YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON PARASITIC JAEGER LONG-TAILED JAEGER EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Wood Duck American Wigeon Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal White-winged Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Pied-billed Grebe Common Gallinule Great Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Sora Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Lesser Black-backed Gull Caspian Tern Common Tern Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Common Raven Blackpoll Warbler White-throated Sparrow Pine Siskin It's been another great late summer week here in the Hamilton Study Area. This week has focussed more on shorebirds and beach rarities than passerines but I am sure that passerine migration does continue at some level. A third YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON for the Hamilton Study Area was found in Caledonia late last week and continued to be seen at Kinsmen Park in Caledonia until at least Tuesday. The west end of the lake was productive although surprising more on Friday than Saturday as east winds began to pick up ahead of this storm from the south. Seen on Friday were PARASITIC AND LONG-TAILED JAEGER with PARASITIC JAEGERS being seen yesterday. Also present on the lake were Green-winged Teal, first of fall White-winged Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser, Sanderling, Semipalmated and Least Sandpiper, 2nd year Lesser Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern and Common Tern. A lone and late Chimney Swift was battling its way through the winds down the beach yesterday. It's hard to tell whether birds will be moving today with strong east winds but the winds may be too much for birders and birds to fly around. Lastly in the rarity department a EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE made a two day appearance at a feeder in Brantford but has not been seen since Tuesday. Shorebirds are in the news this week as several locations seem good for shorebirding. Tollgate Pond remains productive with Black-bellied, American Golden and Semipalmated Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Semipalmated, Least and Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and Red-necked Phalarope. Nearby at Windermere Basin, things have quieted down but a juvenile Stilt Sandpiper was present on Wednesday. The Red Hill Stormwater Pond located off the southbound ramp to the Red Hill Expressway had Stilt Sandpiper as well along with Semipalmated Sandpiper. Last weekend, Buff-breasted Sandpipers were present out in Mount Hope on Haldibrook Road. Four Black-bellied Plovers settled onto a field on Unity Road. Wrapping up shorebirds a juvenile Red Knot was seen last Sunday on North Island off Eastport. The bird was seen again on Monday. Another juvenile Red Knot was seen off Bronte Beach on Thursday. Another great spot for shorebirds is the Biggar Lagoons Wetlands which is just east of Fifty Point Conservation Area on Winston Road. Here this week, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated, Least, Pectoral Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope. Other birds of interest included Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal in big numbers, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Gallinule and Sora. In the odds and sods this week, American Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler were present at the Valley Inn. Black-crowned Night Herons were seen at the Desjardins Canal, this has been a great place for Great Egret as well. Great Egret and Green Heron were present at the Red Hill Stormwater Pond. Common Nighthawks were continuing to filter through the area with birds over Burlington, Hamilton and Dundas. Olive-sided and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher were seen at Shoreacres/Paletta Park in Burlington. An Eastern Kingbird was seen at Princess Point last Monday. A single Common Raven was seen at Dundas and Brant Street in Burlington. A Blackpoll Warbler was photographed at Woodland Cemetery. The first White-throated Sparrow was seen at a feeder at Rock Chapel. Probably the last of the Bobolinks was heard migrating over the Dundas Hydro Ponds last Monday. A Pine Siskin flew over the Grimsby maybe a sign of this species on the move. These storms this week might bring in some great birds, stay tuned to the weather and report your sightings here. Good Birding! 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