Ontario Ottawa/Gatineau 28 January 2009 Birds mentioned: Barrow's Goldeneye Gray Partridge Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Boreal Owl Black-backed Woodpecker American Robin Varied Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Pine Siskin Common Redpoll Evening Grosbeak Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis [email protected] At 8:15 am, Wednesday January 28, 2009 this is Chris Lewis reporting. Northern owls were subjects of much attention again this week. Snowy Owl sightings came from Fernbank Rd. on the 20th, Kinburn Side Rd. and Galetta Side Rd. on the 21st, and near Casselman on the 24th. The Northern Hawk Owl at Grandview & Hastings Rds. was still present as of the 27th and another was spotted at March Rd. and Upper Dwyer Hill Rd. on the 25th. Several Great Gray Owls have appeared in the Dunrobin area in the vicinity of Thomas Dolan Parkway, Greenland Rd. and Vances Side Rd. and single birds were reported from a ski trail east of Ottawa on the 20th and Ch. Valiquette in Gatineau, Quebec on the 23rd. A newcomer on the 26th was a Boreal Owl along March Valley Rd.; it was still here at dusk on the 27th. Both the male and female Barrow's Goldeneye were seen again on the Rideau River between the Hurdman bridge and the Rideau Tennis Club on the 24th. Five Gray Partridge continue to play hide and seek on Maple Grove Rd. - they were last reported on the 22nd but many tracks in the snow near the Ottawa equipment depot indicate that they are settled in to this location. The most recent report of the Black-backed Woodpecker in Poland (west of Lanark) was on the 26th, and the Varied Thrush near Watson's Corners (also west of Lanark) was still around as of the 27th. Twenty-one American Robins were a nice sight for winter-weary eyes in the Shirley's Bay area on the 23rd and small flocks of Bohemian Waxwings were seen in the same general area on the 21st and 27th. Pine Grosbeaks have so far been reported in very small numbers, however on the 21st at least 200 were seen in the Carp, Kinburn and Dunrobin areas. White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls continue to be widespread in varying numbers, and once again the only report of Evening Grosbeaks came from the feeders in Poland on the 26th. Thank you - Good Birding! _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
