Hi; Just a correction to my earlier posting.The 2 eagles were seen Tuesday July 26/05 not Monday July 25/05 .
Cheers; Mike Williamson From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jul 29 11:56:09 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx1.magmacom.com (mx1.magmacom.com [206.191.0.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FA016431C for <[email protected]>; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:56:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail2.magma.ca (mail2.magma.ca [206.191.0.214]) by mx1.magmacom.com (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j6TG3hcr014833; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:03:44 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-209-217-119-95.d-ip.magma.ca [209.217.119.95]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail2.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j6TG3dwu000791; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:03:41 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:02:31 -0400 To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 28Jul05... Great Egret, Common Nighthawk X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:56:09 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 28 July 2005 * ONOT0507.28 - Birds mentioned GREAT EGRET Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Merlin Sora Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Caspian Tern Common Tern COMMON NIGHTHAWK Red-headed Woodpecker Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Northern Waterthrush - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 28 July 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 - THURSDAY JUL 28 2005 AT 8:30 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. A welcome break in the prolonged heat wave and increased post- breeding bird activity has provided some relief from the summer birding doldrums. At Shirley's Bay on July 23rd, there were at least 3 GREAT EGRETS and at least 30 Common Terns. On the 27th there were 3 Black- crowned Night-Herons and 8 Green Herons, 9 species of shorebirds including 3 juvenile Least Sandpipers, and several warbler species on the move including Tennessee, Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Bay- breasted, Black-and-white, and Northern Waterthrush. For permission to access the Shirley's Bay causeway please call the Range Control office at (613) 991-5740. Two Black-crowned Night-herons were also reported from Mud Lake in Britannia back on the 19th, and a juvenile Black-crowned Night- Heron was fishing in Stillwater Creek at the west end of Andrew Haydon Park on the 28th. Also at the west end of Andrew Haydon Park on the 28th there were a few shorebirds including Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers, as well as 2 adult Soras with 4 fledged young. On the 26th, at the east end of Andrew Haydon (aka "Ottawa Beach") there was an adult Baird's Sandpiper, the first local report of the season. At least one adult Caspian Tern seems to have been hanging around the Ottawa River throughout the month of July - the most recent reports were from "Ottawa Beach" on the 20th and 26th, and from the Deschenes rapids on the 27th. In other reports of interest...nesting Merlins, some with fledged young, were noted from various locations including the Civic Hospital and Westboro areas, as well as Lac Philippe in Gatineau Park, a COMMON NIGHTHAWK was heard in Centretown on the evening of the 26th, and on the 24th an adult Red-headed Woodpecker was seen northwest of Pakenham, at the junction of Shaw Rd. and North Pakenham Concession 12. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
