At Oshawa 2nd Marsh, along the marsh trail (follow path from parking lot and
turn left at the marsh) I flushed 3 LINCOLN SPARROWS and saw and heard singing
an ALDER FLYCATCHER. The LINCOLN's hopped up onto limbs to pose so it's a good
place to see one. Also 2 WOOD DUCKS in the marsh at the COOL HOLLOW end.
At Thickson, 19 warblers including TENNESSEE, BLUE WINGED, CANADA, MOURNING,
etc(see Doug Lockrey's email list).
At the "COBOURG" Water Tower pond, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, pack of NORTHERN ROUGH WINGED SWALLOWS. The shorebird
habitat behind Walmart has dried up. There is still a wet spot behind the
hospital worth checking(follow EMERGENCY parking entrance).
Good birding.
mike johnston
cobourg
DIRECTIONS:
Thickson Woods - take Thickson Rd exit off 401 and drive south toward the lake
and turn left just past the meadow on your left at 1st street south of
WENTWORTH.
Oshawa 2nd Marsh - take Harmony exit off 401, follow Farewell Rd south to
Colonel Sam and turn left and go all the way to the grey (not white) GM bldg.
Marsh is adjacent.
Water Tower- take Burnham exit (Cobourg) off 401, go south to 1st light and
turn right and left at 1st light. First left goes into water tower parking lot.
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Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, May 18, 2005
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At 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2005, this is the HNC Birding Report:
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Ruffed Grouse
Short-billed Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Common Nighthawk
Great crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Marsh Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow- rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Slow and steady, spring migration is at a surprisingly slow pace for this
time of year. Warblers are filtering through in small numbers perhaps many
of them jumping over the area to the nesting grounds.
Many of the local lakeshore spots have been good for warblers this week with
Shoreacres, Tuck Creek and Shell Park producing
Wood Thrush, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Gray Catbird,
Cedar Waxwing, Warbling Vireo, Golden-winged Warbler, Tennessee Warbler,
Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula,Yellow Warbler,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated
Blue Warbler, Yellow- rumped Warbler,Black-thorated Green
Warbler,Blackburnian Warbler, Palm Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll
Warbler,Black-and-White Warbler, American Redstart,Ovenbird,Common
Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler and Canada Warbler along with Rose-breasted
Grosbeak and Baltimore Oriole. A Common Nighthawk made a temporary stop at
Shell Park for a snooze on Sunday. Up in the grassy area of Shell Park on
the pipeline a variety of sparrows including Chipping, Lincolns, Swamp,
White-crowned and the lingering White-throated Sparrow give pause for a
study of the LBJ's (little brown jobs). In the pond in the field to the
west of the pipeline at Shell Park, 4 Short-billed Dowitchers made a
temporary stop here on Monday.
The Red-necked Grebes have been seen setting up shop again at Bronte Harbour
on the tires. This is an excellent place to go and study this species.
Also reported from the harbour this week was a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a
nice sighting for this time of year. At Bronte Bluffs Park just west of the
harbour a red phase Eastern Screech Owl and Scarlet Tanager were reported on
Tuesday.
Further east on the lake at Rattray Marsh a Great Egret is present there
today and a drop in visit from a Prothonotary Warbler was of note this week.
Birds found in the Willows in Dundas Marsh this week were Horned Grebe,
Solitary Sandpiper, Marsh Wren and Wilson's Warbler.
Another hotspot this week was Waterdown Wetlands, a smattering of warblers
here along with Solitary Sandpiper, American Woodcock, Wood Thrush,
Great-crested Flycatcher, and Lincoln's Sparrow. Out in this same direction
Courtcliffe Park located in Carlisle had a variety of warblers including
Blue-winged Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Meadowlark
and Ruffed Grouse.
The Black-backed Woodpecker proved elusive this week however Blue-headed
Vireo, Eastern Towhee and Rose-breasted Grosbeak were reported from Hyde
Tract in Flamborough.
There were many yard reports this week, thanks so much. In North Oakville,
an Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and White-crowned Sparrow all
showed up giving a nice variety to a yard list. There were many reports of
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings in the area this week.
This week marked the end of the season for the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch
with record numbers of Turkey Vultures and Bald Eagles being of note this
year. Continuing with raptors, our Peregrine Falcons in Hamilton have
produced 4 chicks. Now the work begins for the volunteers who watch out for
these young birds as they learn to fly.
A long weekend brings birders out of the woodwork to snoop around. Make
sure to report your sightings! Have a great long weekend.
Good Birding,
Cheryl Edgecombe
905-381-0329
HNC Hotline
