ONTBIRDS for Friday, May 23, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   [Ontbirds]Whimbrel along central Lake Erie   Dave Martin    12:03am   [Ontbirds] Whimbrels and Other Shore Birds at Port Burwell Provincial Park   Joe Stephenson    12:35am   [Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to May 23, 2008   Peter and Jane Good   6:07am   [Ontbirds]Grasshopper Sparrow - Gloucester, ON   Patrick Blake    6:12am   [Ontbirds]White-winged Dove, Prince Edward Point   DOKINES1(AT)aol.com   12:04pm   [Ontbirds]Bobolink..Gowganda, Temiskaming Dist.   Paul & Gert Trudel   4:01pm   [Ontbirds]6 whimbrels, Brant and lots of loons   Tyler Hoar   4:24pm   [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetland and Lagoon   Rod Lee   4:04pm   [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 22, 2008   Terry Sprague   7:19pm   [Ontbirds]Whimbrels at Port Burwell Provincial Park   Joe Stephenson    9:08pm   [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, May 23rd, 2008   Cheryl Edgecombe   9:59pm   [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, May 23rd, 2008 - revised   Cheryl Edgecombe   10:06pm

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Whimbrel along central Lake Erie
From: Dave Martin <damartin(AT)xplornet.com>
Date: 23 May 2008 12:03am

   Whimbrel  were  moving  west  along  the  central  Lake Erie shoreline
   throughout  this  afternoon  at  Port  Glasgow,  Port Stanley and Port
   Bruce.  Four flocks totaling 175 birds were seen this afternoon: 40 at
   Port  Glasgow at 1:50 p.m., 7 at Port Glasgow at 2:05 p.m., 80 at Port
   Stanley  at  5:00  p.m.,  and  28  at Port Bruce at 5:47 p.m. The Port
   Stanley  flock  had  10  Short-billed  Dowitchers  which paled in size
   compared  to the Whimbrel. At Port Glasgow, the flock of 7 circled and
   attempted  to  land  many  times over a 15 minute period but never did
   settle  in.  Given  that  we  spent only 10 to 15 minutes at each port
   scanning  over the lake and saw 1 or 2 flocks each time and given what
   has  already  been  reported  from  elsewhere,  we can assume that the
   Whimbrel  flight  through southern Ontario must have been considerable
   today. We saw no other shorebirds flying by or on the beaches.
   On  the  west beach at Port Stanley there were 1000+ Bonaparte's Gulls
   including  about 100 adults in full breeding plumage, mostly in pairs.
   We  were  able  to  pick  out  one juvenile Little Gull from this mob.
   Rather  strangely,  we  saw only four terns today along the lake. Four
   Forster's  Terns  were  sharing  a  picnic  table on the beach at Port
   Glasgow marina.
   The  three  Lake  Erie  ports are in central and west Elgin County and
   have great look-outs for migrant gulls, shorebirds and waterfowl. Port
   Bruce  is  south  of Aylmer at the terminus of Hwy 73. Port Stanley is
   south  of  St. Thomas at the lake end of Hwy 4. Port Glasgow marina is
   south of Rodney at the end of Furnival Road.
   Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski
   [1]damartin(AT)xplornet.com

References

   1. mailto:damartin(AT)xplornet.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Whimbrels and Other Shore Birds at Port Burwell
         Provincial Park
From: Joe Stephenson <joestephenson11(AT)mac.com>
Date: 23 May 2008 12:35am

22 May 2008

All Birders,

Today many interesting shore birds were identified along the shoreline  
here through the day.

Early Whimbrel watchers (7:45 am) were disappointed to not see  
Whimbrels, but were delighted to see Ruddy Turnstones, Dunlin,  
Sanderlings and a Caspian Tern very close at hand.

Whimbrels were identified by Andy and Donna Eveland of Tillsonburg, as  
follows:

> "Approx. 1:30 pm today, West Beach. Port Burwell, close to breakwall  
> we saw a flock of about 75 Whimbrels landing further down the beach  
> going west.
> Another flock of 12 landed within 100 feet from where we were  
> sitting, and then also flew further west along the shore.
> Many other shore birds were sited, one in particular was the Ruddy  
> Turnstone of which we saw four."

