We just saw a Bald Eagle flying north over km 57 of the 401. Good birding, Jennifer Orange
Long time reader, first time poster Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 2, 2014, at 3:10 PM, Bob Cermak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ontario/Quebec > Ottawa/Gatineau > January 2, 2014 > > Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec > Compiler & transcriber Bob Cermak [email protected] or > [email protected] > > The Carleton Place CBC on the 27th found 44 species including WILD TURKEY > (371), COMMON RAVEN (32), SNOWY OWL (3), BELTED KINGFISHER (2), AMERICAN > ROBIN (26), SONG SPARROW (2), WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (2) and BROWN-HEADED > COWBIRD (1). > > > > The massive SNOWY OWL irruption from the north into our area and further > south continues. There are at least 30, probably more, in our area and > probably over 150 in eastern Ontario. > > > > As expected at this time of year BALD EAGLE continue to be found foraging > over the Gatineau Hills, around the limited open water and over open fields > in our area. > > > There are extremely few winter finches so far this winter. PINE SISKIN (1) > was at a Rockcliffe feeder and 30 were reported on Conc. 7 west of Pakenham > on the 26th. > > CEDAR WAXWING (18) were seen in Carleton Place and 20 at Baskin's Beach. GRAY > PARTRIDGE (5) were found in the Pakenham area on Hanson Sdrd on the 26th and > 10 were found on Farmview Rd on the 29th. A few AMERICAN ROBIN remain in the > area including on Cassels St. and an extremely late HERMIT THRUSH was found > on Cassels St on the 1st. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW have been reported at a few > feeders including 3 at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden feeder. A CAROLINA WREN > was at a feeder on Maplehill Way and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (6) were found > along the nearby Maple Hill Park trails on the 30th. RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER > (2) continue in Pakenham. > > > > HARLEQUIN DUCK (2) were not reported this week but may continue near the > bottom (east) of the Deschenes Rapids. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (1 f) and BARROW'S > GOLDENEYE continue on the Rideau River usually at the Hurdman pedestrian > bridge but occasionally behind the tennis club at the west end of Donald St. > BUFFLEHEAD (2) and LONG-TAILED DUCK (1 to 3) were found below the Deschenes > Rapids. A RED-NECKED GREBE was east of Bate Island and also on the Remic > Rapids on the 27th. HOODED MERGANSER (2 m) continue on the open water at the > Bank St Billings Bridge and some days west of that bridge there are GREAT > BLACK-BACKED, HERRING, GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS. MALLARD, AMERICAN BLACK > DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE and a few COMMON MERGANSER continue on the open water > and CANADA GEESE (2) were found on the Rideau River seen from the north Maple > Hill Park trail. > > Interesting sightings this past week were: > - NORTHERN FLICKER has been reported in Pakenham since the 28th > > - SONG SPARROW was found at 3724 Twin Elm Rd on the 29th > > - GREAT BLUE HERON on the storm sewer pond on Strandherd Rd west of the Home > Depot on the 29th > > - PURPLE FINCH (10) were found in the Gatineau Hills on the Eardley Masham Rd > > - RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (1) at a North Gower feeder this week > > Thank you to everyone who contributed bird observations. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
