At 4:00pm, Friday, December 26th, 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.
Season's Greetings to Hotline listeners! I hope Santa was good to you and may your new year be filled with life birds! The annual Hamilton Area Christmas Bird Count takes place today. Good luck to the counters...more news in next week's Hotline report. Now onto the birds... Birds seen in and around the RBG this past week include COMMON REDPOLL and RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the Hopkins Trail, BROWN THRASHER, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, GRAY CATBIRD, GREAT BLUE HERON, BELTED KINGFISHER, and NORTHERN SHOVELLER on the North Shore Trails, plus GRAY CATBIRD, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, CAROLINA WREN, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, and BROWN THRASHER in the Hendrie Valley. Elsewhere, RED-THROATED LOON, COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, PIED-BILLED GREBE, WOOD DUCK, TUNDRA SWAN, HOODED MERGANSER, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW were reported from LaSalle Marina, four GRAY PARTRIDGE turned up at the Brantford Airport, a SHORT-EARED OWL was spotted on 10th Road in Stoney Creek, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Oakville, and a possible GYRFALCON was reported in the Bronte area. This week's yard reports include WINTER WREN, PINE SISKIN and COOPER'S HAWK in Oakville, AMERICAN ROBIN, PINE SISKIN, and COMMON REDPOLL in Killbride, and SONG SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and COOPER'S HAWK in Beamsville. Highlights from the Niagara River over the weekend were HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, MERLIN, BALD EAGLE, PURPLE SANDPIPER, COMMON LOON, and TUNDRA SWAN, plus LESSER BLACK-BACKED, ICELAND, GLAUCOUS, CALIFORNIA and LITTLE GULL. Last but not least, the GRAY FLYCATCHER was reported as recently as Monday in the Fisherville/Cayuga area. Be sure to let us know about these 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.
