Despite highwater levels at Reesor Pond and the inundation of its two
spits,
today at 2pm the Sanderling, a bird quite uncommon to this area [I
think], was
found along the shore. As it is in basic, its white plumage makes it
an easy bird
to find. Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in
Markham.
cheers - Stan Long
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Northern Parula, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Black-legged Kittiwake -
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A great day of birding in and around Hamilton and Niagara despite the cripp=
ling fog and rain. The day started off brightly in Missisauga with a Snow =
Goose south of the 407 west of Missisauga Rd. in the flooded fields with Ca=
nada's. The Burlington Lakeshore was a bust but things picked up as we hea=
ded to Niagara. There was an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull above the fall=
s. We aslo had four N. Rough-winged Swallows, one Tree Swallow and we had =
a frustrating brief view of a very drab, light-rumped swallow - Cliff/Cave =
??? There was an adult Black-legged Kittiwake circling in the Whirpool with=
the Bonaparte's. Continuing down the river we found a beautiful but cold =
male Northern Parula along the shoreline, about 1km west of the Queenston B=
oat Ramp in Niagara-on-the-Lake. =0A =0AWe finished the day off with a max=
imum of nine Short-eared Owls along the Dofasco Trail, on the Hamilton esca=
rpment. =0A =0A =0AGood Birding,=0A =0AStu Mackenzie and Yousif Attia=0A =
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Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, November 16th,
2006
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On Thursday, November 16th, 2006, this is the HNC Birding Report:
SNOW GOOSE
BRANT
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
COMMON x BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
PURPLE SANDPIPER
ICELAND GULL
LITTLE GULL
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
POMARINE JAEGER
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Bonaparte's Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
Gray Catbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Snow Bunting
We are beginning to see a familiar pattern here in the HSA, woodlots have
emptied out and the HNC birding reports are "mostly about ducks" but we
boastfully, we do have alot of variety here in the HSA. Along the lakeshore
this week at Grays Road our first reports of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE came last
Saturday. Along with it, just for a challenge a BARROW'S x COMMON GOLDENEYE
hybrid to test your skills. Of course the real test is finding any of these
birds mixed in with a huge flock of Common Goldeneye. Optometrists should
consider this for an eye test! The last report of the BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
was from Monday. This season's first ICELAND GULL was also seen out on the
lake last Saturday.
VanWagners Beach was also productive last week with stunning looks at
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE and an adult POMARINE JAEGER last Saturday. On
Sunday, a PURPLE SANDPIPER was extremely co-operative for photo
opportunities just east of the Lakeland Community Centre and a LITTLE GULL
made a flyby past centre too! Another Purple Sandpiper flew with a Dunlin
down the beach on Monday and out into the lake and at Fifty Point C.A. two
Purple Sandpipers were seen crawling around the rocks. This is a good
number for this species in the area. Other birds seen at this and the Grays
Road location were all three Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks (outnumbering
European Starlings!!!), Hooded, Common and Red Breasted Merganser, good
numbers of Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Bonaparte's,
Great Black-backed Gull and flocks of Snow Buntings.
Windermere Basin is starting to fill with ducks again with Northern
Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck,
Bufflehead and Lesser Scaup being seen in the basin this week.
Out at the Dundas Marsh, a late Greater Yellowlegs and Dunlin are lurking
about. A Red-bellied Woodpecker was seen on the trail out to the Willows
and a Belted Kingfisher is also still present. At nearby Dundas Hydro Ponds
significant numbers of Hooded Mergansers are gathering here.
Passerine migration has been fairly quiet this week. A report and
photographs from the Valley Inn/Hendrie Valley this week include a Northern
Saw-Whet Owl, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush and Yellow-rumped Warblers.
American Tree Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows seem to be settling in at
this and other locations this week.
In the odds and sods a Snow Goose was seen in a flock of Canada Geese near
Peter's Corner's this week.
On a sad note this week, we acknowledge the sudden passing of Bruce Duncan.
Bruce's accomplishments include the founding of the Niagara Peninsula
Hawkwatch at Beamer Conservation Area, the founding of the HNC Bird Studies
Group, past president of the Hamilton Naturalists Club and General Manager
of the Hamilton Conservation Authority. He was a kind and gentle spirit, a
great environmentalist and a mentor to many in the Hamilton Study Area and
elsewhere. He will be greatly missed by many and in memory we thank him
for the many things he has done for our community. Our condolences are with
his family.
Respectfully,
Cheryl Edgecombe
HNC Hotline
905-381-0329
