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A minor highlight this week was 7 GRAY PARTRIDGE off Hazeldean west of
Terry Fox that were seen there regularly on the 1-2nd.
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December 26, 2019
There were no highlights this week.
The weather was generally conducive to birding, being relatively mild, dry
and calm,
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December 19, 2019
The highlight of the week was a NORTHERN FULMAR, seen in the Deschenes
Rapids on the 15th during the Ottawa/ Gatineau
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December 12, 2019
There were no highlights this week.
Some very mild weather until the 10th melted the little snow on the ground,
again
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December 5, 2019
There were no highlights this week.
Like last week, temperatures were near normal with no snow until the 4th.
Birding was
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November 28, 2019
The highlight of the week were 2 sightings of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS: 2 on
the 24th on Berry Side Road and 1 on the 25th on
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November 21, 2019
The TUFTED DUCK continued at Shirley’s Bay until the 16th, and was seen
again briefly on the 18th. There were 2 sightings of
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November 14, 2019
The bird of the week was a female TUFTED DUCK, found just east of the
Shirley’s Bay boat launch on the 14th, and seen by many
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November 7, 2019
The highlight of the week was a HARLEQUIN DUCK, which was found in the
swift water around the Adawe Bridge on the 2nd, and was
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October 31, 2019
There was one “Treat” this week, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Parc Brébeuf
on the 26th.
There was a fair bit of rain and
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October 24, 2019
The highlight this week was only a maybe, a possible PACIFIC LOON west of
Dick Bell Park on 19th. The identification waits the
October 17, 2019
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There were 2 highlights this week. A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Shirley’s
bay on the 11th but not since. On the 17th, 6
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October 10, 2019
The highlight of the week was a EURASIAN WIGEON, seen on the Ottawa River
near MacSkimming (private, unless a boat is used) on
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October 3, 2019
The highlight of the week was a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, seen in the
Dovercourt area on the 27th but not relocated. The
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September 26, 2019
The highlight of the week was not rare but was a first for the year: up to
5 NELSON’S SPARROWS at the mouth of Constance
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September 19, 2019
The highlights of the week were a late WILSON’S PHALAROPE at the Moodie
Drive Ponds on the 18th, and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
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September 12, 2019
The first real rarity of the fall showed up at Ottawa Beach on the 7th, a
sub-adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER. It was there for a
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September 5, 2019
The highlight of the week was SHOREBIRDS in general but specifically the
unusually long-staying LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER at
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August 29, 2019
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported at the Reveler Recreation area on the 27
th but was not found again. Other than that, a
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August 22, 2019
Continuing the trend of the last few weeks, it was another fairly quiet
week in the region, with no major highlights. A minor
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August 15, 2019
It was yet another fairly quiet week in the region, with no major
highlights. A few firsts of the fall did indicate that
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August 8, 2019
It was another fairly quiet week in the region, with a few interesting
birds but no major highlights.
There was finally a bit
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August 1, 2019
It was another quiet week in the region, with no real highlights.
Likely it was quiet due to the extended stretch of warm to
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July 25, 2019
It was a quiet week in the region, with only a few signs of activity. Song
level is dropping off quite a bit, but a few SONGBIRDS
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July 18, 2019
We finally had a major highlight. A WHITE PELICAN was seen at Mooney’s Bay
on the 14th, flying south. Unfortunately it was not
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July 11, 2019
The only highlight were two modest ones: A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on
McCordick Road was quite conspicuous and vocal at times, and a
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July 4, 2019
There were no real highlights this week.
Like last week, the summer doldrums continue. That is, bird activity has
been static,
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June 27, 2019
The FRANKLIN’S GULL at Britannia Point and vicinity was last seen on the 21
st.
The region has now settled into the summer
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June 20, 2019
The highlight of the week was a (and possibly 2) FRANKLIN’S GULL at
Britannia Point and vicinity from the 17th to at least the
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June 13, 2019
There were still a few highlights as migration faded away. The MARBLED
GODWIT was seen again at the Moodie Drive Ponds on the
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June 6, 2019
Some more excellent birds highlighted the week, although unfortunately they
were only seen by the first observers. On the 2nd, a
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May 30, 2019
Some excellent birds highlighted the week. The top one was a male PRAIRIE
WARBLER, found on Thomas Dolan near Carp Road. It was
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May 23, 2019
The bird of the week was a FRANKLIN’S GULL, seen briefly on the 19th at a
wet area just west of Antrim.
