- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 06 June 2005 * ONOT0606.05
- Birds mentioned LEAST BITTERN Great Egret Snow Goose Brant Gadwall Redhead Ruddy Duck Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Bonaparte's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull ARCTIC TERN Black Tern YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER Sedge Wren Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush CERULEAN WARBLER LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 06 June 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 - JUN 06 2005 AT 8:30 AM This is Chris Lewis reporting. There were several highlights in the Ottawa-Gatineau area during the past week. Among the 16 species of warblers reported from Gatineau Park, there was a singing male LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and a singing male CERULEAN WARBLER on territory on June 4th. The LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was at the same location where a male was present last year, at the stream along the Water Fall Trail below the Mackenzie King estate - it was seen and heard again on the morning of the 5th. The CERULEAN WARBLER was along the Gatineau Parkway below the Etienne Brule Lookout. Another Cerulean was heard along Trail #2 north of the Champlain Lookout, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was heard in the same vicinity as well but was most likely a transient migrant. The 1st local reports of LEAST BITTERNS came from the Constance Creek wetland along the Thomas Dolan Parkway on May 31st, and the Marais aux Grenouillettes west of Masson, Quebec, on June 2nd. Single Great Egrets were seen flying over Huntmar Dr. southeast of Carp on May 28th, and also over the Britannia area on June 5th. A pair of Gadwall, a male Redhead and 8 Ruddy Ducks were at the large pond on the east side of Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. on June 5th, 5 extremely late Snow Geese were seen from the Champlain bridge near the Quebec side on the 4th, 19 Brant flew over the Marais aux Grenouillettes on the 5th, and a Sandhill Crane was reported flying over Pineglade Cr. in Orleans on the 3rd. An immature Bonaparte's Gull and a 2nd-summer Lesser Black-backed Gull were at Deschenes rapids of the Ottawa River on the 4th. Several Bonaparte's Gulls were on the river at Britannia on the 5th, 3 ARCTIC TERNS were seen here on the 28th, and at least 10 Black Terns were at Marais aux Grenouillettes on the 5th. Single Black Terns were also noted at the Embrun sewage lagoons and on the Ottawa River at Britannia the same day. Shorebirds were generally unremarkable - however, at the Moodie Dr. pond on June 5th there were approx. a half-dozen Black-bellied Plovers, a few Semipalmated Plovers and approx. a dozen Semipalmated Sandpipers, and on the same day there were 1 White- rumped Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin and several Wilson's Phalaropes at the Embrun sewage lagoons. A Sedge Wren was seen and heard on the morning of the 5th along the driveway near the ditch immediately north of the entrance to the trail to the Marais aux Grenouillettes. At least 3 Sedge Wrens were found at the marsh beside the Nepean Equestrian Park at Moodie and Corkstown Rds. on the 3rd. Another flight of late migrating thrushes was noted on the evening of May 31st including approx. 15 Swainson's and at least 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush. And finally, volunteers are needed for this year's Peregrine Falcon Watch, which will begin at 6:00 AM on Saturday June 11th. Please contact Falcon Watch Coordinator Eve Ticknor at (613) 737- 7551, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Volunteer Coordinator Marie Clausen at (613) 234-3002, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
