- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 23 September 2005 * ONOT0509.23
- Birds mentioned Great Egret Snow Goose Bald Eagle Merlin Peregrine Falcon Long-billed Dowitcher PARASITIC JAEGER Caspian Tern Common Tern Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 23 September 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 - FRI SEP 23 2005 AT 9:00 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. The best birds of the week came in many varieties. A juvenile PARASITIC JAEGER, most likely the same individual, was on the Ottawa River for 3 days in a row and was last seen from the east end of Andrew Haydon Park on Sept. 19th. Also at Shirley's Bay there were 3 Caspian Terns on the 21st, a somewhat late Common Tern on the 22nd, and a juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher was still between the 2 islands along the causeway also on the 22nd. A record high number of 7 Great Egrets was seen here on the 19th and 21st. Also of local interest, Carolina Wrens were reported from Rothwell Dr. in Beacon Hill North on the 19th and Donald B. Munro Rd. in Carp since the 20th. The most interesting waterfowl were Snow Geese - 7 adults were seen at a large pond on the east side of Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. on the 18th, and a least one adult Snow Goose has been reported almost daily from the Central Experimental Farm as well as the Ottawa River between Britannia and Remic rapids since the 19th. Apart from the Long-billed Dowitcher, nearly no shorebirds have been reported since last weekend, in spite of the continuing excellent habitat along the river. The Ottawa River was again the location for most of the week's raptor reports. An adult Bald Eagle was flying over the government buildings at Tunney's Pasture near Remic rapids on the 20th, Merlins continue to hunt at Britannia and Shirley's Bay, a juvenile Peregrine Falcon has been seen at Shirley's Bay for the past 3 days, and an aggressive interaction between an adult female Merlin and a juvenile Peregrine Falcon was noted near downtown Ottawa on the 22nd. Songbird activity was excellent after a cold front moved in last night. Three species of vireos including Philadelphia, several Brown Creepers, Winter Wrens and Kinglets of both species, 4 species of thrushes including Gray-cheeked and Swainson's, and 9 species of warblers were found throughout the Britannia Conservation Area today the 23rd. Six species of sparrows were also noted since the 21st with a large influx of White-throated Sparrows and smaller numbers of White-crowned Sparrows now moving through. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
