At 9:00am, Thursday, July 24th, 2003, this is the Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report. The Hotline is normally revised on Thursday, unless an unusual bird turns up in the Hamilton area.
No further reports have been received regarding the AMERICAN AVOCET found at the Tollgate Ponds on Hamilton Harbour this past Tuesday. If anyone has seen this bird recently, please contact the Hotline. Observers looking for the Avocet stopped briefly at the Grimsby Sewage Loagoons and spotted a WHIMBREL, as well as SORA RAIL, VIRGINIA RAIL, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, GREATER & LESSER YELLOWLEGS, STILT SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, CHIMNEY SWIFT, and WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Elsewhere, a trip to Courtcliff Park yielded PURPLE FINCH, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, HOUSE WREN, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, KILLDEER, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, SCARLET TANAGER, GREAT BLUE HERON, HAIRY WOODPECKER, DOWNY WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, GRAY CATBIRD, EASTERN KINGBIRD, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATHCER, and EASTERN WOOD PEWEE. That's all for this week, be sure to let us know about your sightings. 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]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
