We would like to thank all the birders that came to visit us the past 3 days. As of 9.00AM on Tuesday, the bird is still around in our yard.(several birders have been here already) However.... the bird is getting noticeably more restless or skittish, so we would like to ask visitors to stay by the chairs we have set up. If you would like to see the warbler, do it today, because we have given it some days off from tomorrow on.
Alex and Judy Eberspaecher 305 Glen Oak Drive Oakville (4th line and Lakeshore area) From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 20 12:35:17 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx1.magmacom.com (mx1.magmacom.com [206.191.0.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A69747EBF for <[email protected]>; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:35:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail2.magma.ca (mail2.magma.ca [206.191.0.214]) i3KGjixe014077; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:45:44 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-209-217-84-114.d-ip.magma.ca [209.217.84.114]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail2.magma.ca (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3KGjfko004596; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:45:42 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:45:11 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 18Apr04.Pink-footed Goose X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:35:17 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 18 April 2004 * ONOT0404.18 - Birds mentioned Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Northern Shoveler EURASIAN WIGEON American Wigeon Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup White-winged Scoter Ruddy Duck Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Water Pipit Yellow-rumped Warbler - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 18 April 2004 number: 613-860-9000 press 2 to report: 613-860-9000 press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compilers : Chris Lewis : Terry Higgins : Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE SUNDAY April 18 AT 8:30 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. The staring features in the local birding this weekend were two rare Eurasian waterfowl species in the marshes on the Québec side of the Ottawa River. The first record for the region of a PINK- FOOTED GOOSE, reported yesterday the 17th, was confirmed this morning. It is an un-banded and free flying bird. The most recent observation was at the viewing blind at Baie de Pentecost in Parc Plaisance along Chemin de Petit Presqu'ile. A male EURASIAN WIGEON is also still present at Baie Clement west of Masson Québec. Other reports indicate that spring migration has taken another leap forward in Ottawa. From the 16th to the 18th, Shirley's Bay had 2 Common Loons, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, several American Wigeon and Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Greater and Lesser Scaup and 2 White-winged Scoters. An unusually late Snowy Owl was seen on the ice at Shirley's Bay off Haycock Island on the 16th. A pair of Redhead was in the pond on Earl Armstrong Rd west of High Rd on the 16th and 2 male Ruddy Ducks were in a pond along Moodie Dr south of the Trail Rd landfill. The first Greater Yellowlegs of the season was seen along Twin Elm Rd on April 16 along with an American Pipit. At the Britannia Conservation Area on the 18th, there were many Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet as well as the first Yellow-rumped Warblers. The return of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers and Hermit Thrushes was evident from many locations. Two of the local landfills hosted at total of 11 Lesser Black- backed Gulls, 8 at Trail Rd landfill and 3 at Carp. Both landfills are inaccessible to the public but may be viewed from the roadside. Several pairs of Barred Owls were heard calling in Gatineau Park on the night of the 17th, another sign of spring. Thank-you. Good birding. - End transcript
