Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at k_zbitn...@bell.net or sighti...@ofnc.ca
August 4, 2016 While there have been no rarities, there has been some action on the birding front. Specifically, some SHOREBIRD action. Some unsettled weather would help here, but it has continued to be warm to hot and dry. There has also been more noticeable post-breeding dispersal, mostly with SONGBIRDS. One oddity among the waterbirds, an apparently healthy SNOW GOOSE was in downtown Ottawa at least on the 30th. Among the new arrivals for the fall, at Shirley’s bay there were 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS on the 30th, and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER on the 1-4th. There were 14 species of SHOREBIRD seen this week. Some recent sightings include: 1. Shirley’s bay: 220 birds of 10 species on the 4th. 2. Petrie Island: 64 birds of 8 species on the 3rd. 3. Almonte: 80 birds of 5 species on the 31st. 4. Embrun: 76 birds of 7 species on the 31st. A few more interesting sightings included: 1. 3 SANDHILL CRANES east of Almonte on the 30th. 2. UPLAND SANDPIPER on Dwyer Hill Road on the 31st. 3. RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Shirley’s bay as late as the 29th. 4. 10 GRAY PARTRIDGE on Giroux Road on the 31st. This is the first sighting of this species for some months. Finally, 20 species of WARBLER were seen in the region this week, a good variety but nothing really special. The OFNC's Birds Committee no longer reports owl sightings on the Internet. We will continue to encourage the reporting of owls to sighti...@ofnc.ca 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 - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
