AMERICAN PIPIT GRAY CATBIRD PALM WARBLER WILSON'S WARBLER LINCOLN'S SPARROW
Snow Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail King Eider Common Loon Horned Grebe Bald Eagle Merlin Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl Northern Flicker Common Raven Horned Lark Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird The top of the list is a little smaller this week with cold temperatures early in the week perhaps causing the demise of some of our warblers and Vireos at the sewage treatment plants. Good news is that as birds mix around more winter birds have turned up to tick off the list. At Sedgewick Park in Oakville this week a PALM WARBLER and a Yellow-rumped Warbler remain as of yesterday. The two were seen very close to the tanks yesterday, be wary, both pump their tails! Last weekend a second PALM WARBLER was reported at this location but has not been relocated. If anyone has pictures of the two, please forward here. Also seen at Sedgewick were Brown Creeper, Carolina and Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet and White-throated Sparrow. At the sewage treatment plant just north of Arkendo in Oakville the WILSON'S WARBLER continues to be seen on and off. It can be elusive one day and buried deep in the tangle the next. There was no sign of the BLUE-HEADED VIREO'S at either location. A great winter bird, an AMERICAN PIPIT was seen working the algae along the shore at Richard's Memorial Park. The bird has not been reported the last two days but could still be in the area as there is alot of private property to the east and west of the park. A Northern Shoveler was also present at this location. The GRAY CATBIRD was reported at the end of the Desjardins Canal last week, there have been no further sightings since early in the week. Lastly, down at Olympic Arena a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was reported at the feeders. I am awaiting pictures of the a bird from this morning to confirm. The bird was seen down by the marsh the first day, more information to follow. Nonetheless while looking for this, other birds to be seen there include Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Fox, Swamp, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrow as well as the small group of Rusty Blackbirds. In the odds and sods this week, a Snow Goose has been seen in an ever increasing number of Canada Geese down at Bronte Harbour (as of today) but also at Burloak Park. Two Cackling Geese were seen at Bronte yesterday with one today, patience and warm clothing a must. Common Loons were seen off LaSalle Marina and out from Bronte yesterday. Horned Grebes were seen our from LaSalle early in the week and are likely wintering on the harbour. A really good study of an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull came last weekend and early in the week. This bird may return to the area, it was seen just off the jetty running out the west side of the park at LaSalle Marina. Glaucous and Iceland Gulls can be seen late in the day at Bayfront Park. A Snowy Owl has also been present this morning at Bronte Harbour but has been seen at the Suncor Pier in the week as well. Tundra Swans were seen off Coronation Park. A Northern Pintail was seen at the Red Hill Outlet this morning. King Eiders continue to be seen along the west end of Lake Ontario. Fruitland and Fifty Road are good places to look from. Bald Eagles seem to be more visible these days. A couple of adults and a juvenile have been seen from Carol's Point and over Cootes Paradise. An adult Bald Eagle flew down the shore at Sedgewick yesterday. A Merlin was a good bird sitting atop a tree on Fifth Road East in Saltfleet last weekend. A Common Raven flew over the quarry at 10th Road east in Saltfleet calling constantly. It will soon be nesting season for these birds. A Northern Flicker was a new winter tick flying across Rebecca at the north end of Shell Park. A sizeable flock of Eastern Bluebirds were seen along the Bruce Trail just down from Smoky Hollow near Waterdown Road yesterday. At Fallsview Road near Dyments farm in Flamborough, mixed flocks of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings produced one Lapland Longspur. An Eastern Towhee has resurfaced after a disappearance coming to a feeder near Iroquois Heights Conservation Area in Ancaster. Lastly a mixed flock of Starlings and Brown-headed Cowbirds are roaming around near Eighth Road East and Green Mountain. That's the news for this week. Stay warm. Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. 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