COMMON EIDER AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Red-necked Grebe Willet Sanderling Wilson's Phalarope Black Tern Forster's Tern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Alder Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Veery Wood Thrush Golden-winged Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Hooded Warbler American Redstart Chestnut-sided Warbler Pine Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Orchard Oriole The last couple of weeks have been quiet here in the HSA as migration settles down but this doesn't mean stop looking! There are always birds about and as we can see from the top of the list and from other areas in the province, rare birds are still being found. This week a pleasant surprise was a female COMMON EIDER at the Suncor Pier in Oakville. Unfortunately the bird only lingered a while until it flew off but it is likely still on the lake somewhere. The other notable this week was of two AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS which were first reported from Mountsberg Conservation Area in the week. On Thursday likely the same two Pelicans left Mountsberg mid-morning and were seen at Windermere Basin where they briefly touched down. From there the two Pelicans travelled to Cootes Paradise where they have been seen yesterday and today. Places to view from include Princess Point and from the high level bridge. The birds seem to come and go a bit so if you don't see them right away, they may be elsewhere for a while. There are a couple of good trails in the area to go to view breeding birds. One of these is the Curry Tract in North Halton with its entrance located across from the Mowhawk Raceway. Here this week, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Yellow-throated Vireo, Veery, Wood Thrush, Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided, Pine, Black-throated Green Warbler and American Redstart, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting. On 10th Concession West in northwest Flamborough, Veery, Canada, Black-and-White and Nashville Warbler, and White-throated Sparrow were all found here on breeding territory. The LaFarge Trail runs through this area and can be a productive walk if you are looking for something different to do. In the odds and sods this week, Red-necked Grebes have set up shop down at Bronte Harbour again. A fuel spill caused a bit of a panic so we will see what happens with the eggs. The Toronto Wildlife Centre has been notified. A Willet was a good find at Windermere Basin yesterday. A single Sanderling was seen on Tuesday at Burloak Park. A Wilson's Phalarope made a short appearance at Windermere Basin week before last. Up to three have been seen at Townsend Sewage Lagoons which is slightly out of the HSA but not too far! Both Black Tern and Forsters Terns have been seen sporadically at the Windermere Basin in the last week. Cuckoos of both species have been cropping up in various areas of the HSA. The tent caterpillar outbreak makes seeing these birds more favourable this year. An Olive-sided Flycatcher was a good yard bird on San Francisco Avenue in Hamilton yesterday. A perched Common Nighthawk was a nice find along the Nipegon Trail, which runs along Morrison Creek between Dundas Street and Upper Middle Road in Oakville, just east of Sixth Line. Alder Flycatchers were seen on territory on Powerline Road. A female Hooded Warbler was seen on Martin's Road in Ancaster this week. This is a traditional area for Hooded Warbler here along the ridge behind the Ancaster Community Park. Along Paddy Green Road in Ancaster, a Mourning warbler was heard and seen, great nesting place here. Lastly, a first year male Orchard Oriole along with a female were seen at the trail entrance to City View Park on Kerns Road in Burlington today. That's the news for the week. Keep reporting your sightings, it's always interesting to see what turns up post migration in the Hamilton Study Area. Cheers 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. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
