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 August 7, 2014 Shorebirds continue to move through the area with reports from the eastern lagoons, the Shirleys Bay dyke, Petrie Island at the causeway, the mud flats at Andrew Haydon Park west and on the Carp flood plain south of Carp. There are some mud flats at Ottawa Beach east of Andrew Haydon Park but there have not yet been any shorebirds reported at that location. A few shorebirds have been reported on the the rocks in the Ottawa River Deschenes rapids and at Parc Brebeuf. There have been reports of numbers of LEAST SANDPIPERS (up to 50) and LESSER YELLOWLEGS (one flock of 105 at St, Albert on the 1st) and smaller numbers of GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED, SOLITARY and PECTORAL (usually a few but 15 at St. Albert on the 1st) SANDPIPERS and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS (there were 15 at St Albert on the 3rd). There appears to be a movement of WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS with 3 at St. Albert and 2 at Embrun today. There were 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (juv) on the west most cell at the St. Albert lagoons on the 3rd. COMMON (up to 21) and CASPIAN (up to 4) TERNS, GREAT EGRET (up to 14) and a few GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS are being seen along the Ottawa River. Along with the expected warblers a few CAPE MAY and TENNESSEE WARBLERS were reported this week and a single BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found in the woodlot east of the Rockcliffe airport today. 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
