Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 14 July 2011 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario,W. Quebec Compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis [email protected], or [email protected]
The rarities that were found in the Ottawa area in the 1st week of July are evidently still around! The WHITE-FACED IBIS first discovered in the Carp River floodplain in the village of Carp on July 4th was not seen for a few days after the 8th, but returned to this location on the afternoon of the 12th and was seen again on the the morning and afternoon of the 13th. In the interim, a Plegadis sp. ibis was briefly observed on the Ottawa River near the Britannia filtration plant early on the morning of the 12th. The EARED GREBE found at the Embrun sewage lagoons on July 1st was also still present on the 13th. A single BRANT that has apparently been hanging around at the Remic rapids area was most recently reported on the 10th. Up to 4 GREAT EGRETS have been seen in the past few days in the vicinity of the Deschenes rapids on the Ottawa River, and BLACK-CROWNED-NIGHT-HERONS continue to be reported from the Britannia area. An adult BALD EAGLE flew over Petrie Island on the 9th. The Carp floodplain area has been a magnet for locally breeding shorebirds such as KILLDEER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER and WILSON'S SNIPE, as well as several migrant LESSER YELLOWLEGS. Recent vists to the eastern sewage lagoons were not very productive for shorebirds, but it's still early in the season for southbound migrants. A juvenile UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen along Ferry Rd. near Fitzroy Harbour on the 10th. A CAROLINA WREN was seen & heard singing in the Manotick area during the 1st week of July. Most of the other recent local reports were about SPARROWS with good numbers of CLAY-COLOURED and GRASSHOPPER noted among other more common species south of the international airport, and at least four LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were singing in the Mer Bleue Conservation Area on the 10th. Thank you - Good Birding! _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
