Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau December 12, 2013 Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler & transcriber Bob Cermak [email protected] or [email protected] Rare for our area a juvenile dark morph RED-TAILED HAWK, a western (calurus) was found in the Trail Rd, Moodie Dr and Barnsdale Rd area on the 11th. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (m) found on the 3rd was last reported on the 9th south of the pedestrian bridge at the west end of Ch. Vanier in Aylmer. HARLEQUIN DUCK (2) continue to be seen near the bottom (east) of the Deschenes Rapids. Also found at that location on the 8th were COMMON LOON (1), LONG-TAILED DUCK (f), BUFFLEHEAD (3), HOODED (5) and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (3) and BALD EAGLE (1 ad). LONG-TAILED (2) and RING-NECKED (3) DUCK were found at Shirleys Bay WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (f) was found on the Rideau River south of the Jock River from the Maple Hill Park trail on the 7th and 8th and behind the Rideau Tennis Club on the 12th. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (18) were also found along the Maple Hill trails on the 7th. Interesting winter sightings were BELTED KINGFISHER flying over the Trail Rd landfill and another on the Mississippi River in Pakenham and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (1) at a backyard feeder in Carleton Place. There are many RED-TAILED HAWK including 5 northern abieticola (found in the Trail Rd, Moodie Dr and Barnsdale Rd area), numbers of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN SHRIKE, BALD EAGLE have been reported at many locations along the Ottawa River and a few GREAT-BLUE HERON remain in the area. Thank you to everyone who contributed bird observations _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
