this info may prove useful to someone : at Reesor Pond this am - 5 Canadas with bright red stockings : right legs on two, left legs on three - large ring-bands on opposing legs of each - the pond is just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road, Markham - Stan Long From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Aug 15 14:16:17 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx2.magma.ca (mx2.magma.ca [206.191.0.250]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDCCC638D6 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:16:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail1.magma.ca (mail1.magma.ca [206.191.0.252]) by mx2.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j7FIHUCU004466; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:17:31 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-64-26-147-152.d-ip.magma.ca [64.26.147.152]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail1.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j7FIHR4N022344; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:17:28 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:12:05 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 14Aug05... Great Egret, Sandhill Crane, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Breeding Palm Warbler, No Scissor-tailed Flycatcher X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:16:17 -0000
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 14 August 2005 * ONOT0508.14 - Birds mentioned Horned Grebe Double-crested Cormorant GREAT EGRET SANDHILL CRANE Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Yellow-throated Vireo Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Blackburnian Warbler PALM WARBLER Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 14 August 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 - SUN, AUG 14, 2005 AT 7:30 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. Lots of migration activity in Ottawa over the past week, especially along the Ottawa River and at the Britannia Conservation Area. At Shirley's Bay, at least 2 of the GREAT EGRETS were spotted again on August 12th, in the back bay between the islands along the causeway. Shorebird numbers here have been changing, and generally increasing, almost daily with reports of 12 species since the 10th, including 2 Black-bellied Plovers, several Semipalmated Plovers, at least 25 adult Greater Yellowlegs and good numbers of mostly juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs, up to 4 Baird's and 8 Pectoral Sandpipers, and 1 Short-billed Dowitcher. Also, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen near the base of the causeway on the 12th. For permission to access the Shirley's Bay causeway, please call the Range Control office at (613) 991-5740. Another great area for shorebird watching this weekend was the east end of Andrew Haydon Park. A surprise here was not a shorebird but a grebe - the 2nd August record for Ottawa - a Horned Grebe was seen actively fishing on the river on the afternoon of the 14th, between the Britannia Yacht Club and Andrew Haydon Park. Approx. 200-300 shorebirds, consisting of mostly Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers were also seen here on the 14th with many more juveniles present, feeding on the incredibly extensive mudflats. The water level on the Ottawa River is probably the lowest ever in perhaps 30 years, and at least 105 Double-crested Cormorants were counted at this location, roosting on a newly exposed mid-river shoal this afternoon. The Britannia Conservation Area has come alive with migrant songbirds, with 19 species of warblers reported since the 10th including Tennessee, Cape May, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Wilson's and Canada. A Yellow-throated Vireo was on the "ridge" in Britannia on both the 10th and 12th, a Yellow- bellied Flycatcher was at the west end of the "ridge" on the 14th, and several Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Baltimore Orioles were also seen. Other reports of interest were a group of 9 SANDHILL CRANES seen flying over Hwy 417 in the east end of Ottawa on the 9th, a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER along Alert Rd. between the International Airport and the Highland Golf Course on the 7th (this bird was searched for but not relocated) and a family group of at least 6 PALM WARBLERS was found along the Mer Bleue boardwalk on the 12th, a species which has bred here for at least the 2nd consecutive year. Thank you - Good birding! - End transcript
