A lovely day to drive Highway 31 & 2 and the Long Sault Parkway,
Morrisburg to South Lancaster!
Belted Kingfisher near Vernon
Eastern Bluebird near Cass Bridge, South Nation River
Northern Shoveler and Gadwall near western entrance to Long Sault
Parkway
Eastern Meadowlark near eastern entrance of Long Sault Parkway
Wilson's Snipe at Cooper Marsh, calling and winnowing
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- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 01 April 2007
* ONOT0704.01
- Birds mentioned
SNOW GOOSE
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
SANDHILL CRANE
American Woodcock
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Eastern Bluebird
American Pipit
Eastern Meadowlark
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 01 April 2007
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 & transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
internet: Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE 7:30pm, SUNDAY APRIL 1ST, 2007
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
Spring migrants continue to arrive. The largest flock of Snow Geese
seen this week was on March 28th when
approximately 700 birds were noted east of Bourget. Smaller groups
and individuals were also reported from
the Ottawa area throughout the week. The 1st local report of a
Cackling Goose came from the Jock River at
the bridge over Twin Elm Rd. on the 31st, and countless 1000's of
Canada Geese continue to arrive and
move through. Northern Pintails were still the most numerous ducks,
and increasing numbers of Wood Duck,
Gadwall, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser
Scaup, Bufflehead and Common
Merganser were also reported from various locations.
The 1st Double-crested Cormorant on the Ottawa River was seen above
the Deschenes rapids today,
April 1st, and Great Blue Herons have been reported from several
locations since approx. 2 weeks ago.
Turkey Vultures are now being seen almost daily, an adult Bald Eagle
was checking out the waterfowl
east of Bourget on the 31st, Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks
are now common in agricultural areas,
and a few Rough-legged Hawks were noted over the past week as well,
mainly east of Ottawa.
On the 31st, several observers were treated to the spectacle of 10
SANDHILL CRANES performing
courtship displays in the fields along Milton Rd. northeast of
Carlsbad Springs. American Woodcocks
were first reported on the 25th. Six species of gulls were seen on
April 1st, including an adult
Lesser Black-backed Gull on the ice of the large quarry pond on
Moodie Drive south of Trail Rd. A total of
2 Iceland Gulls and 8 Glaucous Gulls were also noted from this
location as well as the Ottawa River
above and below the Deschenes rapids. Two Snowy Owls were seen along
Wall Rd. off Frank Kenny Rd.
on the 31st.
New passerine arrivals on the 1st were Eastern Phoebe and Tree
Swallow. Another very early American
Pipit flew over the aforementioned pond on Moodie Dr. on April 1st.
The first local Eastern Bluebirds were
reported on March 28th, and the first local reports of Eastern
Meadowlark have come in since the
3rd week of March.
Thank you - Good Birding!
- End transcript
