Hi again all, I noticed a small error (MINE!!!) after this message was posted...the date of the WESTERN SANDPIPER in Hull, Quebec was May 18th, NOT the 17th...just to keep the records straight and to avoid confusion for those interested in this bird.
Apologies, Chris Lewis Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Pringle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 24, 2004 8:26 PM Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 24May04... Yellow Rail, Arctic Tern, Forster's Tern > - RBA > > * Ontario > * Ottawa/Gatineau > * 24 May 2004 > * ONOT0405.24 > > - Birds mentioned > > American Bittern > Least Bittern > Brant > Peregrine Falcon > Wild Turkey > YELLOW RAIL > Semipalmated Plover > Lesser Yellowlegs > Whimbrel > Red Knot > Semipalmated Sandpiper > WESTERN SANDPIPER > Least Sandpiper > White-rumped Sandpiper > Dunlin > Wilson's Phalarope > Common Tern > ARCTIC TERN > FORSTER'S TERN > Black Tern > Black-billed Cuckoo > Great Horned Owl > Red-headed Woodpecker > Alder Flycatcher > Willow Flycatcher > Sedge Wren > Marsh Wren > Yellow-throated Vireo > Blue-winged Warbler > Golden-winged Warbler > Mourning Warbler > Canada Warbler > Lincoln's Sparrow > > - Transcript > > hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club > date: 24 May 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 - MAY 24 2004 AT 6:00 PM > > This is Chris Lewis reporting. > > This afternoon (May 24) between 2:15 and 3:15, in the rain and > strong east winds, a congregation of approximately 1000 restless > Brant were in the vicinity of the Des Chenes rapids immediately > west of the Brtiannia Yacht Club. Seven calling Whimbrels flew > over the same location at around 2:30. An adult FORSTER'S TERN was > on the Ottawa River behind the Britannia filtration plant from > 2:45 to 3:15 PM, and 11 ARCTIC TERNS flew east down the Des Chenes > rapids at approximately 3:15 PM. The FORSTER'S TERN was on a small > dead-head in the river not far off shore from the filtration plant > and may still be present. > > A WESTERN SANDPIPER discovered in the Sabourin marsh behind the > Sport-teque arena in Hull, Quebec, has not been reported since the > 17th. > > On the 21st the Embrun sewage lagoons had fewer Least Sandpipers > than the previous week, but approx. 150 were still present, along > with 4 Semipalmated Plovers, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Semipalmated > Sandpipers, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin and at least 40 > Wilson's Phalaropes. A Red Knot reported from the SW cell on the > 19th was not seen on the 21st. > > The same day, during strong NE winds, 4 ARCTIC TERNS circled the > Embrun lagoons before heading west, and 2 Black Terns arrived and > began feeding. Common Terns were reported from Petrie Island on > the 18th. > > A visit to the Richmond fen on the night of May 21st produced both > American and Least Bittern, 5 YELLOW RAILS and a few Sedge Wrens, > all heard from the railroad tracks near the southern edge of the > fen, and 4 Great Horned Owls were heard in the Munster Rd. and > Kettles Rd. area the same night. > > Walking along the railroad tracks at Huntmar Dr. north of > Richardson Side Rd. was productive for many species of woodland > birds throughout the week, including 2 Black-billed Cuckoos and a > Mourning Warbler on the 22nd. The Blue-winged Warbler discovered > here on the 16th has not since been reported, but a male Golden- > winged Warbler was seen farther east near the bend in the tracks > on the 18th. Both Alder and Willow Flycatchers are in the area as > well. > > A male Wild Turkey strutted across the Thomas Dolan Parkway south > of Dunrobin on the 22nd. > > A Yellow-throated Vireo was found in Gatineau Park on the 17th > along the Meech Lake Rd. near the intersection with Fortune Lake > Rd. The Britannia Conservation Area hosted a Canada Warbler and a > Lincoln's Sparrow on the 21st, and at least 2 Marsh Wrens were on > territory in the marsh west of Moodie Dr. between Nortel and the > Equestrian Park. > > Since at least the 21st, a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers have > begun investigating cavities in Constance Bay, in the same area > where they nested in the past 2 years. Please do not disturb > these sensitive birds. > > Last but not least, the Peregrine Falcons on the Crowne Plaza > Hotel have 2 young; the other 2 eggs did not hatch. The Peregrine > Watch is scheduled to begin on June 19. > > Thank you - Good Birding! > > - End transcript > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS mailing list > [email protected] > To join or leave ONTBIRDS visit > http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm >
