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 October 2, 2014 Highlights of the week were: - ROSS'S GOOSE at the St. Albert lagoon on the 25th, a juvenile at Andrew Haydon Park from the 26th through the 28th and probably the same bird at 3701 Carling Ave on the 1st - GREATER-WHITE FRONTED GOOSE, up to 3 all week at the Moodie Dr pond (south of Trail Rd), at the Russell lagoon (2) on the 29th and single birds at the Almonte lagoon on the 27th and at the Winchester, Chesterville and Russell lagoons on the 26th - SNOW GOOSE, up to 7 all week at the Moodie Dr pond - CACKLING GOOSE, up to 7 all week at the Moodie Rd pond and on the fields in the Richmond area - CANADA GOOSE, tens of thousands all over our area The Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) held their annual convention in Ottawa this year on the 26th through 28th. 38 trip leaders mostly from the OFNC but also from the OFO, Club Des Ornithologues De L'Outaouais, Pembroke Area Field Naturalists Club, Eastern Ontario and other organizations led 29 field trips in the Ottawa, Outaouais, Lake Dore, Westmeath, Far Eastern Ontario and Kingston areas for the approximately 230 OFO members who attended. 146 (currently under review) species were found with 2 of those species (Caspian Tern and House Wren) found only in the Kingston area. A good selection of warblers (19 species including ORANGE-CROWNED), vireos (4 species including PHILADELPHIA), Geese (5 species), ducks (20), raptors (11 including RED-SHOULDERED) and shorebirds (11) were reported this week. The Moodie Dr pond has been extremely active with thousands of geese including CACKLING, SNOW and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED and smaller numbers of ducks and gulls. An AMERICAN COOT was present . The Richmond and Almonte lagoons and the Mer Bleue Conservation Area were very active all week. FOX SPARROWS and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS are being seen at various locations and SURF and WHITE-WINGED (up to 24) and probably BLACK SCOTERS are being seen on Shirleys Bay. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was found along the Jack Pine trail and east of the Rockcliffe airport (CFB Ottawa North along the Rockcliffe Pkwy). A TRUMPETER SWAN was found on McGibbon Creek from the bridge on 9th Line Rd (just outside the OFNC 50 km) near Mississippi Lake at Carleton Place on the 1st. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found on the 24th along the path into the forest from the intersection of Rue St. Dominique and Rue Lacassse. A CANVASBACK was seen west of the Shirleys bay causeway on the 25th but was not subsequently found. 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 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