Ron Allensen checked the beach at 5:30 pm to find a Lesser Black- 
backed Gull, and Sanderlings. Other shore birds beyond definitive  
identification range were observed as well.

Good birding,
Joe Stephenson

Directions:

Port Burwell Provincial Park is located at the southern terminus of  
Highway 19 on Lake Erie. Take the Ingersoll exit south from the 401.   
Follow the in-town directions to the park beach area.

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to May 23, 2008
From: "Peter and Jane Good" <goodcompany(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 23 May 2008 6:07am

The KFN did their annual 24 hour spring round-up last weekend and tallied
close to 180 species despite the fact that the shorebird migration has yet
to begin in earnest. Highlights included: a Red-throated Loon, 2 Red-necked
Grebes, a Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3 Loggerhead Shrikes, all 5 expected vireo
species, a N. Mockingbird, 24 species of warbler as well as Lincoln's and
Clay-colored Sparrows.

 

North of the city at the Queen's Biological Station; they reported their
first E. Wood-Pewee last Saturday and first Blackpoll Warbler on Sunday.
Also on Sunday was another Brewster's Warbler, the third reported locally
this spring. 

 

Within the city there were two noteworthy falcon sightings; nesting Merlins
in the Portsmouth Ave./ King St. area and a Peregrine Falcon on one of the
condos in Block D. 

 

There were 2 Marbled Godwits seen on Saturday near Cape Vincent N.Y. just
across from Wolfe Island, a Great Egret out Hwy. 2 near the Middle Road on
Wednesday and about a dozen Short-billed Dowitchers mixed in with several
Dunlin on Amherst Island yesterday.

 

A couple of late reports from last week had the area's first Common
Nighthawk on the 13th in Henderson Place and what has become a very rare
bird in the Kingston area, a Red-headed Woodpecker near Gananoque on the
15th.

 

Cheers,

Peter Good

Kingston Field Naturalists

613 378-6605

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Grasshopper Sparrow - Gloucester, ON
From: Patrick Blake <pjblake22(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 23 May 2008 6:12am

I came across a single GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at the end of High Road in Gloucester
 this morning.  The bird was very active and vocal - I heard the insect-like
buzzing call long before I saw the small bird.  There was possibly a second
grasshopper sparrow calling somewhere in the distance, but I could not locate
it.
 
Good birding!
 
Pat
 
DIRECTIONS:  From Leitrim Road, turn right onto Bowesville Road.  Turn left onto
 Earl Armstrong Road (there is no street sign, it is the first left).  Follow
Earl Armstrong to the end and turn left onto High Road.  The sparrow was at the
end of this road.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]White-winged Dove, Prince Edward Point
From: DOKINES1(AT)aol.com
Date: 23 May 2008 12:04pm

A white-winged dove is at the lighthouse at Prince Eward Point sitting in 
thetrees at twelve noon Friday May 23 2008.
Prince Edward Point is at the extreme SE corner of Prince Edward County,
David Okines 

Station Manager 

Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory   
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Bobolink..Gowganda, Temiskaming Dist.
From: "Paul & Gert Trudel" <trudel(AT)ntl.sympatico.ca>
Date: 23 May 2008 4:01pm

Hi Birders,
I normally would not post about a bobolink , but wanted to report that this 
one, a male in full breeding plumage, has been visiting the feeders since 
first sighted Saturday morning May17th.
Yesterday he was at my table feeder.
Today he has been eating the seeds under the lilac bush which I have been 
using as a ground feeding station.
I did not know they came to feeders and would appreciate some info ..PRIVATE 
E-MAIL please...if any of you also have them come to your feeders.

Sincerely ,
 Gert Trudel.
trudel(AT)ntl.sympatico.ca 

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Subject: [Ontbirds]6 whimbrels, Brant and lots of loons
From: "Tyler Hoar" <thoar(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 23 May 2008 4:24pm

Darlington Provincial Park Lake watch 5:40am to 10:30am
Expecting a good flight of Whimbrels this morning I got down just before 
sunrise and was joined over the morning by 11 visitors

However the Whimbrels were not cooperating. We had one flock of 6 birds at 
8am.

