Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler and transcriber: Bob Cermak at [email protected] or [email protected]
Recent reports to July 3, 2014 There are lots of local breeding birds to look for as we wait for the start of the early fall migration in mid July. Another great location to see many local breeding birds is the trails at Meech Creek Valley in Gatineau Park. Take hwy 5 north, exit east at Autoroute de la Gatineau, turn north on hwy 105 at La Vallee Motel then west on Chemin Pine to the P16 parking lot. You can bird along the Nakkertok Ski Trail to the west or walk back to Chemin Cowden, turn south and bird to the south east along the Meech Valley Trail. Highlights on the 29th: - Ski Trail, 37 species including INDIGO BUNTING, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, MOURNING, AMERICAN REDSTART, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN, CHESTNUT-SIDED and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS - Meech Creek Trail, 46 species including RUFFED GROUSE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, WARBLING and RED-EYED VIREO, BARN SWALLOW, RED-BREASTED and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, VERY, HERMIT and WOOD THRUSH, OVENBIRD, BLACK-AND-WHITE, NASHVILLE, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, AMERICAN REDSTART, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN, YELLOW and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, SAVANNAH, SONG, SWAMP and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, SCARLET TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK and PURPLE FINCH The male EURASIAN WIGEON continues at the mouth of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River and another has been on the Moodie Dr pond (south of Trail Rd) since the 2nd. A SEDGE WREN was heard and seen near Carleton Place on the 30th and 1st just east of 1221 Beckwith 9th line in the partially cut field to the south. SOLITARY SANDPIPER (2) were found on a flooded field on the east side of the north end of Twin Elm Rd on the 2nd. Due to 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 local records. Thanks 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
