Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau March 20, 2014 Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler & transcriber Bob Cermak [email protected] or [email protected]
A few early spring migrants are finally arriving! The Mississippi River from Carleton Place to Appleton has been active: - in Appleton, PIED-BILLED GREBE on the 14th, on the 15th RED-NECKED GREBE (1) and LESSER SCAUP (1) with many COMMON GOLDENEYE - in Carleton Place TRUMPETER SWAN (2) on the 9th and on the 15th (6) north of the hwy 7 bridge at Riverside Park and further north behind the high school. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (3) and many COMMON GOLDENEYE the McNeely Ave bridge. Look for HOODED MERGANSER at these locations soon. The first TURKEY VULTURE (1) of the year on the 18th over hwy 416 south of Fallowfield Rd and over Carleton Place on the 19th. Britannia Conservation area and Britannia Yacht Club: HERRING, RING-BILLED and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL continue, HORNED GREBE on the 15th and on the 20th AMERICAN ROBIN (5), RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (1) and GREATER SCAUP (1). Bate Island: COMMON MERGANSER and COMMON and BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (m & f) continue, HORNED GREBE east of the island on the 17th. Other reports were: NORTHERN SHRIKE in Greely, BALD EAGLE at Island Park Dr and Clearview Ave, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (2) Maple Hill Park, ROUGH-LEGGED and RED-TAILED HAWKS, COOPER'S HAWK on Churchill Ave, BALD and GOLDEN EAGLE on Steele Line in Quebec, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (3) Hilda Rd feeders, NORTHERN PINTAIL at the Bank St Billings Bridge, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at Vincent Massey Park, GREEN-WINGED TEAL (m) continues on March Valley Rd, NORTHERN FLICKER Maple Hill Park and in Gatineau sector Ferme Moore and COMMON GRACKLE in Manotick today. Thank you to everyone who contributed bird observations. Due to increasing and widespread concerns regarding disturbance of wildlife and property, the OFNC's Birds Committee no longer reports owl sightings on the Internet. We will continue to encourage the reporting of owls to [email protected] for the purpose of maintaining local records. _______________________________________________ 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
