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Celebrating Hamilton's Pollinator Paradise Spring 2018 Noteworthy JOURNAL OF THE HAMILTON NATURALISTS’ CLUB Protecting Nature Since 1919 Volume 72 Number 2 October 2018 Two photos in one. Peregrine Falcon with young pigeon squab. Colour on one side and the background in black and white which stirs the imagination - photo Barry Cherriere. In This Issue: Celebrating Hamilton's Pollinator Paradise Spring 2018 Noteworthy Bird Records May Volunteer Appreciation Night Peregrine Falcons at the Lift Bridge Saw-whet Owls at Ruthven Park Sandhill Crane over Wilkes Dam, Brantford on 18 March 2018 - photo Dinu Bandyopadhyay. Table of Contents Celebrating Hamilton's Pollinator Paradise Jen Baker 29 Wednesday Evening Walk at Courtcliffe Park Gord McNulty 30 Noteworthy Bird Records – March to May (Spring) 2018 Bill Lamond 31 Northern Saw-whet Owls and Nightlife at Ruthven Park Nancy Furber 34 Dates to Remember - October – November 2018 Rob Porter/Liz Rabishaw 36 May Volunteer Appreciation Night Bronwen Tregunno 38 Moments Caught in Time – Peregrines at the Lift Bridge Bruce Mackenzie 42 Lapland Longspurs at 5th Road East, S of Ridge Road in upper Stoney Creek, 9 May 2018 - photo John Vieira. This is one of the latest spring records ever recorded in the Hamilton Study Area. Turn to page 31 to see the highlights of the spring birding season. Page 26 The Wood Duck - October, 2018 Volume 72 Number 2 October 2018 CN ISSN 0049-7886 - Publications Mail Contract No. 40048074 http://www.hamiltonnature.org [email protected] Publications Committee: Christine Bishop, Martin Daly, Rob Dobos, Kevin McLaughlin, Don McLean, Herman van Barneveld, Glenda Slessor, Jean Stollard, Jim Stollard and John Struger. The Wood Duck is the official publication of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club and produced by members of the Club. It is published nine times a year from September to May, inclusive. Deadline for receipt of material is the 5th of the month preceding publication date. As long as credit lines are included, articles may be reprinted without permission, unless otherwise specified. Opinions expressed in the Wood Duck are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club. The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club promotes public interest in the study, conservation and appreciation of our natural heritage. Meetings are held monthly September to May inclusive and field events are scheduled throughout the year. Visitors are welcome. The HNC is a registered charity and all donations as well as membership fees are tax deductible. HNC BOARD 2017 - 2018 Executive Past President Maggie Sims 905 331 1496 [email protected] President: Bronwen Tregunno 905 637 7136 [email protected] Vice-President: Chris Motherwell *** *** **** [email protected] Secretary: Joyce Litster 905 627 1203 [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Stollard 905 634 3538 [email protected] Directors Bird Study Group: Bruce Mackenzie 905 973 4869 [email protected] Conservation & Education: Paul D. Smith 905 659 1482 [email protected] Field Events: Rob Porter 905 920 3148 [email protected] Director-at-Large: Jackson Hudecki 905 516 4253 [email protected] Membership: Jill Baldwin 905 679 6447 [email protected] Programs: Lou Mitton *** *** **** [email protected] Publicity: vacant Sanctuary: Brian Wylie 905 627 4601 [email protected] Volunteer: Cleo Coppolino *** *** **** [email protected] Wood Duck Editor: Bill Lamond 519 756 9546 [email protected] Coordinators Website Coordinator: vacant Social Coordinator: Catharine Flatt 905 628 2030 [email protected] Junior Naturalists: Brian Wylie 905 627 4601 [email protected] Mailing: Jean Stollard 905 634 3538 [email protected] Land Trust Program: Jen Baker 905 524 3339 [email protected] Report rare bird sightings to: Cheryl Edgecombe 905-637-5923 Send Noteworthy Bird Records to: Bill Lamond, 238 St. George St, Brantford, N3R 1W7 email: [email protected] MEMBERSHIP FEES – Please remit to The Membership Director, HNC PUBLICATIONS - To order, contact Elaine Serena Hamilton Naturalists’ Club P.O.Box 89052, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4R5 905-639-2702 or [email protected] Life Membership $900.00 Hamilton Nature Counts 2003 $75.00 Single Membership $45.00 Hamilton Area Bird Checklist 2007 $2.00 Senior Single Membership $40.00 Head of the Lake Nature Guide $8.00 Student Single Membership (on-line-only ac- What’s Alive in Hamilton - from HCA website. free free cess to Wood Duck; for those 25 or under) Checklist of Ontario Butterflies $1.50 Senior Joint Membership $45.00 Birds of Hamilton and Surrounding Areas $45.00 Family Membership $50.00 (order from Glenn Barrett at [email protected]) Junior Naturalists - 1st child $80.00 Hamilton Mammal Atlas $15.00 Junior Naturalists - additional children $70.00 A Monthly Guide to Nature and Conservation $5.00 Honorary Life Member n/a Reptiles and Amphibians of Hamilton Area (check