[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, August 23, 2019

[Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS]

AMERICAN AVOCET
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
FISH CROW
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Ruffed Grouse
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rail
Sandhill Crane
American Golden Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Cedar Waxwing
Purple Finch
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut- sided Warbler
Canada Warbler
Bobolink

This week saw a little more passerine movement so things are slowly starting
to get going on the fall migration front.  As always we will start at the
top of the list.  The AMERICAN AVOCET that was present at Hespeler Mill Pond
the week before last  took flight.  Last Sunday another AMERICAN AVOCET was
found at Windermere Basin where it remains.  

On Thursday, August 15th around 5:17 p.m. a EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE was seen
on the junction of Highway 52 and Wilson Street in Ancaster.  It has not
been reported since.

FISH CROWS have successfully bred at the Sioux Lookout location in
Burlington with two family groups seen feeding young in the past week.  A
group of 10 FISH CROWS were seen two days ago on Lakeland Ave which borders
this area going to roost in the trees.  A single FISH CROW was seen at
Confederation Park this week.

A  bird not found yearly in the HSA, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen at
Courtcliffe Park in Carlisle around noon on Thursday, August 15th.  The bird
was sighted upstream from the iron bridge which crosses Bronte Creek.  It
was travelling with a probable female.  Other birds seen here which could be
considered migrants were Least Flycatcher and Eastern Kingbird.  Yellow
Warbler and Baltimore Orioles are also on the move but it's hard to tell at
this time whether these were migrants. The PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was only a
short wonder as an attempt to go back with a camera to refind it came up
short.

Shorebirds are still in the news.  The Hespeler Mill Pond is still offering
up a variety of species including Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary,
Least, Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpiper.  Two Sandhill Cranes were again
present last weekend and this is also a good place for Great Egret and Great
Blue Herons in numbers.  

At Windermere Basin along with the AVOCET, a number of Lesser Yellowlegs are
present , Least Sandpiper and a Baird's made a short appearance on Tuesday
before it disappeared into the grasses.  A juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher
is also present today.  

 A short distance away, at Tollgate Ponds (probably the best spot at
present), a Baird's Sandpiper was found on Tuesday and multiplied to 6
today,  one remaining adult Stilt Sandpipers was present this week from the
two found the week before.  Along with the 6 Baird's Sandpipers,
Semipalmated Plovers and a moulting American Golden Plover to add to the
mix.  Other birds noted here were Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Lesser
Yellowlegs, Semipalmated, Least and Pectoral Sandpiper (week before last)
and a Sanderling (week before last).  

Another jewel of a spot for shorebirds was found this week at a farm pond at
#952 Hwy 5 W on the east side of Taylor's farm market which is just east of
Flamborough Downs (on the south side of the road). Found here on Wednesday,
a Great Egret, 1 juv. Stilt Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper , Greater and Lesser
Yellowlegs.

Passerines are on the move this week.  At Woodland Cemetery yesterday,
Chimney Swifts (158), Eastern Kingbird (15), Barn Swallow (48), Purple
Martin, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby Throated Hummingbird,
Yellow-bellied and Least Flycatcher were noted .  Raptors were starting to
move with 6 Broad-winged Hawks seen.

Another spot with some passerine variety was Joe Sams Park in Waterdown.
Here this week were Olive-sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Least
Flycatcher, a number of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Black and White,
Blackburnian and Chestnut sided Warbler and many American Redstart.  A nice
non-migrant resident of 4 Ruffed Grouse were flushed here as well.

In the odds and sods this week, three Sandhill Cranes and an ever elusive
Least Bittern were seen and heard at Grass Lake.   A Red-shouldered Hawk was
seen at 8th concession West and Westover Road.  A single Broad-winged was
seen in the same area but likely nest there so hard to tell if it's a
migrant.  A few juvenile Bonaparte's Gulls have been seen this week, one at
Valley Inn and several at Windermere Basin today.  A report from the Grimsby
Sewage Lagoons yielded Virginia Rail and Green Heron.  Common Nighthawks
were on migration last nigh

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 17th - 23rd August 2019

[Mark D. Read via ONTBIRDS]

Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of
MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their
sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or send records
directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may
require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.