Shorebirds present included : 1 Short-billed Dowitcher, 1 White-rumped 
Sandpiper, 57 Least Sandpipers, 8 Spotted Sandpipers, 15 Dunlin, 3 
Semi-palmated Plovers and 7 killdeer (including one nest right along beach 
line where many people walk by.)

Sharp eyed Steve LaForest picked out a sole Brant flying west at 9:51.

There was again  a steady movement of Loons towards the west and north west 
consisting of 51 Common Loons, 36 Red-throated Loons, and 13 Loon species.

Other Species present
Waterfowl: 3 Greater Scaup, 4 Scaup Sp., 3 Common Goldeneyes, 5 Buffleheads, 
76 White-winged Scoters, 50+ Long-tailed Ducks and 500+ Red-breasted 
Mergansers
Gulls and Terns:  78 Bonaparte's Gulls, 4 Black Terns, 6 Common Terns, and 
12 Caspian Terns
1 Osprey and Northern Harrier
294 Cormorants moving east and west all morning.
Also we had a White-tailed Deer buck come onto the beach at 9:30 to check us 
out.

Direction:

The McLaughlin Bay Barrier beach can be accessed from either Oshawa Second
marsh (west access point) or Darlington provincial park (east access point)

Oshawa Second Marsh

Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit(419) in Oshawa. Go south on
Farewell St. Colonel Sam Drive. Turn East onto Colonel Sam Drive and follow
to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot
close to the marsh. The east (GM) platform is visible from the NW corner of
the lot.

To the Barrier Beach head south to the lake and then east along the
shoreline

For a trail map of the Oshawa Second Marsh area visit
 www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of
the area

Darlington Provincial Park
borders the east side Oshawa Second Marsh/McLaughlin Bay Nature Reserve.

To access the campground and park store area from the east.Take the Courtice
road exit from the 401 and follow the park signs. There is a small parking
lot at the gatehouse. Park here and walk the trail to the south. This will
take you into the campground area. The park store is just south of the main
office past the main gate.

For the Barrier Beach park at the beach parking lot and head west along the
maintained beach.

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetland and Lagoon
From: "Rod  Lee" <simkev(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 23 May 2008 4:04pm

 Greetings birders:   First Doug Mcrae will be at the Constructed Wetland 
Sunday May 24th from 10:00 am until noon.

Now the good stuff: Semi-palmated Plovers (3), Dunlin (47), Short-Billed 
Dowitcher (14), Less Yellowlegs (15). Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, 
Solitary Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper (Richard Pope), Wood Duck, 
Marsh Wren (many calling), Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow (Richard 
Pope), Green Wing Teal, Blue Wing Teal, American Widgeon, Gadwall, Moorhen, 
Northern Shoveller, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellow throat Warbler, Killdeer, 
Kingfisher.
Another very pleasant couple of hours at the Constructed Wetland.
We thank everyone who stopped to have a look.

Kindest regards
Maureen and Rod

Directions:  The Constructed Wetland is located at the SE corner of
Brighton.  From Hwy 401, take the Brighton exit (Hwy. 30)and follow
it south into town.  Go south through the two traffic lights, over
the railway tracks and follow the main road, now called Prince Edward
Street, south.  About 1 km south of the tracks, the main road begins
to swing to the left and becomes Cty. Rd. 64.  As this long turn
ends, the constructed wetlands appear on the right side.

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 22,
         2008
From: "Terry Sprague" <tsprague(AT)kos.net>
Date: 23 May 2008 7:19pm

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK
ENDING
Thursday, May 22, 2008

Our apologies for the late report, but an e-mail problem delayed the arrival of
the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory summary this week. The Prince Edward
County Birding Festival may have ended on Sunday but the birds have continued to
 move through. An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen on the 20th and two GREEN HERONS
were seen again at Point Traverse on the 21st. Fifteen BRANT flew past on the
16th and the CANADA GEESE in the harbour now have at least four broods of
goslings in tow. WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS continue to move past in good numbers and
100 are being seen on several days, LONG-TAILED DUCKS are becoming hard to find
but 1000 were reported from Cressy on the 16th. The female COMMON GOLDENEYE was
last seen in the harbour on the 16th and 80 to 100 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS are
flying past daily.