local library) The Wood Duck - October, 2018 Page 27 Editor’s Notes..... Hi everyone. I hope you are enjoying the first few days of Fall. When the temperatures are a bit above average, and the days are blessed with lots of sunshine, Fall is a great season. It is one of my favourite times of the year, especially with the change in leaf colour. One of the wonders of nature I think. As I write this on 9 September, it is very cool indeed, following some extremely hot days. It would be nice to have a happy medium, but no such luck. There is not a great deal of variety in this issue as the Noteworthy Bird Records take up a lot of space. It is the spring NBR and as I review this, I note that there are so many rare birds that turned up last spring. How about American Avocet, Piping Plover, Marbled Godwit, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Yellow-throated Warbler, Kirtland's Warbler and Dickcissel? A slew of rarities indeed. Enough to keep you busy if you like to "chase" rare birds. Unfortunately the Hamilton area has not hosted a mega-rarity along the lines of a Reddish Egret or a Great Kiskadee in some time. Hopefully one of you readers out there will be lucky enough to spot one of these great rarities this Fall. Perhaps even on the Alan Wormington Fall Bird Count? It's bound to happen some day. Despite the NBR taking up so much space, I have printed all of the articles that were submitted and they are fine articles indeed. I hope you agree. Feedback is always welcomed! At the October Monthly Meeting At the October Bird Study Group Monday, October 15, 2018 - 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 - 7:30 p.m. Fungi – The Fifth Kingdom Birds of The Gambia RBG, 680 Plains Rd. W, Burlington Burlington Seniors’ Centre, 2285 New St. Join Kriss Gandier to learn about the Justin Peter is Quest Nature Tours' Director of Programs and senior naturalist, and worked fascinating world of wild mushrooms previously for several years as Senior Naturalist and other edible wild foods. Find out at Algonquin Provincial Park. Justin leads tours about the best ways to learn and methods to such places as India, Africa, the Galapagos used to identify mushrooms, as well as Islands, Hudson Bay, the Canadian Arctic, information about mushroom preparation Antarctica and The Gambia. and preservation for culinary purposes. Tucked away on Africa’s west coast, the Kriss Gandier has been foraging for unassuming and tiny nation of The Gambia mushrooms her entire life, originally in is one of the continent’s best-kept secrets. Thunder Bay. She has been a member of the Flanking both banks of its mighty namesake river, it is located in a transition zone between Toronto Mycology Club for over 20 years and the dry north and the humid south and hosts a has led forays in Cambridge and Kitchener. surprising and wonderful array of bird life. Justin She currently harvests mushrooms and has scouted this country twice and will share other wild foods for high-end restaurants his insights and some of his own photography including Langdon Hall. from his visits. Page 28 The Wood Duck - October, 2018 Celebrating Hamilton’s Pollinator Paradise by Jen Baker he Pollinator Paradise Project – a partnership between the mural boards in the school. Many students THNC and Environment Hamilton – is building a Pollinator from the school participated and it became Corridor across the city. We create habitat in parks, at schools, very popular as everyone wanted to participate. Land Trust and businesses by planting native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Students became so engaged in the painting Coordinator Jen Workshops led by local experts help residents create their own that it was the quietist many of the students had Baker. pollinator habitats to contribute to the Pollinator Corridor which is ever been. helping to bring nature Installing the mural back to the city. was a challenge and We wanted to celebrate we are fortunate the tremendous work that City Parks staff that has been done have undertaken this to create pollinator challenge. Once the habitats. What to do? mural was installed in mid-June, we had an The perfect location unveiling with Mayor The Alpha class and the mural - photo Jocelyn to celebrate this work Eisenberger, School Neysmith. The students painting the mural - photo of this project is the Terry Basom. Board Trustee Christine Bingham, funders from the Hamilton York Boulevard Parkette Community Foundation, and about 60 students from Hess Street where HNC has been creating habitat and is situated close to School. other planting sites, including Hess Street School. We regularly deliver our nature education program to Hess Street School The mural project has been a unique and popular way to students. The parkette’s proximity to Hess Street School was celebrate the Pollinator Corridor, to engage students, and to part of the reason that we wanted to naturalize it.
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