 

Highlights:

It has been a steady and quiet summer in the Kingston area but things are
starting to pick up a little as migration once again kicks in. Here are the
highlights of the last week:

 

WHIMBREL - two birds were seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island on
18th.

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - a single bird was seen on False Duck Island, off
prince Edward Point, on 18th.

LEAST BITTERN - a single bird was reported from New Canal Dock, Wolfe
Island, on 18th.

BLACK VULTURE - a single bird was seen at Prince Edward Point on 22nd,
possibly a continuing bird from last year's unprecedented 'influx'.

PEREGRINE FALCON - singles were seen in downtown Kingston and near Inverary,
north of Kingston, on 18th.

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE - five birds were seen at Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on
18th.

CAROLINA WREN - two birds were seen near Ravensview, just east of Kingston,
on 18th, with another seen near Jones Falls on 19th.

BLACKPOLL WARBLER - an early return bird was banded at Prince Edward Point
Bird Observatory on 22nd.

 

In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording
area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings
Policy
 . Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field
Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin
Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons.

 

As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings
directly or via eBird.

 

Mark.

 

Mark D. Read

337 Button Bay Road,

Wolfe Island,

Kingston, Ontario

K0H 2Y0

Canada

 

Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246

Email:   markdr...@gmail.com

eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species
 

 

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[Ontbirds] Whimbrel-Port Colbourne

[Nancy Smith via ONTBIRDS]

1 bird in back of plowed field across from 1737 Wilhelm Road. From Hwy 3 east 
of Port Colbourne go north on Wilhelm

Nancy Smith
Vineland
Sent from my iPhone
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[Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit is back at Niagara, Video https://youtu.be/t2ZaSeGPoOs

[Fazio Luke via ONTBIRDS]

https://youtu.be/t2ZaSeGPoOs

Hi folks:  The friendly MARBLED GODWIT has returned to Dufferin Islands in 
Niagara Falls.

https://youtu.be/t2ZaSeGPoOs

MAGO.. seems to be friendly. It interacts well with the many Mallards, but 
seems to be attacked by RB Gulls occasionally.Best of luck this weekend.
DIRECTIONS ( as per Willie D'Anna) : Take the QEW to Niagara and exit at McLeod 
Road. Take McLeod
Road east towards the Niagara River and turn left onto the Niagara Parkway.
Follow this and Dufferin Islands will be on your left after a few km. There
is lots of free parking along the road through Dufferin Islands.
https://youtu.be/t2ZaSeGPoOs



Cheers 

Luc Fazio
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[Ontbirds] Still there Marbled Godwit - Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls

[Marcie Jacklin via ONTBIRDS]

Hi

The Marbled Godwit was reported from Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls this 
morning. 

Good birding
Marcie Jacklin

> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Bird observations from western New York 
> mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu>>
> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Marbled Godwit - Dufferin Islands
> Date: August 22, 2019 at 2:47:37 PM EDT
> To: Ontbirds mailto:birdalert@ontbirds.ca>>, 
> mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu>>, 
> 'Geneseebirds' 
> mailto:geneseebirds-googlegr...@geneseo.edu>>,
>  'David Suggs' 
> mailto:dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org>>
> Reply-To: mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu>>
> 
> The MARBLED GODWIT has returned to Dufferin Islands in Niagara Falls today. 
> The bird was photographed at point-blank range by Tim Shafley and reported to 
> eBird. I don’t have any other details.
> 
> DIRECTIONS: Take the QEW to Niagara and exit at McLeod Road. Take McLeod Road 
> east towards the Niagara River and turn left onto the Niagara Parkway. Follow 
> this and Dufferin Islands will be on your left after a few km. There is lots 
> of free parking along the road through Dufferin Islands.
> 
> Good birding!
> Willie
> --
> Willie D'Anna
> Wilson, NY
> dannapotterATroadrunnerDOTcom
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