Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 28 June 2012
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC) 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 Bob Cermak [email protected] or [email protected] An adult female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen on June 27th and a singing male and a female were seen on June 16th in the Thomas Dolan and Stonecrest Road area. The adult male CERULEAN WARBLER continues to be seen and heard in Pontiac Station, Quebec (since June 14th). A total of 64 bird species were found during a June 22nd birding outing to Quyon, Pontiac Station and the Eardley-Masham Road to Ramsay Lake in Quebec. Many local breeding birds were found including CERULEAN and 12 other warbler species, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Many of the local breeding bird species were found during a June 24th birding outing to the Quebec Lac la Blanche area. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK and many BLUE-HEADED VIREOS were seen. The 16 species of warblers heard were; NASHVILLE, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACKBURNIAN, PINE, BLACK-AND-WHITE, AMERICAN REDSTART, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and CANADA. Other interesting sightings were; - the TRUMPETER SWAN, first reported May 26th, was seen again June 16th on Constance Creek at the Thomas Dolan bridge - LEAST BITTERNS continue to be heard at the above location - 3 GREAT EGRETS were found at the Cedarview Road Bruce Pit on June 27th - the MOURNING WARBLER, found on June 21st, continues on the Algonquin College campus - 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS were heard singing along the Carbine Trail west of Pakenham June 26th - an adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen flying near the hwy 417 Moodie west exit on June 26th - a pair of UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen on the NE corner of Dwyer Hill and Panmure roads on June 28th Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations - 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/
