Ontario/Quebec
Ottawa/Gatineau
07 October 2010
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Phone number: 613-860-9000
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Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W.
Quebec
Compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis [email protected], or [email protected]
The past week presented a mixed bag of weather and a nice mix of birds,
including a 1st-winter LAUGHING GULL at Petrie Island on the afternoon of
Oct. 5th.
Fall waterfowl migration has yet to hit its stride, however a few more SNOW
GEESE have begun to appear in agricultural areas, and variety and numbers of
ducks are increasing with more AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, RING-NECKED DUCK and LESSER SCAUP reported. Both GREATER
and LESSER SCAUP were noted on the large quarry pond on Moodie Dr. south of
Trail Rd. on the 2nd, and the first seasonal report of a RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER on the Ottawa River off Andrew Haydon Park also came in on the
2nd. The same day, a couple of COMMON LOONS were spotted off Andrew Haydon,
and a RED-NECKED GREBE was on the Moodie Dr. pond.
GREAT EGRETS continue to be seen around the area - while no outstanding
numbers have recently been reported, single birds were seen in several
locations from the 30th to the 2nd, and 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were
noted at Britannia on the 29th. Also on the 29th, 8 SANDHILL CRANES were
seen in a traditional fall gathering site - the fields at Milton and Smith
Rds. southwest of Navan. The only recent shorebird reports were of a small
number of LESSER YELLOWLEGS and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER at the Richmond
lagoons off Eagleson Rd. on the 2nd.
From the 29th to the 2nd, passerines in the Britannia Conservation Area
included multiple BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS, SWAINSON'S, GRAY-CHEEKED and HERMIT THRUSHES. Many AMERICAN PIPITS
were again noted in rural areas, and warblers over the past week included
ORANGE-CROWNED, NASHVILLE, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE,
YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, PINE, PALM and BLACKPOLL. Substantial
numbers of CHIPPING, WHITE-THROATED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and DARK-EYED
JUNCOS were found in many locations, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was noted at
Britannia on the 2nd, and the first FOX SPARROWS have begun to arrive, right
on time, with individuals reported from the west end of Ottawa as well as in
Carleton Place from the 4th to the 6th.
Thank you - Good Birding!
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