RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET TENNESSEE WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER NASHVILLE WARBLER WILSON'S WARBLER PAINTED BUNTING
Common Loon Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Shrike Horned Lark Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Yellow-rumped Warbler What a bleak week here in the Hamilton Study Area. Cold temperatures and relentless winds make it tough for the birds to survive and tough for the birders to stay out. The famous Sedgewick five has dwindled this week. The last report I had was only of the Yellow-rumped Warbler as of Thursday. The others may be around but it is likely that some if not all have succumbed to cold. The last sighting of the NASHVILLE WARBLER was Wednesday, last of the TENNESSEE and ORANGE-CROWNED were Monday with the last sighting of WILSON'S WARBLER on Tuesday. The RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was last reported Wednesday. If anyone has any further sightings of any of these birds please let me know. Other birds seen at Sedgewick include Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet and Hermit Thrush. So far today the PAINTED BUNTING has NOT been seen. The last sighting was at a feeding yesterday morning. A Hermit Thrush is still in the area. If you are adventurous enough to get out there are a few birds around. Common and Red-throated Loon, Horned Grebe, Iceland, Lesser Black-backed, Glaucous and Great Black-backed Gull were all seen on the Hamilton Harbour this week. Bayfront Park and Princess Point are good places to view the white-winged Gulls. An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was seen on the west side of the canal last weekend. A Red-shouldered Hawk made a brief appearance earlier in the week at Princess Point. There is usually a wintering bird about but this is the first I have heard this winter. Northern Harrier and Rough-legged Hawks have been seen up near Rock Chapel Road in Flamborough in the week. Snowy Owls are still plenty with birds reported at the Home Depot in Oakville, down at Bronte Harbour and the Suncor Pier and at Tollgate Ponds. A couple of people were seen out on the berm at Tollgate Ponds trying to photograph the Snowies. Please note that this is Port Authority property and there are consequences to trespassing. Eastern Bluebirds were seen on the Northshore Trails at the RBG near the hydro towers. Other sightings of Hermit Thrush include a bird seen in a yard in South Burlington and two seen where the Eastern Bluebirds were on the Northshore trails. A significant flock of up to 500 Snow Buntings were seen along Fallsview Road in Flamborough earlier in the week but not since. That's the news this week. Please continue to report your sightings here, hopefully the ground hog has good news at the beginning of February. Stay warm! Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