A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was on the beach on the 17th and AMERICAN WOODCOCKS continue
 to call at night. Up to 300 RING-BILLED GULLS are frequenting the harbour
feeding on washed up gobies. The first BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO of the spring was
found in a net on the 20th and could be heard calling the next day.
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS are becoming more frequent visitors to the feeders at
 last and 5-6 a day are being recorded. The first YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was
seen on the evening of the 19th and 2-8 LEAST FLYCATCHERS are being seen daily.
Vireos are becoming commoner with 30 RED-EYED VIREOS being seen on the 20th
along with the first 3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS. A COMMON RAVEN flew over on the
16th, and up to 150 BLUE JAYS are screaming around the buildings. RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES are still being seen and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS are hanging on with up
 to 8 being seen in a day.

THRUSHES are still in low numbers at Prince Edward Point and the first
GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH was recorded on the 18th. GRAY CATBIRDS are increasing and
25 were recorded on the 17th. Twenty-three species of warblers were recorded
during the week. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are commoner than usual this year and 6
 were seen during the week. NORTHERN PARULAS are also being seen in good numbers
 with up to 6 being seen every day. YELLOW WARBLERS are increasing and 100 have
been seen on several days. Forty CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS were here on the 20th
along with 110 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS with the latter having 180 present on the 18th.
 Western PALM WARBLERS are still moving through and the first major movement of
BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS occurred on the 18th along with a BLACKPOLL WARBLER. A
MOURNING WARBLER was seen near the lighthouse on the 19th and three were trapped
 on the 20th. CANADA WARBLERS are also turning up and three were seen on the
20th. Twelve LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were seen on the 18th and 10 on the 20th. Thirty
 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were recorded on the 18th and most days have 15 to 25
still around. The female BOBOLINKS arrived on the 21st and one was trapped. A
young ORCHARD ORIOLE was feeding from the hummingbird feeder on the 20th. Don't
forget the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory has its AGM at
Lake-on-the-Mountain on the 31st. Please see the PEPTBO web site for details
(www.peptbo.ca).

The big news this week was the appearance of a WHITE-WINGED DOVE at Prince
Edward Point today. However, while constituting a new addition to the official
Prince Edward County bird list, it was not the first sighting of this bird this
year. It had earlier been seen in the Picton area last week at a feeder, but
remained only for a day before disappearing. The bird was photographed and a
Rare Bird Report has been compiled.

Shorebirds in Prince Edward County are hit and miss at the best of times, but
last week two locations produced a number of species. At least 8 species were
found along Wesley Acres Road and the Kaiser Crossroad flooded fields, and among
 the more interesting finds were SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
 DUNLIN and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. A LONG-EARED OWL turned up along Kings Road
last week, and an out of the way wetland off the Millennium Trail at Danforth
Road produced no fewer than 4 LEAST BITTERNS. Close to 20 WHIP-POOR-WILLS were
tallied on Babylon Road and Army Reserve Road after midnight one day last week,
and a SORA was heard singing in the Bloomfield Marsh.  A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
alternates between Prince Edward Point and Whattam's Road most days. A late
RUSTY BLACKBIRD was in the Point Traverse Woods on May 17th.

At Sandbanks Provincial Park, a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and a HOODED WARBLER
turned up there on the 19th, and yesterday a pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS was
found nesting in the Dunes Beach Day Use Area of the park, just in off the
parking lot.

Many feeders across the region now have both INDIGO BUNTINGS and ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS as regular guests, and a feeder along Glenora Road has 2 ORCHARD
ORIOLES among the clientel and others were noted along Ridge Road, and one was
calling enthusiastically Wednesday night at Stillwater Forest along Black River.

And that's it for this week from Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. Our
thanks to David Okines of the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Silvia
Botnick, John and Janet Foster, Brian Durell, Pamela Stagg, Roger Snape,
Kathleen Rankine, Nancy Smitts, Don Legate, Joanne Dewey, and John Blaney for
their contributions to this week's report. This report will be updated on
Thursday, May 29th, but sightings can be e-mailed to me any time before the
Wednesday night deadline. Photo on the Main Birding Page of the Nature Stuff
website of a lingering LONG-TAILED DUCK at Point Traverse is by Dave Bell of
Belleville. Photos in the online version of the Quinte Area Bird Report of a
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and an AMERICAN REDSTART are by Steven Draper of Bethel
Road.

Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County
tsprague(AT)kos.net
www.naturestuff.net 

    
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Whimbrels at Port Burwell Provincial Park
From: Joe Stephenson <joestephenson11(AT)mac.com>
Date: 23 May 2008 9:08pm

23 May 2008

All Birders,

At least 100+ Whimbrels were spotted today flying in formation in a  
westerly direction along Lake Erie in three distinct groups, far out  
in the lake.
This is the second day of observing them here this year.

A solitary Whimbrel was spotted using binoculars and a scope sitting  
on the rock breakwater jetting into the lake.

Good birding to all,
Joe Stephenson and Ron Allensen
Port Burwell ,ON

Directions:

Port Burwell Provincial Park is located at the southern terminus of  
Highway 19 on Lake Erie. Take the Ingersoll exit south from the 401.   
Follow the in-town directions to the park beach area.

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Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report -
         Friday, May 23rd, 2008
From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <cheryle29(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 23 May 2008 9:59pm

WHITE-EYED VIREO
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
WORM-EATING WARBLER

Great Egret
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Virginia Rail
Sora
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Traills Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia  Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee 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
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole

This weeks migration has not slowed down despite the cold and rainy weather
conditions on the long weekend.  Tuesday through to today saw a large push
of migrants moving through the area, both early and late migrants in the
group.

Many of the lakeshore migrant traps were resting places for migrating
warblers this week including some goodies in the mix.  Starting in the east
Rattray Marsh at the end of Bexhill Drive in Mississauga reported a
WHITE-EYED VIREO along with Great Egret, Northern Harrier, Sora,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Least Flycatcher, Red-eyed and Philadelphia
Vireo, Wood and Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee, Nashville, Chestnut-sided,
Cape May, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Black-and-white, Black-throated
Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Palm, and
Wilson's Warbler, Ovenbird, Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Scarlet Tanager
and Lincoln's Sparrow.

At nearby Jack Darling Park, a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen last Sunday
along with Bay-breasted, Wilson's, Northern Parula, Yellow, Nashville,
Yellow-rumped, Black-and-white, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Pine, Tennessee,
Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat , American
Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Mourning and Connecticut Warbler, Ovenbird
and Orchard Oriole.

At Shell Park this week, Eastern Kingbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar
Waxwing, Swainson's Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Tennessee, Nashville, Northern
Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black throated Blue-Yellow-rumped,
Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm and Bay-breasted Warbler, Northern
Waterthrush and White-crowned Sparrow were reported.  Nearby Shell Park at
Creek Path Woods a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers and a Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker were excellent birds to add to the mix.  An adult Bald Eagle was
seen flying along the lakeshore.

At Shoreacres this week, things were a little quieter but an influx of
migrants on Tuesday/Wednesday in addition to the same mix at Shell Park
included Philadelphia Vireo, Great Crested and Traill's Flycatcher,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's, Canada and Blackpoll
Warbler.

Another big news story of the week was the Currie Tract in North Halton.
This large tract of forest located opposite the Mohawk Race Track is an
excellent place to find a variety of migrants as there are many habitats
found here.  This week, WORM-EATING WARBLER, Prairie and Prothonotary
Warbler were all reported mid-week.  A search today did not turn these
species up but a number of migrants/residents were found including Veery,
Black-billed Cuckoo, Blue-winged and Mourning Warbler, Eastern Towhee,
Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting.  Close by in
North Halton another WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen and heard today!

For those looking for shorebirds, two locations have reported this week.
The first on the west side of the Dundas Marsh, just after the bridge which
is now decommissioned on the Willows Trail.  Here Killdeer, Semipalmated,
Least and Solitary Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs
were found.  In the Dundas Marsh, Virginia Rail, Sora and a Least Bittern
have been calling regularly out in the marsh and a Black-billed Cuckoo is
also present there.  Another good spot for shorebirds is the storm water
pond on Upper Middle Road west of Burloak and east of Appleby Line in
Burlington.  Here, Killdeer, Semi-palmated Plover, Least, Solitary and
Spotted Sandpiper and Greater Yellowlegs have been seen this week.

