PIPING PLOVER PELGADIS IBIS MARBLED GODWIT Canvasback Redhead Great Egret Green Heron Common Gallinule Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Red Knot Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood Pewee Yellow-bellied FLycatcher Traill's FLycatcher Least Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Tennessee Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler American Redstart Magnolia Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Baltimore Oriole
It's been a good week here in the Hammer. There are more birds moving this week than last and we have had some surprises this week to give us some flavour. Our two guests from Darlington the PIPING PLOVERS departed sometime after last Sunday hopefully making their way south. Last night a PLEGADIS IBIS flew over a yard in Caledonia much to the delight of the homeowner. A search of the area didn't turn it up, it was flying north and there are quite a few places for it to put down. The important thing is that the bird is in the area and possibly other southern goodies. Lastly, a MARBLED GODWIT was a most welcome bird at Windermere Basin. This species has been absent in the HSA for many years with only the occasional bird passing through. This bird seems to have settled in and was found last Saturday and still being seen yesterday. Shorebirds seem to be in the forefront this week. The Windermere Basin seem to be the hub of the activity. This week in addition to the Godwit, Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated, Least, Pectoral and Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's and Red-necked Phalarope have been recorded. Red-necked Phalaropes are often challenging to find. This week seems to be a good week to get one as several have been seen in the vicinity. Up to three were seen at the basin and up to seven were seen at Tollgate Pond nearby. Individuals could have been travelling back and forth. At Tollgate Pond Baird's Sandpiper and Sanderlings were busy walking the shores and berm. At the Red Hill Stormwater Pond a notable gathering of a dozen Stilt Sandpipers was a highlight among some of the other species seen at the Basin. At North Island located off of Eastport Drive in Burlington, a Red Knot has been a guest all week being seen yesterday as well. Lastly a Solitary Sandpiper was recorded at Christie Conservation Area. Passerines are on the move this week, pockets of warblers and other migrants have been seen at various locations including Shoreacres/Paletta in Burlington, LaSalle Park in Waterdown, Princess Point in Hamilton, Westdale Ravine in Hamilton and Jo Sam's in Waterdown. Birds recorded in these locations include Chimney Swifts (Jo Sams), Olive-sided FLycatcher (Shoreacres), Eastern Wood Pewee, Yellow-bellied, Traill's and Least Flycatcher, Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white, Tennessee Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler (female at LaSalle), American Redstart, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green and Canada Warbler, and many migrating Baltimore Orioles. In the odds and sods this week, Redhead and a female Canvasback were ducks at Windermere Basin. The two broods of Redheads are doing well. Great Egrets and Green Heron have been seen there as well. Two Common Gallinules were seen at Neibauer's Marsh in the northwest corner of the Hamilton Study area. Common Nighthawks continue to be seen moving through with reports from Dundas and Burlington. That's the news for this week. Please keep your reports coming, things are beginning to happen here. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
