- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 06 February 2005 * ONOT0502.06
- Birds mentioned Wood Duck BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon GRAY PARTRIDGE Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl NORTHERN HAWK OWL Barred Owl Great Gray Owl Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Carolina Wren TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE American Robin Bohemian Waxwing Northern Shrike Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 06 February 2005 number: 613-860-9000 for the status line : press 2 for rare bird alerts: press 1 to report a sighting: press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE - FEB 06 2005 AT 8:00 PM Birds and birders alike were treated to a February thaw this past week, as well as a few good birds. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, 1st discovered on Feb. 2nd in the Rothwell Heights neighbourhood in the east end of Ottawa was still present today the 6th, and still seems to favour the Common Buckthorn shrub in front of #38 Rothwell Dr. as well as adjacent trees. A Carolina Wren was also seen & heard farther south along Rothwell Dr. between # 106 and #112, most recently reported on the 5th. A Barred Owl was present near #38 Rothwell on the 4th and 5th. With regard to all of these birds - PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE ROAD, AND PLEASE DO NOT ENTER PRIVATE PROPERTY. One male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and one very probable hybrid Common/Barrow's were seen on the Rideau River behind the Tennis Club on the 5th, along with the now very tame male Wood Duck. At least 5 Bald Eagles were at Eardley-Masham Rd. at the entrance to Gatineau Park, Quebec, on the morning of the 6th. Red-tailed Hawks appear to be returning to their breeding territories, one Rough-legged Hawk was seen near Carp on the 2nd and an American Kestrel was along the 417 near Palladium Dr. the same day. On the 5th, a Peregrine Falcon was on Tower C of Place de Ville in downtown Ottawa. A covey of 12 GRAY PARTRIDGE have been present and easily viewable all week at the northeast corner of Moodie and Brophy Dr. In owl reports, Great Horned Owls were reported from both the Clyde Ave. woods and the Britannia woods on the 5th, 2 Snowy Owls were off Eagleson Rd, 1 at Rushmore Rd. and another at Fallowfield Dr. on the 5th. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along ski trail #5 at the southeast corner of Gatineau Park was last reported on January 31st, and Great Gray Owls continue to be widely reported in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. A Belted Kingfisher was fishing at the Thistle Springs trout farm in Munster Hamlet on the 2nd, and the female Red-bellied Woodpecker was seen again today the 6th at 6158 Rideau Valley Dr. south of Manotick. Good numbers of American Robins for this time of year have been seen in various locations, and Bohemian Waxwings were seen on the 5th - a small flock at Pinhey's Point along 6th Line Rd. and approx. 80 along Rifle Rd. just north of Carling Ave. Northern Shrikes continue to be seen in both rural and suburban areas. Finch reports from the Lac Lablanche and Eardley-Masham areas in Quebec since the 3rd included small numbers of Pine Grosbeaks and White-winged Crossbills, numerous Pine Siskins, and a few Evening Grosbeaks were in the Lac Lablanche area only. Common Redpolls are still present in small numbers around the region. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
