- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 11 July 2004
* ONOT0407.11
- Birds mentioned
Least Bittern
Green-backed Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Northern Goshawk
Peregrine Falcon
Common Moorhen
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
FRANKLIN'S GULL
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Black Tern
Sedge Wren
Clay-colored Sparrow
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 11 July 2004
number: 613-860-9000 press 2
to report: 613-860-9000 press #
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compilers : Chris Lewis
: Terry Higgins
: Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE SUNDAY JULY 11 AT 7:00 PM
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
Breeding season is now beginning to wind down for many of our
summer residents. However, there have been several interesting
reports of breeding birds and a few transients.
An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron and 4 Caspian Terns were seen
on the Rideau River between Brewer Park and Billings Bridge on
July 7. On the 8th, only the Night-Heron was still present.
The adult FRANKLIN'S GULL observed on the Ottawa River at
Deschenes, Quebec, has not been seen since its discovery on July
6, but another unusual bird for this time of year was seen at this
location on the 9th - a male Common Goldeneye in eclipse plumage.
On July 6 in the marsh below Ridge Rd. leading to the Mer Bleue
Conservation Area there were 3 Green Herons and at 2 Sedge Wrens,
and a Clay-coloured Sparrow was singing in the traditional field
along Ridge Rd.. But the highlight of Mer Bleue was a family of
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS discovered on the 6th and seen again on the
10th, in the trees near the 90 degree bend in the boardwalk. The
male was still singing on territory.
Also on the 6th in the Marais aux Grenouillettes west of Masson,
Quebec, there were at least 3 Least Bitterns in the marsh towards
the end of the trail, as well as a Northern Goshawk, Common
Moorhens and numerous Black Terns, and at least 2 Sedge Wrens
north of the parking lot.
Recent visits to local sewage lagoons revealed that the water
levels in the Embrun and St. Albert lagoons are quite high, with
only marginal shorebird habitat. On July 10, 4 male Ruddy Ducks
were in the Embrun lagoons along with a few Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler and American Wigeon. Only one juvenile Wilson's
Phalarope was seen here, and 3 Least Sandpipers were at St. Albert
on this date. On the same day at the Alfred lagoons, there were 40
- 50 Lesser Yellowlegs, approximately a dozen Greater Yellowlegs,
1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, and a few Wilson's Snipes and Wilson's
Phalaropes. On the 11th, the habitat at the Almonte lagoons
appeared shorebird-friendly, but only about a dozen Lesser
Yellowlegs and 1 Least Sandpiper were noted. A Green Heron and an
adult Peregrine Falcon were also here. The water level at
Shirley's Bay was still high on the 10th, with the only noteworthy
birds being a juvenile Hooded Merganser, a few Spotted Sandpipers
and 3 Common Terns.
Again, a reminder to send information about breeding birds to our
Regional Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator, Christine Hanrahan, at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you - Good Birding!
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