- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 26 June 2006 * ONOT0606.26
- Birds mentioned LEAST BITTERN Black-crowned Night-Heron SANDHILL CRANE Lesser Yellowlegs American Woodcock Bonaparte's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull BLACK TERN SEDGE WREN Northern Mockingbird PALM WARBLER Wilson's Warbler LINCOLN'S SPARROW Evening Grosbeak - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 26 June 2006 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] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 5:30 pm, MONDAY JUNE 26, 2006. This is Chris Lewis reporting. The 1st official week of summer arrived with beautiful weather and a few interesting bird sightings. LEAST BITTERNS were observed again in the marshes along the Quebec side of the Ottawa River east of Gatineau - at least 3 individuals were flying and hunting in the Marais aux Grenouillettes on the 25th among the very large and active BLACK TERN Colony and other more common marsh species. Two LEAST BITTERNS and 2 Black-crowned Night-Herons were in the Marais des Laiches sector on the 21st, 2 adult Black-crowned Night-Herons were at Mud Lake in Britannia on the 22nd, and 5 of various ages were at Mud Lake the previous day. A visit to Ramsay Lake along Eardley-Masham Rd. in Gatineau Park on the 24th produced several regular breeding songbirds and a few surprises including American Woodcock, a male Wilson's Warbler, LINCOLN'S SPARROW and an Evening Grosbeak. Back in Ontario on the 25th, a SANDHILL CRANE was calling and soaring high over the Mer Bleue boardwalk, and another flew over a golf course in Manotick today the 26th. The Mer Bleue continues to host at least 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and an adult PALM WARBLER of the eastern race. All of these birds were very active and vocal even at mid-day. Other noteworthy species included an adult Lesser Yellowlegs at the St-Isidore sewage lagoons on the 20th, a 3rd-year Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Bonaparte's Gull at the Deschenes on the 21st, a Northern Mockingbird at the Museum of Civilization on the 19th, and at least 5 SEDGE WRENS singing in the Richmond Fen on the night of the 24th. Although it is hard to think of autumn when summer has finally arrived, this is an opportunity to announce that tickets are now on sale for the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) Annual Convention which will be held IN OTTAWA this year. The dates are September 30 - October 1st, and events include several field trips, displays, door prizes, dinner and a presentation by world- famous ornithologist Guy Morrison. All are welcome, and details can be found on the OFO website at www.ofo.ca Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