In the odds and sods this week another Least Bittern was flushed from the
south cell of the Grimsby Sewage Lagoons.  An American Bittern was present
at Fifty Point Conservation Area. Common Nighthawks were seen over Hamilton.
Bronte Creek Provincial Park is an excellent place for Bobolinks and a
Red-shouldered Hawk was seen along Campbellville Road.

That's the news for the week! Good Birding!
Cheryl Edgecombe
HNC Hotline
905-381-0329

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Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report -
         Friday, May 23rd, 2008 - revised
From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <cheryle29(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 23 May 2008 10:06pm

On Friday, May 23rd, 2008, this is the HNC Birding report.

WHITE-EYED VIREO
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
WORM-EATING WARBLER

American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Egret
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Virginia Rail
Sora
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Traills Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia  Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee 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
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole

This weeks migration has not slowed down despite the cold and rainy weather
conditions on the long weekend.  Tuesday through to today saw a large push
of migrants moving through the area, both early and late migrants in the
group.

Many of the lakeshore migrant traps were resting places for migrating
warblers this week including some goodies in the mix.  Starting in the east
Rattray Marsh at the end of Bexhill Drive in Mississauga reported a
WHITE-EYED VIREO along with Great Egret, Northern Harrier, Sora,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Least Flycatcher, Red-eyed and Philadelphia
Vireo, Wood and Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee, Nashville, Chestnut-sided,
Cape May, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Black-and-white, Black-throated
Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Palm, and
Wilson's Warbler, Ovenbird, Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Scarlet Tanager
and Lincoln's Sparrow.

At nearby Jack Darling Park, a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen last Sunday
along with Bay-breasted, Wilson's, Northern Parula, Yellow, Nashville,
Yellow-rumped, Black-and-white, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Pine, Tennessee,
Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat , American
Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Mourning and Connecticut Warbler, Ovenbird
and Orchard Oriole.

At Shell Park this week, Eastern Kingbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar
Waxwing, Swainson's Thrush, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Tennessee,
Nashville, Northern Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black throated
Blue-Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm and
Bay-breasted Warbler, Northern Waterthrush and White-crowned Sparrow were
reported.  Nearby Shell Park at Creek Path Woods a pair of Pileated
Woodpeckers and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker were excellent birds to add to
the mix.  An adult Bald Eagle was seen flying along the lakeshore.

At Shoreacres this week, things were a little quieter but an influx of
migrants on Tuesday/Wednesday in addition to the same mix at Shell Park
included Philadelphia Vireo, Great Crested and Traill's Flycatcher,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's, Canada and Blackpoll
Warbler.

Another big news story of the week was the Currie Tract in North Halton.
This large tract of forest located opposite the Mohawk Race Track is an
excellent place to find a variety of migrants as there are many habitats
found here.  This week, WORM-EATING WARBLER, Prairie and Prothonotary
Warbler were all reported mid-week.  A search today did not turn these
species up but a number of migrants/residents were found including Veery,
Black-billed Cuckoo, Blue-winged and Mourning Warbler, Eastern Towhee,
Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting.  Close by in
North Halton another WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen and heard today!

For those looking for shorebirds, two locations have reported this week.
The first on the west side of the Dundas Marsh, just after the bridge which
is now decommissioned on the Willows Trail.  Here Killdeer, Semipalmated,
Least and Solitary Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs
were found.  In the Dundas Marsh, Virginia Rail, Sora and a Least Bittern
have been calling regularly out in the marsh and a Black-billed Cuckoo is
also present there.  Another good spot for shorebirds is the storm water
pond on Upper Middle Road west of Burloak and east of Appleby Line in
Burlington.  Here, Killdeer, Semi-palmated Plover, Least, Solitary and
Spotted Sandpiper and Greater Yellowlegs have been seen this week.

In the odds and sods this week another Least Bittern was flushed from the
south cell of the Grimsby Sewage Lagoons.  An American Bittern was present
at Fifty Point Conservation Area. Common Nighthawks were seen over Hamilton.
Bronte Creek Provincial Park is an excellent place for Bobolinks and a
Red-shouldered Hawk was seen along Campbellville Road.

That's the news for the week! Good Birding!
Cheryl Edgecombe
HNC Hotline
905-381-0329

_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS(AT)hwcn.org
For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php
ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php