- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 06 January 2008 * ONOT0801.06
- Birds mentioned HARLEQUIN DUCK Long-tailed Duck Bufflehead Common X BARROW'S GOLDENEYE BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk RED-SHOULDERED HAWK Peregrine Falcon THAYER'S GULL Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl Barred Owl Northern Shrike Tufted Titmouse TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Bohemian Waxwing OREGON JUNCO Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll HOARY REDPOLL - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 06 January 2008 Number: 613-860-9000 For the status line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings, PRESS 1 (one) Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message 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 @ 7:30pm, SUNDAY JANUARY 6, 2008 This is Chris Lewis reporting. During the first week of the "New Birding Year" in Ottawa, most of the really interesting birds seen in our area at the end of 2007 were kind enough to stick around for 2008. On the Ottawa River 2 female HARLEQUIN DUCKS, at least one Long-tailed Duck, a Bufflehead, a male and female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and a hybrid Common X BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were still present on the 6th, in various locations from Remic rapids through to Deschenes rapids, and a female Red-breasted Merganser was seen at Remic rapids on the 5th. The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was still on Old Carp Road on the 5th, and the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Parkwood Hills, the Tufted Titmouse in Forest Park, Embrun, and a HOARY REDPOLL in the Shirley's Bay area are still being seen on a regular basis as of the 6th. A Hermit Thrush discovered back on Dec. 16th was seen again near the Hurdman Bridge along the Rideau River on Jan. 6th, the Gray Catbird in Constance Bay was still present as of the 2nd, and a Northern Mockingbird that was reported last fall was seen again in the same area along the railroad tracks south of Parkside Cr. on Jan. 5th and 6th. The OREGON JUNCO at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden was still visiting both of the Fletcher feeders on the 6th as well. A large flock of approx. 70 Wild Turkeys was seen on the 6th near Herzberg and Carling Ave. and on the same day a pair of adult Bald Eagles was seen perched together on the DND property at Shirley's Bay - the same location where a pair was seen early last year. On the 6th , a juvenile Northern Goshawk was seen at the Rideau River south of the Tennis Club. On the 2nd and 5th, a pair of Peregrine Falcons was roosting on the R.H. Coats building at Tunney's Pasture and a single Peregrine was seen at Remic rapids on the 6th. Gulls on the Rideau River north of the Hurdman bridge on the 5th included an adult THAYER'S GULL, and a few Iceland Gulls were seen along with several Glaucous Gulls both here and on the Ottawa River this past week. Three Snowy Owls were in the Ste-Rose area east of Casselman on the 6th and a Barred Owl was still present on March Valley Rd. on the same day. Northern Shrikes were again reported from several locations, and there were a couple of reports of Lapland Longspurs with groups of Snow Buntings this week - one along March Valley Rd. at the Duck Club feeders near Klondike Rd. on the 3rd and 5th, and 3 along Ste-Rose Rd. east of Casselman on the 5th. It almost goes without saying now that Bohemian Waxwings, Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls are still being reported in good numbers all over our area. 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
