- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 19 February 2006 * ONOT0602.19
- Birds mentioned American Kestrel Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull GREAT GRAY OWL Horned Lark BOREAL CHICKADEE American Robin Bohemian Waxwing Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 19 February 2006 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] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 8:00 pm, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19TH, 2006. This is Chris Lewis reporting. A week of weird weather (just like the rest of Ontario) produced few bird reports, but several species of interest were noted. The most interesting trend seems to be a small incursion of GREAT GRAY OWLS. At least 6 birds have now been seen in the Ottawa- Gatineau area since January 22nd, with the most recent sightings reported from March Valley Rd. east of Klondike Rd. in Kanata on the evening of the 18th, Giroux Rd. near the woodlot east of Frank Kenny Rd. on the 17th, Rte. 300 at Gagnon Park east of Limoges on the 13th, and Trim Rd. north of Innes Rd. in Orleans on the 12th. A true sign of impending spring was the arrival of massive flocks of 100's of Horned Larks with Snow Buntings and at least 1 Lapland Longspur, in the Carp area at manure spreads along March Rd. between Carp Rd. and Thomas Argue Rd. as well as Diamondview Rd. at Donald B. Munro Rd. Otherwise, the most recent reports of the YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and the BOREAL CHICKADEE in Forest Park east of Embrun came from the 13th but they are likely still present, 2 Iceland Gulls were seen with Glaucous and Great Black-backed Gulls on the Rideau River behind Carleton Lodge along Hwy 16 on the 17th, a male American Kestrel was seen at the Central Experimental Farm south of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden on the 14th, a single American Robin was reported from Kanata on the 13th and approx. 120 Bohemian Waxwings were seen along the Rockcliffe Parkway near the airport on the 14th. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