The weather finally
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May 16, 2019
The bird of the week was a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, seen in Blossom Park on
the 9-11th. Probably equally good but unnoticed was a
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May 9, 2019
The bird of the week was a WHITE-EYED VIREO, seen briefly in Carp on the 7th,
but not relocated. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen
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May 2, 2019
The highlight of the week was a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER seen in Navan from
the 27th to at least the 30th.
Weather was rather poor
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April 25, 2019
A SMITH’S LONGPSUR was heard calling on the 21st on Thomas Dolan near Carp
Road. However, it was not seen to land and not
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April 18, 2019
A “co-operative” TRUMPETER SWAN near Manotick on the 14th was probably the
highlight of the week. The same species was seen near
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April 11, 2019
A mega-rarity was found on the flooded Bear Brook east of Frank Kenny-a
PINK FOOTED GOOSE. First found on the 10th (thanks to
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April 4, 2019
The best bird for several months, a BLACK VULTURE, was seen for several
hours on Dunning Road on the 31st and again briefly on
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March 28, 2019
The highlight of the week passed without notice. A BOREAL CHICKADEE was
(briefly) at a feeder on Ch. du Lac Curley (northwestern
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March 21, 2019
The highlight(s) of the week were some actual signs of spring with some
migration and firsts of the year (FOY).
There was a
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March 14, 2019
The highlight of the week was 2 (!) BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, which were
seen briefly north of the Dewberry Trail on the 9th,
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March 7, 2019
GRAY PARTRIDGE, now 5, were last seen on the 5th near Hazeldean Road
southwest of the Carp River. A TUFTED TITMOUSE was near a
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February 28, 2019
The 6 GRAY PARTRIDGE were last seen on the 27th near Hazeldean Road
southwest of the Carp River.
Aside from that, birding
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February 21, 2019
6 GRAY PARTRIDGE were still being see from time to time on Hazeldean Road
on the 15-18th. Although just outside the 50K, an
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February 14, 2019
The highlight this week was probably 6 GRAY PARTRIDGE seen on Robert Grant
AND Abbot on the 11th and on Hazeldean Road on the
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February 7, 2019
The highlight of last week, the LAZULI BUNTING that had been coming to a
private feeder in the Iris/ Pinecrest area, was seen
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January 31, 2019
*NOTE: Sightings of GYRFALCON will no longer be mentioned in the weekly
reports. This is to be consistent with eBird policy
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January 24, 2019
The star of the winter, a GYRFALCON, has been seen regularly off Britannia
point eating MALLARDS on the ice, most recently on
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January 17, 2019
The highlight of the week was a GYRFALCON see irregularly near Britannia,
most recently on the 16th. Based on photographs,
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January 10, 2019
There were two highlights this week. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found at
the Mer Bleue on the 4th, and 5 GRAY PARTRIDGE
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January 3, 2019
There were many out-of-season species sightings this week, although nothing
that would not be expected later in the year.
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December 27, 2018
The highlight of the week was a GYRFALCON which was hanging around the
Britannia area for a few hours on the 25th. The
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December 20, 2018
The highlight of the week was the 100th Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird
Count (CBC) on the 16th. The best birds of the count
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December 13, 2018
There were 2 highlights this week. A CANADA JAY was seen in the Russell
area on the 13th. A gray morph GYRFALCON was seen
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December 6, 2018
There were no major highlights this week.
Overall weather was more or less normal, and a bit of a thaw dropped the
snow cover
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November 29, 2018
There were no major highlights this week.
After the coldest November temperatures in decades, conditions moderated,
but the
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November 22, 2018
There were a few highlights this week. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen
on the Eardley-Masham Road near the southern
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November 15, 2018
There were no real highlights this week. However, the first HOARY REDPOLLS
of the season were seen near Constance Bay on the
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November 8, 2018
The bird of the week was a KING EIDER, probably a second winter male, seen
from the Boat launch at Shirley’s Bay. It gave
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November 1, 2018
The bird of the week was a WHITE-EYED VIREO, seen near the end of Champlain
street in Orleans, on the 30-1st. This is the
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October 25, 2018
The bird of the week was a BOREAL CHICKADEE, seen on the 22-23rd near
Bronson and Somerset of all places. The second best
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October 18, 2018
A probable NORTHERN GANNET was seen at Britannia on the 12th, but
unfortunately was not found again/confirmed. However, this
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October 11, 2018
There were no real highlights this week.
The weather was an odd mix of unseasonably warm with cool and dreary, but
SONGBIRDS
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October 4, 2018
The highlight of the week was (possibly) our latest ever OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, seen in Britannia on the 28-1st. Of interest
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September 27, 2018
There were no birding highlights this week.
