Ontario/Quebec
Ottawa/Gatineau
13 December 2012
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Phone number: 613-860-9000
For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star)
To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one)
Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler & transcriber Bob Cermak [email protected] or [email protected]
The first winter male HARLEQUIN DUCK continues to be seen on Ottawa River
rapids north of Bate Island just east of the Champlain Bridge.
COMMON REDPOLL continue throughout the Ottawa/Gatineau area. Single HOARY
REDPOLL were seen on Cambrian Rd on the 11th and at a Barrhaven backyard feeder
on the 12th. Flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWING continue to be seen throughout our
area. There were a few reports of PINE GROSBEAK, EVENING GROSBEAK (50+ near
Limoges) and RED CROSSBILL (along the Eardley-Masham Road) this week.
BOREAL CHICKADEE (2+) were found again on the 7th and 9th along trail 56 near
Ramsay Lake on the Eardley-Masham Road in Gatineau Park.
GLAUCOUS and ICELAND Gulls were seen with RING-BILLED, HERRING and GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULLS on the Rideau River between Strathcona Park to the Hurdman
bridge, on the ice at the Moodie Drive pit and from Trail Road.
Interesting birds on the Ottawa River from Dick Bell Park on the 9th were;
RED-THROATED LOON (1 winter plumage), COMMON LOON (1), RED-NECKED GREBE (1) and
GREATER SCAUP (6).
Other interesting sighting were;
- LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the Rideau River from Strathcona Park on the 7th
- BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (2 males) on the Rideau River between Strathcona Park and
the Hurdman bridge
- BALD EAGLES (4) and GOLDEN EAGLE (1) were seen on Loggers Way south of Thymes
Rd on the 9th
- LONG-TAILED DUCK on the rapids north of Bate Island and east of the Champlain
Bridge on the 7th
Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations - Good Birding!
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
