Hello all,
The date for the BOREAL CHICKADEE in Carp is Oct. 14th (not 15th).
Thank you,
Chris Lewis
Ottawa, ON
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From: "Christina Lewis" <[email protected]>
To: "OFO sightings" <[email protected]>; "BIRDEAST"
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Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 8:34 AM
Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 15 Oct 10 - weekly update
Ontario/Quebec
Ottawa/Gatineau
15 October 2010
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W.
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It's been a very interesting period for local birding, with several
unusual
reports as well as evidence that northern species are on the move!
Approx. 300 GREATER SNOW GEESE were noted in the sod fields along Hwy #138
east of Casselman on the 11th, and a ROSS'S GOOSE was found among a flock
of
CANADA GEESE along Conc. #15 north of Fournier on the 7th. Back on the 1st
a
CACKLING GOOSE was spotted in Black Bay near Thurso, Quebec, and 2 were
seen
in a field along Bankfield Rd. on the 9th. At least 60 REDHEAD in
Shirleys'
Bay on the 10th was a significant number for our area, small numbers of
SURF
and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS have begun to arrive as of at least the 8th, and
a
few HORNED and RED-NECKED GREBES are also showing up on the Ottawa River.
The first seasonal report of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was on the 12th, and 2
PEREGRINE FALCONS (most likely the resident breeding pair) have recently
been seen almost daily in downtown Ottawa. A good variety of shorebirds
was
found at the Casselman sewage lagoons on the 13th, including approx. 20
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS - reports of this species also came from a variety
of locations on the Quebec side from the 8th to the 12th. Other shorebirds
reported locally over the past week were KILLDEER, GREATER and LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and DUNLIN. Two BONAPARTE'S GULLS were
still at the large quarry pond on Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. on the
9th,
and 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were south of this location the same day.
Early "northerners" for our parts were a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
along the trail at Mer Bleue and a NORTHERN SHRIKE at Carling Ave. and
Rifle
Rd on the 12th. An extraordinary spate of GRAY JAY sightings have been
reported - This species is rarely seen in Ottawa-Gatineau, however
individuals were found in Hull, Quebec at Rue Duhamel (Sept. 30) as well
as
Rue Gabriel-Lacasse (Oct. 13),the Eardley-Masham Rd. south of Chemin du
Camp
Gatineau in Gatineau Park (Oct. 10) and even on the "ridge" in the
Britannia
Conservation Area (Oct. 9). Furthermore, a BOREAL CHICKADEE was among a
flock of BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES in Carp on the 15th.
Lots of our more usual migrant passerines were present during the past
week
including BROWN CREEPER, WINTER WREN, GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, SWAINSON'S and HERMIT THRUSH, and AMERICAN PIPITS continue to be
abundant in agricultural areas. YELLOW-RUMPED was (of course) the most
frequently encountered warbler species, but a couple of reports of
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS came in from Deschenes and Britannia, and NORTHERN
PARULA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE and PALM WARBLER were also seen on the
Thanksgiving weekend.
More AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS have begun to trickle in, a few CHIPPING,
FIELD
and SWAMP SPARROWS are still around, FOX SPARROWS were not widely
reported this week but 1 was seen at the Jack Pine Trail along Moodie Dr.
on
the 13th, and numerous WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS continue to grace the local
landscape. A report from the fields near Quyon, Quebec on the 12th
included
2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and a female-plumaged McCOWN'S LONGSPUR - the latter
was
searched for but not re-located later the same day or the next. At least
40
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were at Britannia on the 9th, and PURPLE FINCHES, PINE
SISKINS and EVENING GROSBEAKS have begun to appear in recent days.
Thank you - Good Birding!
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