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 November 20, 2014 BOREAL CHICKADEE was found near the intersection of Renfrew St and Forbes St in Pakenham on the 17th but was not subsequently found. HARLEQUIN DUCK (f) found on the Rideau River on the 4th continues on the Rideau River at Strathcona Park. EVENING GROSBEAK are being found at numerous locations: 2 along Terry Fox Dr, 11 in Pakenham with RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (1m and 1 imm m), 5 along the Kerwin Trail with BOHEMIAN WAXWING (2) and at the feeders on Indian Creek Rd at the west edge of Larose Forest with COMMON REDPOLL (15). The ponds west of the Shirleys Bay causeway continue to be active. Last Saturday and Sunday one birder found: Horned Grebe (1), 17 species of ducks including White-winged Scoter (2), Black Scoter (1), Long-tailed Ducks (5), Common Goldeneye (several 100's), Ring-necked Duck (3), Scaups (100+), Red-breasted Merganser (4), Green-winged Teal (2), American Wigeon (4), Gadwall (3), Northern Shoveler (10), Black Duck (70) and Common Loon (2) and Bald Eagle (2 adults). A number of gull species have been found at the Trail Rd landfill this past week. The numbers vary day to day but up to 150 RING-BILLED, 700 HERRING, 36 GREAT BLACK-BACKED, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED and immature GLAUCOUS (2) and ICELAND (3) GULLS have been seen. Also seen from Trail Rd have been MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, RED-TAILED and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SNOW BUNTING (50), TREE SPARROW and COMMON REDPOLL (5). The nearby Moodie Dr quarry ponds are occasionally frequented by thousands of CANADA and a few SNOW GEESE, a variety of ducks and on the 15th a flyby of an immature GOLDEN EAGLE. On the 19th at Mooneys Bay there GREAT BLACK-BACKED (75 ad, 6 imm) and GLAUCOUS (1) Gull with COMMON MERGANSER (30). Interesting sightings were: BRANT (2 imm) at Andrew Haydon Park with a RED-NECKED GREBE on the 17th, thousands of SNOW GEESE were on the Little Castor River at the St Albert Rd (hwy 5) bridge south east of Embrun on the 14th and 15th, HORNED LARK (100+) along Rushmore Rd all week and a FOX SPARROW in Richmond on the 20th. Birders should be aware that they can report any illegal activity against Ontario's wildlife such as illegal hunting by calling:Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry1-877-TIPS-MNR1-877-847-7667as per https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/how-report-natural-resource-violation Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations, Good birding. _______________________________________________ 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
