- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 06 March 2005 * ONOT0503.06
- Birds mentioned Merlin Peregrine Falcon Ring-billed Gull Snowy Owl GREAT GRAY OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Bohemian Waxwing House Finch Common Redpoll - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 06 March 2005 number: 613-860-9000 for the status line : press 2 for rare bird alerts: press 1 to report a sighting: press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE - MAR 06 2005 AT 5:00 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. Both the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and the Carolina Wren continue to reside in Rothwell Heights. The Solitaire has no fixed address and no regular appearances, but has most recently been seen and heard singing along Coxford St. between Wick Cr. and Wren Rd. on March 4th. The Wren has apparently been regular at a peanut feeder around 7:00 AM in the backyard at #104 Rothwell Dr. This feeder is not visible from the road, but the bird has also been seen in the front yard and trees along the street at various times of day. Please do not enter private property. Otherwise, a very cold week produced only a very few signs of spring (whenever that's going to happen?!) Two Peregrine Falcons, likely the recently resident breeding pair, were seen on the southeast corner of the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown Ottawa on the 4th. A Merlin was on a telephone pole on Baseline Rd. between Merivale Rd. and Woodroffe Ave. on the morning of the 6th. Ring- billed Gulls (yes, a sign of spring in Ottawa) were noted at Remic rapids on the Ottawa River and in nearby parking lots on the 5th and 6th. A Snowy Owl was reported from the intersection of Woodroffe and Fallowfield Rds. on the 2nd, and at least 7 GREAT GRAY OWLS were still being seen along March Valley Rd. as of the 5th. Single Great Grays were also observed along Carling Ave. east of Rifle Rd. on the 6th, and in Bell's Corners in the field behind Trevor Cr. on Feb. 27th. The wintering pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS are still in the old burn site along Whistler Rd. in Constance Bay, the Tufted Titmouse at the private feeder east of Almonte was also still present this past week, and the Tufted Titmouse in Hallville south of Ottawa was last seen approx. 2 weeks ago. Bohemian Waxwings were reported from Trail #29 in Gatineau Park and the Shirley's Bay area this past week, and a few Common Redpolls at the feeders on Hilda Rd. by Shirley's Bay on the 6th and singing House Finches in various residential areas were the only stars in local finch reports. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
