- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 29 April 2007
* ONOT0704.29
- Birds mentioned
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Horned Grebe
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Glaucous Gull
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 29 April 2007
number: 613-860-9000
for the status line : press 2
for rare bird alerts: press 1
to report a sighting: press #
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagenius@primus.ca
internet: Gordon Pringle parula@magma.ca
THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 8:00 pm, SUNDAY APRIL 29, 2007
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen among the Canada's at Eagleson
and Brownlee Rds. on the 26th and 27th, and a CACKLING GOOSE was at this
location and at the large quarry pond along Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. on
the same days. This pond also continues to host a good variety of ducks
including numerous Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Scaup and Common
Mergansers, and small numbers of Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Ruddy
Ducks. A male Red-breasted Merganser and a Horned Grebe were still present
here on the 28th, along with a newly-arrived Spotted Sandpiper and a
reluctant-to-leave immature Glaucous Gull. Other locations in and around
Ottawa were also productive for small numbers of Gadwall, American Wigeon,
Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal and Ruddy Duck. Wild Turkeys continue
to make sure they get our attention - one was seen roosting in a tree on a
property in the Riverview Park area on the 22nd, and another nearly hit a car
while flying across Bowesville Rd. on the 29th.
On the evening of the 27th, 2 Great Egrets were discovered on the Quebec
side of the Ottawa River at the Deschenes rapids - they were last seen heading
west up the river, and 2 Black-crowned Night-Herons were in the same vicinity
on the afternoon of the 29th. A couple of mid-week visits to the Embrun and
Winchester sewage lagoons revealed the arrival of several new shorebirds
including Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and Wilson's
Phalarope. A pair of Upland Sandpipers was seen along Hwy 31 north of
Winchester on the 25th.
Northern Flickers, Eastern Phoebes, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Eastern
Meadowlarks are now widespread and abundant. The 1st local report of
Blue-headed Vireo came from the Britannia Conservation Area on the 23rd. All
6 spp. of our swallow are now in, Hermit Thrush reports have increased, the 1st
local report of Brown Thrasher came from south of the international airport on
the 26th, and Eastern Bluebirds are established in their customary
habitats. Five
spp. of warblers have been noted including Nashville and an early Yellow
Warbler on the 28th, as well as Pine and Palm Warblers among the expected
swarm of Yellow-rumped's. Sparrow sightings have also increased, particularly
Chipping, Field, White-throated and White-crowned.
Thank you - Good Birding!
- End transcript
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 29 April 2007
* ONOT0704.29
- Birds mentioned
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Horned Grebe
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Glaucous Gull
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 29 April 2007
number: 613-860-9000
for the status line : press 2
for rare bird alerts: press 1
to report a sighting: press #
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagenius@primus.ca
internet: Gordon Pringle parula@magma.ca
THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 8:00 pm, SUNDAY APRIL 29, 2007
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen among the Canada's at Eagleson
and Brownlee Rds. on the 26th and 27th, and a CACKLING GOOSE was at this
location and at the large quarry pond along Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. on
the same days. This pond also continues to host a good variety of ducks
including numerous Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Scaup and Common
Mergansers, and small numbers of Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Ruddy
Ducks. A male Red-breasted Merganser and a Horned Grebe were still present
here on the 28th, along with a newly-arrived Spotted Sandpiper and a
reluctant-to-leave immature Glaucous Gull. Other locations in and around
Ottawa were also productive for small numbers of Gadwall, American Wigeon,
Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal and Ruddy Duck. Wild Turkeys continue
to make sure they get our attention - one was seen roosting in a tree on a
property in the Riverview Park area on the 22nd, and another nearly hit a car
while flying across Bowesville Rd. on the 29th.
On the evening of the 27th, 2 Great Egrets were discovered on the Quebec
side of the Ottawa River at the Deschenes rapids - they were last seen heading
west up the river, and 2 Black-crowned Night-Herons were in the same vicinity
on the afternoon of the 29th. A couple of mid-week visits to the Embrun and
Winchester sewage lagoons revealed the arrival of several new shorebirds
including Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and Wilson's
Phalarope. A pair of Upland Sandpipers was seen along Hwy 31 north of
Winchester on the 25th.
Northern Flickers, Eastern Phoebes, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Eastern
Meadowlarks are now widespread and abundant. The 1st local report of
Blue-headed Vireo came from the Britannia Conservation Area on the 23rd. All
6 spp. of our swallow are now in, Hermit Thrush reports have increased, the 1st
local report of Brown Thrasher came from south of the international airport on
the 26th, and Eastern Bluebirds are established in their customary
habitats. Five
spp. of warblers have been noted including Nashville and an early Yellow
Warbler on the 28th, as well as Pine and Palm Warblers among the expected
swarm of Yellow-rumped's. Sparrow sightings have also increased, particularly
Chipping, Field, White-throated and White-crowned.
Thank you - Good Birding!
- End transcript