At 5:00pm, Thursday, April 10th, 2003, this is the Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report. The Hotline is normally revised on Thursday nights, unless an unusual bird turns up in the Hamilton area.
Just when we thought winter was over... Significant snow falls limited the number of migrants and reports this past week. Perhaps the most interesting report was of a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH seen at Shoreacres/Paletta Park. Unfortunately, the bird was in bad shape on Tuesday has not been reported since. Other birds reported from Shoreacres include BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, FIELD SPARROW, BROWN CREEPER, WINTER WREN, NORTHERN FLICKER, KILLDEER, and CEDAR WAXWING. Elsewhere, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, BUFFLEHEAD, GREATER SCAUP, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, and an OSPREY were reported from Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, AMERICAN PIPIT, RED-NECKED GREBE, and HORNED GREBE were seen at Bronte Harbour, and a CASPIAN TERN made a brief appearance at Jordan Harbour. Out of town, a BALD EAGLE was seen at Dunville, a HARLEQUIN DUCK was at Fort Erie, COMMON RAVEN and HORNED GREBE were reported from the Niagara River, and GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN PIPIT, SAVANNAH SPARROW, MERLIN, and COMMON SNIPE were seen at Turkey Point. There were some great yard reports this week, including NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD and HOUSE FINCH in Burlington, AMERICAN WOODCOCK on Northshore Boulevard, also in Burlington, and CAROLINA WREN, WINTER WREN, SONG SPARROW, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, DOWNY WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH in Mineral Springs. The weather can only get better from here on in (I hope), so be sure to let us know about your sightings this week. Leave your name, telephone number, as well as the time and date of your call. Sightings can also be reported by e-mail. GOOD BIRDING! Keith Dieroff C/O Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report Hamilton, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hamilton Naturalists' Club Tel: (905) 381-0329 www.hamiltonnature.org ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Keith Dieroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
