My reference to Tree Sparrow should have read Tree Swallow. Bob
Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Bob Cermak <[email protected]> Date: To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> Cc: Sandy Garland <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 4 July 2013 - Recent Reports Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 4 July 2013 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] A quiet week for bird sightings. A good representation of local breeding birds are reflected by the following sighting reports; a 3 hr 45 min, 7 km walk on June 27th near Flag Station Rd north of Kars; 43 species including SPOTTED SANDPIPER (1), BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (a pair), YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (10), EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (2), EASTERN PHOEBE (1), GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (1), RED-EYED VIREO (15), HOUSE WREN (1), VEERY (16), NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (5), CEDAR WAXWING (16), OVENBIRD (11), BLACK-AND-WHITE (5), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (37) and YELLOW (4) WARBLERS, CHIPPING (6), FIELD (1), SAVANNAH (1), SONG (40), SWAMP (2) and WHITE-THROATED (13) SPARROWS and SCARLET TANAGER (1). from eBird; Ottawa--Kanata (Kerwin Rd trail), Ottawa, CA-ON 03-Jul-2013 09:00 - 11:00 Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 31 species Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 6 present all along the trail and extremely vocal. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 2 Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 2 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2 Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) X Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) X American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 2 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 6 Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 8 Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2 Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 3 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2 At Chemin Indian Creek Rd on the west edge of Larose Forest a home owner with excellent bird feeders and bird habitat reported on the 1st; EVENING GROSBEAK (adults and 6 young birds), PURPLE FINCH (20 adults and 7 fledglings), TREE SPARROW (presently feeding the second batch of young), GREEN HERON (2 visiting pond regularly) and CEDAR WAXWING. Interesting sightings; - CAROLINA WREN singing regularly near intersection of Driscoll Dr and Jean Park Rd on Manotick Island - HORNED GREBE (1) at the Russell lagoons on the 1st Thank you to everyone who contributed bird observations! _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is prese _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
