Building on this report, also present today, a Barn Swallow at the western edge of the Deschennes rapids, and a Short-eared Owl perched on the ice edge (found by another observer earlier in the day). E-bird shows no Barn Swallow records for Ottawa from the first week of April: birds seem to be in a hurry to get moving! Mark Gawn
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 22:06:21 +0000 > Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa: Red-throated Loon and migrants > > Hi Ontbirders > > Today, April 3, I spent a number of hours birding along the Ottawa River in > Ottawa visiting a number of open water areas including Nepean Bay, Lemieux > Island, Remic Rapids and Deschenes Rapids. Overall, there was a significant > increase in water birds with the highlight an adult winter Red-throated Loon > at Deschenes Rapids. The bird spent most of its time at the top end of the > rapids and was very wary, always looking around and up in the sky. My > previous early record was an adult winter plumage at the Champlain > Bridge/Remic Rapids back on April 5, 1974. That year ice conditions were > similar to this spring after a long cold winter. There were 6 species of > gulls present along the river including one adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 > Glaucous Gull, and 2 Iceland Gull. At least one of the male Barrow’s > Goldeneye was present at Deschenes Rapids. Other recent arrivals including > Great Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Red-necked Grebe, and Pied-billed Grebe. Another > early record was an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron at Deschenes Rapids. My > previous early record on April 4, 1973 at Clyde Ave Woods in Ottawa. New land > bird migrants included Tree Swallow, Eastern Phoebe and Northern Flicker at > the Britannia Conservation Area/Mud Lake. Cooler weather is on its way. > > Good birding, > > Bruce > > > > > Directions: All these locations are located along the Ottawa River between > Deschenes Rapids east to Nepean Bay and can be accessed from the Sir John A. > MacDonald Parkway and Carling Ave and Britannia Road to Cassels St. > > If you require additional information, please email me privately. > > > > > Bruce Di Labio > > > P.O. Box 538 > > Carp,Ontario > > K0A 1L0 > > 613-715-2571 > > > > > > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
