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 December 11, 2014 I regret to inform you that this will be my last report. I need to give up reporting the bird status for the Ottawa/Gatineau area so that I can devote more time to my other volunteer activities. Greg Zbitnew at [email protected] will report from now on. Thank you very much for those who reported bird sightings, please continue to report to Greg. A male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER has been foraging on the ash trees along Ch. Grimes in Alymer Quebec since at least the 5th. It was last reported on the 9th but is probably still present. The BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found again along the Jack Pine trail on the 7th. The female HARLEQUIN DUCK was not reported this week at Strathcona Park. Late sightings for our area: An extremely late, probably a record late juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen flying over Pakenham on the 9th, SONG SPARROW in Embrun and GREAT BLUE HERON in Chapman Mills on the 4th, at a feeder along Ch. Grimes a HERMIT THRUSH and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH on Richland Dr south of Richmond on the 6th and on Rothwell Dr on the 7th, GRAY CATBIRD along the Old Quarry Trail, SWAINSON'S THRUSH at Fletcher Wildlife Gardens on the 7th, PIED-BILLED GREBE north of the footbridge construction at the Rideau Tennis Club, EASTERN BLUEBIRD (6) on Chemin des Boulders on the 7th, WOOD DUCK (2) on the Mississippi River in Appleton and a BROWN THRASHER in Hull at Ferme Moore on the 5th. Interesting sightings were: a NORTHERN GOSHAWK (juv), RED-TAILED (4 ad 1 juv) and ROUGH-LEGGED (2 juv) HAWKS and an ICELAND GULL (juv) on Trail Rd on the 4th, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in Pakenham, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (m) on the rapids at Mooneys Bay, GOLDEN EAGLE (ad) just south of the Gatineau Hills along the Eardly-Masham Rd on the 7th, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (4) at Maple Hill Park on the 9th. Due to increasing and 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 purpose of maintaining local records. 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
