Hi birders, This morning on the St. Lawrence River at Ivy Lea, there was a 1st winter ICELAND GULL and an adult basic LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flying around with Ring-billed and the more numerous Herring Gulls. The only ducks on the open water were several small groups of Common Goldeneyes. A Common Raven was seen along the 1000 Islands Parkway just west of the village of Rockport. Directions to Ivy Lea - Take exit 659 off Hwy 401 and head west on the Thousand Island Parkway, turning south into the village of Ivy Lea at Ivy Lea Rd. Follow the road through the village to the boat launching ramp.
--------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 14 10:32:56 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx2.magma.ca (mx2.magma.ca [206.191.0.250]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 989EF64868 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:32:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail1.magma.ca (mail1.magma.ca [206.191.0.252]) by mx2.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j1EFYJcX020111; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:34:20 -0500 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-209-217-93-53.d-ip.magma.ca [209.217.93.53]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail1.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j1EFYGCn002691; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:34:18 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:32:21 -0500 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 13Feb05... Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, Gray Partridge, Barrow's Goldeneye X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:32:57 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 13 February 2005 * ONOT0502.13 - Birds mentioned Wood Duck Greater Scaup BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Red-tailed Hawk GRAY PARTRIDGE Snowy Owl NORTHERN HAWK OWL GREAT GRAY OWL Red-headed Woodpecker Carolina Wren TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Bohemian Waxwing Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 13 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 13 2005 AT 7:00 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. The most recent report of the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at #38 Rothwell Dr. was from Feb. 11th. There are considerably fewer berries on the Common Buckthorn bush at the end of the laneway, so the bird may be feeding elsewhere in the neighbourhood. The Carolina Wren near #112 Rothwell may also still be around, but has not been reported since the 5th. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along ski trail #29 at trail #5 approx. 1 km west/northwest of the Relais Plain-Air sports centre at the southeast corner of Gatineau Park was still easily found here on the 13th. The male Wood Duck and one male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were on the Rideau River behind the Tennis Club on the 13th and another male Barrow's was on the Ottawa River at the Remic Rapids lookout on the same day. A Greater Scaup has been present in Carleton Place for over a month, on the Mississippi River near the dam near the Town Hall. As of Feb.12th, the dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk is still at the Gatineau Airport. The 12 GRAY PARTRIDGE were again seen at the northeast corner of Moodie and Brophy Dr. on the 12th. Three Snowy Owls were in the Ste-Rose area east of Casselman on the 6th, and one Snowy was at the northeast corner of Akins and Shea Rds. on the 12th. GREAT GRAY OWLS are still present but are being reported in smaller numbers, again mainly in the Dunrobin area along Kilmaurs and Kinburn Side Rds., March Valley Dr. and the Shirley's Bay area in the west, and the Petrie Island area in the east. Both adult Red-headed Woodpeckers are still being seen at the old burn site off Whistler Rd. in Constance Bay. An incursion of Bohemian Waxwings may be taking place locally, with small groups reported this past week from the Eardley-Masham and Steele Rd. area at the west end of Gatineau Park, and a flock of approx. 150 on the southeast side of the park on the 7th. and approx. 60 here again on the 13th. Finch reports were few, but included 6 Pine Grosbeaks in the Shirley's Bay area on the 12th and a few Common Redpolls in Gatineau Park on the 9th. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
