- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 02 December 2007 * ONOT0712.02
- Birds mentioned Wild Turkey Great Blue Heron Golden Eagle Merlin Peregrine Falcon Iceland Gull SLATY-BACKED GULL Glaucous Gull Bohemian Waxwing OREGON JUNCO Lapland Longspur Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 02 December 2007 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 & transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet: Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 8:00 pm, SUNDAY DECEMBER 2, 2007. This is Chris Lewis reporting. Winter appears to have settled in early this year, with temperatures well below normal on recent days, and it looks like the snow is here to stay. Few bird reports came in, but of local interest were the following: The last report of the SLATY-BACKED GULL at the Ottawa Valley Waste Management Centre south of Pembroke was on November 27th. A few Iceland and Glaucous Gulls were still here on the 28th and a Golden Eagle flew over, but unless future reports are received, "The" gull seems to be gone. Thirteen Wild Turkeys were seen along Flewellyn Rd. near Conley Rd. on the 29th, and a late Great Blue Heron was in a ditch west of the Home Depot on Strathmore Rd. in Barrhaven the same day. Peregrine Falcon sightings came from Remic rapids on the Ottawa River and the R. H. Coats building at Tunney's pasture last week, and one was also on the roof of the Ottawa Civic Hospital on the 27th. A Merlin was checking out the bird feeders on Hilda Rd. by Shirley's Bay on December 1st, and reports of Bohemian Waxwings, Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls continue to come in from many locations, including the Fletcher Wildlife Garden at the Central Experimental Farm. The Fletcher continues to host a male OREGON JUNCO as of the 2nd, most recently seen at the bird feeders behind building #138. And, last but not least the first seasonal report of Lapland Longspurs came from the 29th when 3 were seen on Akins Rd. near Eagleson Rd. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
