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 17, 2014 Continuing reports of local breeding birds and early returning shorebirds at the Winchester lagoons this past week. The Winchester lagoons continue to be active with LEAST and SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (3 on the 15th), SNOW GOOSE (1) and RUDDY DUCK (1). Although I received no reports this week the Casselman Lagoons should continue to have shorebirds at this time of year. The marsh and pond west of the Shirleys Bay dyke are active with the expected species but there is virtually no shorebird habitat. The only shorebird reported there this past week has been SPOTTED SANDPIPER on the rocky shore. A LEAST BITTERN was seen from the boardwalk just south of Park Martin-Larouche in Gatineau on the Ottawa River near Blvd Lorrain on the 12th. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen and heard along Dobson Line south east of Richmond on the 15th. Interesting sightings: - GREEN HERON (5) at Mud Lake in the Britannia Conservation Area (BCA) - the male EURASIAN WIGEON continues at the Ottawa River mouth of the Rideau Canal - RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near the open fields on Constance Bay Rd on the 11th - BONAPARTE'S GULL (1) at the Moodie Dr pond south of Trail Rd on the 11th - NORTHERN PARULA (1) heard on Dolman Ridge Rd about 500 m east of the Dewberry Trail entrance on the 14th 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
