Hi Ontbirders: While birding the east end of Ottawa today, I saw Black Tern on Petrie Island. Other birds sighted in the east end include Brown Thrashers, couple of flycatchers, Catbirds, Kingbirds, a juvenile Hairy Woodpecker, number of Yellow Warblers and Song Sparrows.
Several families of Pied-billed Grebes in the storm management ponds along Aquaview drive in Orleans including one sitting on a nest of 6 eggs. This is the fifth or sixth nest of Pied-billed Grebes I have seen in the same ponds since the spring. PS. Had the very good fortune to observe a family of Long-eared owls in the Ottawa area. Thanks. Photo of one of the juvenile Long-eared Owls. http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/125952499/original Two owlets together. http://www.ofo.ca/photoalbums/current/June/index2.html W.H. www.pbase.com/golfpic Directions: >From Ottawa head east on the Queensway and take the Orleans split in the road. > Keep left and turn at the lights turn left on Trim onto Petrie Island. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
