Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler and transcriber: Bob Cermak at [email protected] or [email protected]
Recent reports to July 24, 2014 An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen from the 17th through the 21st along the shore, and soaring above and inland of, the Quebec shore of the Ottawa River near the south end of Ch. Parker which runs south from Hwy 148 between Eardley and Luskville. The bird was last seen the morning of the 21st from the beach access at 708 Bayview Dr in Constance Bay as it soared out of sight to the west over the Quebec side of the Ottawa River shore. Shorebird reports this week: - on a flooded field on the west side of Greenbank Rd about 300 m north of Barnsdale Rd on the 18th there were LEAST (20+), SOLITARY (4+) SPOTTED (2) and SEMIPALMATED (2) SANDPIPERS with LESSER (6+) and GREATER (2) YELLOWLEGS - at the EMBRUN lagoons (now under construction, not recommended during the week) on the 20th there were STILT (5 ad and 1 juv), Spotted, LEAST and SEMIPALMATED (2) SANDPIPERS with GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (2) - at the Winchester lagoons on the 20th there were LEAST (40), SPOTTED (10), SOLITARY (3), SEMIPALMATED (2) SANDPIPERS with LESSER YELLOWLEGS (20) with KILDEER (20) and WILSON'S SNIPE (2) - at the CASSELMAN lagoon on the 21st there were LEAST, SPOTTED, SOLITARY and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS with LESSER YELLOWLEGS and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - at the City Park Dr storm sewer ponds south of Ogilvie Rd there was a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER on the 24th There has been a good selection of breeding and a few migrating birds at Petrie Island this week with species such as VIRGINA RAIL (3 ad 4 juv), SORA (2 ad 3 juv), WILSON'S SNIPE (1), LESSER YELLOWLEGS (2), SOLITARY SANDPIPER (1), BLACK TERN (4), MARSH (7) and HOUSE (1) WREN. Interesting sightings: - the male EURASIAN WIGEON continues at the Ottawa River mouth of the Rideau Canal - TENNESSEE WARBLER (2) on the Britannia Conservation Area ridge on the 18th - PHILADELPHIA VIREO on the Shirleys Bay dyke on the 18th (only shorbird so far at that location are SPOTTED SANDPIPER) - CASPIAN TERN at the north end of Champlain St in Orleans on the 18th - BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on Dobson Lane - SANDHILL CRANE (2) east of Almonte on Hwy 49 on the 19th - LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (3rd year) on the rocks in the Ottawa River Deschenes Rapids on the 20th Due to widespread concerns regarding disturbance of wildlife and property, the OFNC's Birds Committee no longer reports OWL sightings on the internet. We will continue to encourage the reporting of owls to [email protected] for the local records. Thanks 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
