Ontario
Ottawa/Gatineau
15 April 2009
Birds mentioned:
ROSS'S GOOSE
MUTE SWAN
TUNDRA SWAN
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
REDHEAD
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Hooded Meranser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Northern Shrike
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Bohemian Waxwing
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Pine Siskin
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Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W.
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Compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis [email protected]
At 7:30 am, Wednesday April 15, 2009 this is Chris Lewis reporting.
Strong cold winds from all directions except south prevented a lot of
movement during most of last week, but the birds do want to move and several
interesting reports came in.
The ROSS'S GOOSE discovered near Richmond on the 3rd was still present until
at least the 10th in the area of Eagleson and Richmond Rds. A MUTE SWAN
found on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River at the Marais des Laiches
(east) was seen again at the far west end of the marsh on the 14th, and 2
TUNDRA SWANS were on the river at the east end of Andrew Haydon Park on the
14th. Visits to the Alfred, Casselman and Embrun sewage lagoons since the
10th revealed a good selection of ducks including Gadwall, American Wigeon,
Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal,
REDHEAD, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser and Ruddy Duck.
Increased numbers of Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup were noted in
several locations last week, and the Mud Lake pond at Britannia hosted a
male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE on the 11th and a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers on
the 9th. A female Red-breasted Merganser was also on a pond at Andrew Haydon
on the 14th, the first local reports of Common Loons came from the Moodie
Dr. pond and the Ottawa River since the 9th and Black-crowned Night-Herons
were seen again at Britannia.
Ospreys have returned to previous nesting sites including Constance Creek,
Shirley's Bay and the Jock River. Bald Eagles of various ages were spotted
at Shirley's Bay on the weekend, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk,
Cooper's Hawk and Northern Goshawk were all reported, and a Red-shouldered
Hawk was noted in flight on the 14th. The first American Coots were seen at
Alfred and Embrun on the 13th. Five Sandhill Cranes flew over Milton Rd.
near Navan on the 14th, and the first shorebird species other than Killdeer
was no surprise - a Greater Yellowlegs at Embrun on the 14th.
A nice surprise on an OFNC outing in Britannia on the 11th was a female
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. A Northern Shrike was still in the Shirley's Bay
area on the 10th, the first Barn Swallow report came from Deschenes on the
11th, and a Carolina Wren was singing in Riverview on the 13th as was a
Winter Wren along the Beaver Trail in the Stony Swamp. Bohemian Waxwings are
still around in good numbers, American Tree Sparrows, Fox Sparrows and
Dark-eyed Juncos were all in good voice despite the cold on the weekend, a
flock of Snow Buntings in breeding plumage was seen at Embrun on the 14th,
and Pine Siskins were again widely reported.
Thank you - Good Birding!
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