Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca July 13, 2017 There were no real highlights this week, as last week. Weather was generally seasonal, and so was the birding, which remained somewhat dull. Among the WATERBIRDS, only the common/ regular nesters are around. River levels on the Ottawa River are still too high for shorebirds, not that there are many around now, aside from the occasional LESSER YELLOWLEGS. Some sightings of less common/ more local species include: LESSER and GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at the Moodie Drive Ponds on the 8th.YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO continues on Thomas Dolan.SEDGE WREN in a grassy area east of Champlain street-an area that has not reported them recently. It has also been at the Nortel marsh on the 9th.CASPIAN TERNS and BONAPARTE'S GULLS have been at Shirley's Bay.LEAST BITTERN at Baie McLaurin on the 11th. As last week, birders’ best bet is going to larger tracts of woods/ fields, especially north of Ottawa/ Gatineau. 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 (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
