront Park with it being seen by its finder yesterday on count day. The bird is most often seen in the patches of goldenrod on the east (Marina) side of the park. The famous five are still at Sedgewick Park with NASHVILLE, WILSONS, TENNESSEE, ORANGE-CROWNED(2) and Yellow-rumped Warblers all being seen in the week. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET is still travelling with the group. Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the Suncor Pier at the end of Great Lakes Blvd in Oakville. Please note there is no parking at the Jehovah Witness parking lot on Sunday, access is through the entrance at the end of Hixon Road. The PAINTED BUNTING continues to be seen on Arkendo Drive in Mississauga. Various places to look for the bird are between 33 and 39 and between 3 and 5 on Arkendo. Please respect that this is private property and access needs to be cleared by the homeowner. Hermit Thrush, Pine Siskins, Common Redpoll and a female White-winged Crossbill were also reported from this location. Lastly a GRAY CATBIRD was found on the Peel Christmas Bird Count at the intersection of Avonhead and Lakeshore Road just west of Winston Churchill. Another GRAY CATBIRD makes an intermittent appearance at a yard on 11th Concession East in Flamborough. Now that we have cleared all the top list, other great birds found on the count and during count week include a female Harlequin Duck which made another appearance near the high level bridge earlier in the week and again on Christmas Day at Bayfront Park. Three Common Loons and a Horned Grebe were part of a groups sightings at the west end of the harbour. A lone Turkey Vulture was seen over Dundas yesterday. Bald Eagles are on the harbour surfing the ducks. An adult Bald Eagle had a merganser in its talons flying along LaSalle Park yesterday. Northern Harriers were seen up on Fallsview Road near Sydenham. A Belted Kingfisher was rattling over the Desjardins Canal yesterday. Up to eight Glaucous Gulls and a Lesser Black-backed Gull were seen on the west end of the harbour flying out at dawn. A single Tufted Titmouse was found in the Dundas Valley. Eastern Bluebirds and an Eastern Towhee were seen on the Hopkins Trail at the Royal Botanical Gardens. A Hermit Thrush was found at the end of Horning Road near Waterdown. Evening Grosbeak was reported a couple days ago over Dundas with another group of four on count day at Dundurn Castle. Pine Siskins were seen feeding on cones in Coldspring Valley near Mac on the count, In the odds and sods this week, another lone Turkey Vulture was seen at Erin Mills and the 403 in Mississauga. Up to 10 birds have been reported around Echo Place which is near the 403 and Garden Ave exit in Brantford, this is a traditional area for wintering Vultures. Up to three Snowy Owls are present between Bronte Harbour and the Suncor Pier in Oakville with two at the harbour and one at the pier a couple of days ago. A Short-eared Owl was present on 10th Road east flying at dusk on Monday. A juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker is a sporadic guest to a house on Brant Rd 22 near Sawmill Road, likely one of the birds that were hatched this summer from this traditional site for them. Tufted Titmice are coming into the feeder at Ruthven Conservation Area down in the south of the circle. Another two were seen near Taquanyah Conservation Area. A Northern Shrike was also seen at Taquanyah C.A.. Brown-headed Cowbird was seen at the intersection of Grant and Townline Road. That's the news this week, please report your sightings here! Looking forward to a prosperous 2015! Happy New Year to all. Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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