Ontario/Quebec
Ottawa/Gatineau
4 July 2013
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Phone number: 613-860-9000
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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]
A quiet week for bird sightings.
A good representation of local breeding birds are reflected by the following
sighting reports;
a 3 hr 45 min, 7 km walk on June 27th near Flag Station Rd north of Kars; 43
species including SPOTTED SANDPIPER (1), BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (a pair),
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (10), EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (2), EASTERN PHOEBE (1),
GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (1), RED-EYED VIREO (15), HOUSE WREN (1), VEERY (16),
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (5), CEDAR WAXWING (16), OVENBIRD (11), BLACK-AND-WHITE
(5), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (37) and YELLOW (4) WARBLERS, CHIPPING (6), FIELD (1),
SAVANNAH (1), SONG (40), SWAMP (2) and WHITE-THROATED (13) SPARROWS and
SCARLET TANAGER (1).
from eBird;
Ottawa--Kanata (Kerwin Rd trail), Ottawa, CA-ON
03-Jul-2013 09:00 - 11:00
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
31 species
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 6 present all along the
trail and extremely vocal.
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) X
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) X
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 6
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 8
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 3
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
At Chemin Indian Creek Rd on the west edge of Larose Forest a home owner with
excellent bird feeders and bird habitat reported on the 1st; EVENING GROSBEAK
(adults and 6 young birds), PURPLE FINCH (20 adults and 7 fledglings), TREE
SPARROW (presently feeding the second batch of young), GREEN HERON (2 visiting
pond regularly) and CEDAR WAXWING.
Interesting sightings;
- CAROLINA WREN singing regularly near intersection of Driscoll Dr and Jean
Park Rd on Manotick Island
- HORNED GREBE (1) at the Russell lagoons on the 1st
Thank you to everyone who contributed bird observations!
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