From Bernie Ladouceur, covering for Chris Lewis (thanks Bernie!)
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
EARED GREBE
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Sora
Common Moorhen
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Willow Flycatcher
On Friday, July 8, 2011; this is Bernie Ladouceur reporting.
The usual breeding bird doldrums of summer were interrupted by two of
the best finds of the year, so far.
The highlight is a WHITE-FACED IBIS (an Ottawa first) found on July 4
along the Carp River, usually visible from the end of Rivington Street
in Carp; although the bird does fly to other places at times.
It did take a couple of days to confirm it as a White-faced, as the
bird appears to be a yearling, meaning it does not have the complete
white outline on the face that is found on an adult. However, it does
have a red eye, reddish skin in front of the eye, a silvery bill,
paler plumage than a Glossy Ibis, and reddish joints on the legs. The
bird was still present this morning.
The other highlight is an EARED GREBE, found July 1 at the Embrun
sewage lagoons. The bird relocated, apparently, to the Casselman
lagoons for July 5 and 6, but has reappeared at Embrun the last two
days.
On July 4 at Embrun, there were at least 29 Ruddy Ducks, 5 Lesser
Scaup, a number of Common Moorhen and Pied-billed Grebes, and 7 Lesser
Yellowlegs. Today the shorebird total was augmented by 2 Greater
Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers,
and a White-rumped Sandpiper.
The retaining ponds along Terry Fox Drive also have breeding Common
Moorhen and a building shorebird population.
On July 3, the former Nortel property marshes off Moodie Drive had
Willow Flycatchers and a Sora.
Thank you, and good birding!
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