Hi Everyone Yesterday's early winter storm, produced some great birding along the Ottawa River from Britannia to Constance Bay. With strong NW winds many species were passing through the area quickly! There was a small raptor flight including 1 adult Bald Eagle, 1 immature Golden Eagle, both off the Shirley's Bay parking lot, 1 immature Peregrine off Britannia Pier, and 7 Rough-legged and 5 Red-tailed Hawks at various points over the river. Surprisingly, no flight of scoters or loons but 22 Brant and 16 Long-tailed Duck off Dick Bell Park. With the snow cover there were good concentrations of Snow Bunting, 200+, American Pipit, 20+ and a few Lapland Longspur along open patches of grass and beach areas along the river at Constance Bay. A few late lingerers were noted including 1 Savannah Sparrow, 1 Eastern Meadowlark, both at Dick Bell Park, and 1 Sanderling and 3 Dunlin at Andrew Haydon Park.
good birding, Bruce Directions: Britannia Pier, Andrew Haydon Park, Dick Bell Park and Shirley's Bay are all accessible off Carling Ave. If you require additional information, please email me privately. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/ Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario, K0A1L0 Home (613) 839-4395 Cell (613) 715-2571 _______________________________________________ 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
