The Tanager mentioned at the bottom of my report should be Summer not Scarlet Tanager. Bob
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 21:06:47 -0500 > Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 8 November 2012 - Recent Reports > > > > > > Ontario/Quebec > Ottawa/Gatineau > 8 November 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] > > Ottawa/Gatineau birders have been anticipating and hoping for CAVE SWALLOW to > arrive in our area for some time. On the 3rd a CAVE SWALLOW (southwest > (Mexican) species) and a CLIFF SWALLOW were found over the Ottawa River just > south of Bate Island east of the Champlain Bridge. The CLIFF SWALLOW was seen > every day until the 6th (a record late sighting) when it was seen again with > the CAVE SWALLOW at the same location. Neither swallow has been reported > since. > > There has been a noticeable movement of PINE GROSBEAK (flocks up to 12), > WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (flocks up to 30) and BOHEMIAN WAXWING (flocks up to > 120) throughout our area this past week. Smaller numbers of COMMON REDPOLL > (small flocks and one flock of 25) and RED CROSSBILL (single birds calling > and a flock of 7 in Pakenham) have been reported. At least 5 female > BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were seen; 2 along the Eardley-Masham Road, 1 near > the Stony Swamp Trail, 1 (possibly 2) in Rockcliffe Park and another near the > Rockcliffe Pkwy at Green's Creek. > > In a one hour period (9 to 10 am) in dynamic weather conditions on the 3rd > from Dick Bell Park RED-THROATED LOON (14), COMMON LOON (6), GOLDEN EAGLE (4, > 2 adult and 2 juvenile, a remarkable number, possibly a one day record in > Ottawa) and PEREGRINE FALCON (1) were seen migrating south. Also seen were > LONG-TAILED DUCK (60+) from that location on the river. > > Last week a record (for this area) number of SANDHILL CRANE (148) were seen > at the south end of Trim Rd on the 27th. This week, on Milton Road, 152 were > seen on the 6th and 154 were seen on the 7th. > > A dark morph GYRFALCON was seen briefly flying south over the Remic Rapids > then heading south over the city on the 6th. On the same day PEREGRINE FALCON > (2 adults and 1 juvenile) were seen on the Coate's Building in Tunney's > Pasture. > > At various locations in the west end (March Valley Rd, Riddell Dr, etc) on > the 2nd; RED-TAILED (6), ROUGH-LEGGED (2) and COOPER'S (1) HAWKS, NORTHERN > HARRIER (1) and BALD EAGLE (2) and SNOW BUNTING (85+). > Burnside (Moodie Dr) pit continues to be active. On the 6th there were SNOW > GOOSE (16), RED-NECKED and RUDDY DUCKS, HOODED and COMMON MERGANSER and > NORTHERN GOSHAWK (1), RED-TAILED (2) and ROUGH-LEGGED (1) HAWKS. > > Other interesting sighting were; > - AMERICAN PIPIT (55+) and GREATER YELLOWLEGS (25) flying over a field NW of > St. Albert on the 1st > - NORTHERN SHRIKE (1) near a bird feeder in Carleton Place on the 2nd > - EURASIAN WIGEON (1) and CANVASBACK (1) continue to be seen at Black Bay > east in Quebec > - CAROLINA WREN (2) continue to be seen at various locations in the Britannia > Conservation Area > - RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS (2) continue to be seen in Pakenham > - a very late AMERICAN BITTERN (1) was seen in a Ottawa River marsh at the > Mac Skimming property east of Orleans on the 6th > - outside the Ottawa/Gatineau birding area, in Perth, on the 4th a female > SCARLET TANAGER was photographed but was not subsequently seen > > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
