Ontario/Quebec
Ottawa/Gatineau
22 August 2013
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
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Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler & transcriber Bob Cermak [email protected] or [email protected]
Other than flycatchers and nighthawks there has been little songbird migration
this week, a few species from just north of our area continue to pass through.
The south winds and warm weather slowed the shorebird migration to a trickle
this week but the cooler nights here and in the north and expected west winds
may produce a productive birding weekend.
An adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER was seen briefly at 3pm today from Andrew Haydon
Park. The bird flew out of sight west up the Ottawa River and could not be
relocated.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK were reported from a number of locations with an amazing 200+
over Carp on the 16th, 4 over the Britannia Yacht Club on the 17th, 20 to 24
over Carleton Place on the 19th and 10 over Britannia Village on the 20th.
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER have been present at the Britannia Conservation Area
(north west of the Sumac field near the west fence line) since the 19th. Two
were present on the 20th and one was still present on the 21st. They were also
seen on the 17th on Stonecrest Rd and near the Macnamara Trail east of
Arnprior, in Larose Forest (1 juv) on the 20th and near the Baie McLaurin
marshes on the 21st.
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen at the Britannia Conservation Area on the
17th and near the Hurdman woods on the 19th.
At the Ottawa River Deschenes rapids:
- on the 20th there were DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (400+)
- on the 22nd there were CASPIAN TERN (22), GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (12),
SPOTTED (2) and LEAST (2) SANDPIPER, RING-BILLED (160) and HERRING (122) GULL
and BLACK TERN (7)
On the mud flats and shallow water from the Shirley's Bay causeway:
- SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (1 juv) continues and STILT SANDPIPER (1 and some days
2 juv) have been present since the 16th
- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (2 breeding plumage), BAIRD'S (1 juv) and LEAST
SANDPIPER (5+) on the 17th
- LESSER (10+) and GREATER (1 or 2) YELLOWLEGS are always present but there
have been very few, usually no peeps in part due to the presence of MERLIN
At the Almonte lagoons:
- AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (2) on the 20th
Along the Ottawa River from Andrew Haydon Park to the Britannia Pier including
Ottawa Beach:
- on the 18th Least (15) and BAIRD'S (1) SANDPIPER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS (3)
- on the 22nd BONAPARTE'S GULL (2 ad 15 juv), BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (1 juv),
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (2 juv), BLACK-BELLIED (3 breeding plumage) and
SEMIPALMATED (8 juv) PLOVER and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1)
At Britannia Conservation Area:
- YELLOW-RUMP, YELLOW, MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, CAPE MAY, COMMON
YELLOW-THROAT, NASHVILLE, BLACK-AND-WHITE, AMERICAN REDSTART and a few NORTHERN
PARULA, PALM, PINE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
- WARBLING and RED-EYED VIREO as well as single SCARLET TANAGER, BALTIMORE
ORIOLE, COMMON GOLDENEYE, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (on the
21st)
At the Tunney's Pasture woods (west of Tunney's and south of the John A.
MacDonald Pkwy):
- on the 16th 8 warbler species including NASHVILLE (several), BAY-BREASTED (1)
and CAPE MAY (2 or 3)
Interesting sightings:
- LESSER SCAUP (3) on the 17th and HORNED GREBE (1) on the 18th at the Embrun
lagoons
Thank you to everyone who contributed bird observations!
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