Hi Ontbirders, 27 of us went out birding for the day around Ottawa. We started at Britannia/Mud Lake before going out to Shirley's Bay, then on to the sod farms near the intersection of Boundary/French Settlement Roads, and finally back to Britannia to finish the day. We saw 83 species in total. The highlight of the day was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Mud Lake late this afternoon that was found earlier in the day by Richard Waters (at the southeast corner of Mud Lake). It required a real group effort but in the end, everyone remaining on the hike got great looks. Thanks to Paul Legasi and Rick Poulin for refinding the bird and getting us over to it. Other highlights were: Olive-sided Flycatcher (Britannia Filtration Plant), Bairds Sandpiper (2 - sod farms), American Golden Plover (21 - sod farms), and a decent-for-Ottawa raptor migration at Shirleys Bay (38 Broad-winged Hawks, 2 Osprey, 1 Northern Harrier, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 3 Bald Eagles, 2 Red-tailed Hawks). We had 14 species of warblers including some decent flocks at Mud Lake first thing in the morning.
Thanks to everyone who came for a fun day! I have shared ebird lists for the day with those who gave me their contact details. If I missed anyone, please send me an email and I will share them with you. Jeff -- Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue, K.W. Neatby Building Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Phone: 613-759-1647 FAX: 613-759-1927 E-mail: [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