Summer ended with a bang, literally, with 2 tornadoes on the 21st as a
major
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September 20, 2018
The highlight of the week was 2 CAROLINA WRENS, often but not always
visible/ audible at Britannia as late as the 19th.
It
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September 13, 2018
The highlight of the week was a CANVASBACK found in Baie Noire on the 10th
but not relocated.
There was a big change in the
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September 6, 2018
The highlight of the week was an elusive CONNECTICUT WARBLER, seen near
Luskville on the 3rd, but not seen since.
Like last
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August 30, 2018
The highlight this week was a GOLDEN EAGLE sighting at Petrie Island on the
23rd, one of very few summer records in the
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August 23, 2018
The bird of the week was a WHIMBREL at Andrew Haydon Park (east) on the 22nd.
Unusually “cooperative” for this species, it was
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August 16, 2018
There were no real highlights this week.
It was a rather quiet week, threatening rain most days but very little
actually fell.
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August 9, 2018
The highlight of the week was an EARED GREBE, seen on the 7th from
Shirley’s Bay going downriver. Unfortunately it was not
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August 2, 2018
There were no real highlights this week.
However, there have been a surprising number of migrant SONGBIRDS, and some
SHOREBIRD
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July 26, 2018
A major rarity ended, at least temporarily, the summer doldrums. A RED
KNOT, not seen in the region for 10 years, was flying
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July 19, 2018
The highlight this week was a WHIMBREL, seen briefly below the Deschênes
rapids on the evening on the 14th.
Heat and dryness
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July 12, 2018
Again there were no major highlights this week, as the summer doldrums
continue. The heat moderated somewhat, but it is now
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July 5, 2018
There were no major highlights this week, as the summer doldrums continue.
The ferocious heat has probably kept a lot of birders
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June 28, 2018
There were no major highlights this week.
We are well into the summer doldrums, and things have been and likely will
be
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June 21, 2018
Like last week, it was relatively static and only expected birds were seen.
Of the less common nesters, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was
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June 14, 2018
There were no major highlights this week. Most notable were a few sightings
of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, one in Rockcliffe park on
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June 7, 2018
There were a number of highlights this week. The best was an
adult-plumaged EARED GREBE, the first Ottawa County record (and the
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May 31, 2018
A sensational find highlighted the week. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE, the first
record for the 50K, showed up in the Urbandale area of
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May 24, 2018
There were a number of highlights, mostly all SHOREBIRDS, this week. There
was a MARBLED GODWIT at Embrun on the 20th, A RUFF
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May 17, 2018
There were two highlights. A YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was on Twin Elm on the 15
th, and another was at the arboretum on the 17th. A
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May 10, 2018
The find of the week was a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, flying near the Almonte
Lagoons on the 6th but not seen since. This is the
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May 3, 2018
A new record for the region, a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT, was seen in Deschenes
in the evening of the 27th, but unfortunately was not
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April 26, 2018
2 significant rarities, a SNOWY EGRET and a RUFF, were seen at the same
marsh near Antrim on the 25th, and both were seen again
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April 19, 2018
There were no real highlights again this week, which is not much of a
surprise.
This is now the 19th day in a row with
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April 12, 2018
There were no real highlights this week.
April is off to its worst start in decades. This is now the 12th day in a
row with
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April 5, 2018
The bird of the week was a TUFTED TITMOUSE, seen on the 31st at a feeder
south of the airport but not relocated.
Spring
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March 29, 2018
The main highlight of the week was the long-awaited resumption of spring
migration. Up to 12 TUNDRA SWANS were on Milton Road on
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March 22, 2018
Highlights this week were the same as last week. A female BARROW’S
GOLDENEYE was sometimes seen near Strathcona Park, as
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March 15, 2018
Highlights were rather limited this week. A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was
fairly cooperative near Strathcona Park from the
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February 21, 2018
Up to 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be reasonably “gettable” in
Constance Bay, most often seen on a trail off Ritchie
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February 18, 2018
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Constance Bay; the most recent
sighting was the 14th.
There has been little change to
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February 8, 2018
A most unusual sighting highlighted the week. Up to 3 RED-HEADED
WOODPECKERS, very rare in the winter, were in Constance Bay.
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February 1, 2018
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen in a backyard Aylmer on the 30th, but
has not been seen since.Otherwise it was another
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January 25, 2018
It was a rather dull week in the region. Of interest was a BARROW’S
GOLDENEYE at Carleton Place as late as the 25th, and 1
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