On Friday, October 2nd, 2009 this is the HNC Birding Report: SNOW GOOSE HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Blue-winged Teal Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Great Egret Bald Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon Sora Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Parasitic Jaeger Eastern Screech Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Marsh Wren Swainson's Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Wilson's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Rusty Blackbird Things are slower here in the HSA this week as migration progresses into its later stages. Last Friday on east winds things were relatively quiet at VanWagners Beach. Only one distant Parasitic Jaeger was identified but other birds seen were American Golden Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling and a nice flock of 10 SNOW GEESE. On the beach strip this week a Sora was found which had hit the hydro wires. Northwest winds brought a hawk migration over the lakeshore. Although most were Turkey Vultures other birds seen included Common Loon, Sharp-shinned, Coopers, Broad-winged and Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin and Peregrine Falcon. More migration to come in the coming weeks highlighting Red-shouldered Hawk and Golden Eagle. Yesterday over the Valley Inn three Bald Eagles 2 adults and 1 juvenile flew over. One of the adults had a radio tag on the back. Shorebird migration is tapering off. Out in the Dundas Marsh a HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen from the Northshore Trails. Other birds seen on the mudflats and surrounding area were Blue-winged Teal, Great Egret, Black-bellied Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, Merlin and Rusty Blackbird. Another spot for shorebirds is the pond east of the waterslide at Confederation Park. Here yesterday were Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, one Stilt Sandpiper and a Spotted Sandpiper. Deer Run Court in the vicinity of Brantford has been a hotspot this week. Sandhill Cranes are heard and seen regularly. Migrants reported this week include Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-rumped and Wilson's Warbler. Other highlights this week include Marsh Wren, Swainson's Thrush and Common Yellowthroat behind VanWagners Ponds, Pied-billed Grebe at Windemere Basin, Horned Grebe in Spencer's Creek in Dundas, Rusty Blackbird at the Valley inn and an Eastern Screech Owl calling in South Burlington. My apologies for not getting a report out last week! Hopefully this week will bring some goodies in for the Thanksgiving long weekend. Good Birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
