- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 18 February 2008 * ONOT0802.18
- Birds mentioned HARLEQUIN DUCK Bufflehead BARROW'S GOLDENEYE RED-SHOULDERED HAWK Merlin Belted Kingfisher Northern Shrike Tufted Titmouse TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Bohemian Waxwing Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll HOARY REDPOLL - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 18 February 2008 Number: 613-860-9000 For the status line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings, PRESS 1 (one) Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message 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 @ 8:00 pm, FEBRUARY 18, 2008 This is Chris Lewis reporting. The lean times of February continue, but there have been a few reports of local interest. On the Ottawa River, a female HARLEQUIN DUCK was still present as of the 16th, and a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was most recently reported on the 13th; both birds were seen between Bate Island and the north end of the Champlain bridge. Three Bufflehead were also in the Deschenes rapids on the 13th, and a Merlin flew over this location the same day. The wintering RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen again along Old Carp Rd. between Huntmar Rd. and Gourlay Lane on the 16th, and another Merlin was seen a few times during the past week in Carlington Heights - one of the several urban neighbourhoods in which this species has nested in recent years. A Belted Kingfisher was a nice surprise on the 16th along Flewellyn Rd. west of Shea Rd. A couple of Northern Shrikes were seen between Richardson Side Rd. and Old Carp Rd. on the 13th, and both the Tufted Titmouse in Forest Park (Embrun) and the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Parkwood Hills (Ottawa), continue their winter sojourns - the latest reports for both these birds was the 16th. Small groups of Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks are still around in various locations, and redpolls continue to dominate the local "winter finch" scene - a feeder in Constance Bay hosted a good number of Commons, 3 Hoarys and one "Greater" Redpoll on the 16th, and on the 17th another west-end feeder attracted 2 Hoarys and one "Greater" among a flock of approx. 50 - 60 Common Redpolls. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
