- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 20 November 2005 * ONOT0511.20
- Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Cackling Goose Snow Goose ROSS'S GOOSE Gadwall Redhead HARLEQUIN DUCK Long-tailed Duck BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon GRAY PARTRIDGE Wild Turkey Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl NORTHERN HAWK OWL Belted Kingfisher RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Carolina Wren Bohemian Waxwing Fox Sparrow Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 20 November 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 - SUN NOV 20 2005 AT 6:30 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. A nice variety of species was reported over the past week, with waterfowl continuing to dominate the scene. Twenty-three species were noted since last week's summary, with several highlights. An adult ROSS'S GOOSE discovered on October 23rd, remains in the large pond on the east side of Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. on the 20th along with approx. 400 mostly Greater Snow Geese. A Tundra Swan on the 13th, and 2 late Redhead along with 25 also late Ruddy Ducks were here on the 20th. Cackling Geese also continue to be reported from this pond and the Ottawa River. A male HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen on the Ottawa River south of Bate Island and above the Deschenes rapids on the 14th and 16th respectively. Two male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were on the Rideau River behind the Rideau Tennis Club on the 13th. A late Gadwall was still feeding in the now mostly frozen waters of Mud Lake in Britannia on the 20th and at least a dozen mostly male Long-tailed Ducks were on the river this weekend. A reminder re: the Moodie Dr. Pond - this is on private property; please do not cross the gate. Raptor highlights included an immature Bald Eagle at Shirley's Bay on the 20th, an adult Golden Eagle migrating over the trail off Kerwin Rd. in Kanata on the 18th, and an adult Peregrine Falcon flying over the Ottawa River at Andrew Haydon on the 19th. The 1st seasonal reports of Snowy Owls came in from intersection of Eagleson Rd. and Fallowfield Rd. west of Ottawa on the 17th, and along Concession #19 west of Ste-Rose Rd. east of Ottawa on the 19th and 20th. Another 1st of the season was a Northern Hawk-Owl in Quebec on the afternoon of the 19th - it was seen perched on a hydro wire along Hwy 307, 1.5 km past the north end of St. Pierre- de-Wakefield, and another 1.5 km past the "Lake McMullen" sign. Seven GRAY PARTRIDGE were at Concession #20 and Ste-Rose Rd. on the 20th. On the 18th, a flock of 14 Wild Turkeys was again feeding in a field along March Valley Rd. near Klondike Rd. and another flock of 11 was on the south side of Rideau Rd. west of Limebank Rd. the same day. An immature Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the east end of Andrew Haydon Park and an immature Glaucous Gull was in the Moodie Dr. pond, both on the 20th. Also on the 20th, a late Belted Kingfisher was at Moodie Dr. opposite the Lafarge quarry. Two adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were in the old burn area in Constance Bay on the 17th, and a Carolina Wren is still singing in Carp behind the Bell utility building at #390 Donald B. Munro Rd. Another Carolina Wren was seen in a backyard in Old Ottawa South on the 13th, and a very late Fox Sparrow visited a feeder in Rockcliffe on the 18th. Other songbirds of note were flocks of Bohemian Waxwings exceeding 120 birds on Thomas Dolan Parkway at Constance Creek on the 14th and in Carp on the 20th. "Winter finch" reports continue to come in from various locations, including Pine Grosbeak, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin and Evening Grosbeak. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
