Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at [email protected]
August 3, 2017 There was actually a highlight this week, which is a bit of a novelty. An immature LITTLE GULL was seen in the Deschenes rapids on the 29-30th, although the looks were fleeting on the 30th and it has not been seen since. Other than that, dullness continues in the region, and not much searching is going on. It has been a mercifully dry week with some warm weather, but the Ottawa River still remains high. It still needs to go down 30-40 centimeters. Embrun has had a few birds, but not a lot. On the 2nd, there were 17 birds of 4 species, and 30 of 4 species on the 29th. There were 10 birds of 5 species on the Carp River Flood plain. All of these were common species. CASPIAN TERN numbers are building up as the season progresses. There have been up to 8 at Deschênes this week, along with up to 5 BONAPARTE’S GULLS. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL has been at Deschênes and Moodie Drive this week. A LEAST BITTERN was in Russell on the 30th. A SEDGE WREN was heard at night on the 28th in Constance Bay. A few YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS are showing up outside their nesting areas, which is definitely a “sign”. A TENNESSEE WARBLER was in Stony Swamp on the 1st. There are still CLAY COLOURED and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS at Burnt Lands Provincial Park, and on the 31st there was a flyover of 3 RED CROSSBILLS at Burnt lands PP on the 31st. With the great cone crop this year, we are hoping for more of this species later this year. 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. We encourage everyone to report their bird sightings on eBird for the benefit of the entire birding community. Good birding. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
