Went by Rattray Marsh in Mississauga this morning with my friend Lucy and glad
we did. Got there and was told there was a Willet in the marsh so went to look.
When got to the marsh out along the beach flushed a louisiana waterthrush. Then
saw a tennessee warbler above the waterthrush. In the marsh in front of us was
the Willet.
As we scanned the marsh noticed a juvenile white-rumped sandpiper as it flew
for a bit giving us great look at it's white rump. Also there were 2 great
egrets, lesser yellowlegs, spotted sandpipers, hooded mergansers, wood ducks
,green and blue-winged teal and many of great blue and black crowned night
herons in the marsh.
On the trails observed in total 10 species of warblers including both
waterthrushes, wilsons, chestnut-sided, ovenbird and 3 vireos
(philadelphia,warbling and red-eyed).
Above us by the creek we watched 5 juvenile northern harriers fly over us ,so
neat.
Directions for Rattray marsh as provided by others:
Exit the Q.E. at # 126 south on Southdown to the Lakeshore Rd,.drive east to
Bexhill Ave.through the clarkson village.
Park at the end of Bexhill at Gatehouse Dr.and walk to the lakefront and west
along the shingle beach to the outlet.
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Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report, Thursday September 7th,
2006
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On Thursday, September 7th, 2006 this is the HNC Birding Report:
MANX SHEARWATER (last seen Friday Sept 1st)
WILLET
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
RED PHALAROPE
PARASITIC JAEGER
SABINE'S GULL
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Great Egret
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Activity is good again this week for migrating passerines but pales in
comparison with the action of last week at Van Wagner's Beach.
Lakeshore Parks such as Shoreacres/Paletta have been extremely active
particularly Sunday and Monday of last week with Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Philadelphia
Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo
Veery, Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern
Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue
Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted
Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Northern
Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler, Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Swainson's Thrushes are also
moving through these places in numbers signaling a bit of a changeover in
the mix of birds moving through the area.
Woodland Cemetery has had a similar mix to the parks above with migrating
swallows and Chimney Swifts flying overhead and the local and/or migrating
Ospreys have been seen in the area. At nearby Valley Inn, Great Egrets are
still present. Last Sunday, the place was full of warblers of similar mix
with the highlight being an immature female CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Test your
warbler id skills on this one. An Olive-sided Flycatcher was also hawking
insects down at the boardwalk.
Nothing can top last week at the beach however the winds have shifted this
week and easterlies have subsided. Of note however last Friday, the last
day the MANX SHEARWATER was seen, Common Tern, Caspian Tern, SABINE'S GULL
and PARASITIC JAEGER were present and a RED PHALAROPE was seen near Barangas
on Saturday. From the tower a keen birder spotted RED-NECKED PHALAROPES,
five of them, in the Windermere Basin on Saturday, they were last reported
on Sunday. Sanderlings continue to be present in numbers down here at the
beach. A Semipalmated Plover was seen in the parking lot of Lakeland
Community Centre last saugy Saturday.
Rattray Marsh located at the end of Bexhill Drive in Mississauga, has been
hopping today with the presence of a WILLET, White-rumped, Least and
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Green-winged and
Blue-winged Teal, Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. Along the shore of
the lake and in the marsh many species of warblers have been seen including
both Waterthrushes. Northern Harriers were migrating along the lakefront
today as well.
In the odds and sods, Common Nighthawks are still being reported over
Dundas, Hamilton, and Mississauga. An American Woodcock was flushed from
the woodlands at Fifty Point C.A. (Also good this week). A Bald Eagle
soared over LaSalle Park and up in Carlisle at Courtcliffe Park another
Olive-sided Flycatcher and Blue-winged Warbler were seen earlier in the
week.
Make sure you keep the sightings rolling and keep me busy this week. Thanks
to all who have submitted theirs this week.
Have a great week!
Cheryl Edgecombe
HNC Hotline
905-381-0329
