Ottawa RBA
June 24, 2010
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:48:41 -0400
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Ontario/Quebec
Ottawa/Gatineau
24 June 2010
Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Phone number: 613-860-9000
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Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W.
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Compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagenius@primus.ca
As expected, a slow week for bird news, but not without some interesting
reports.
The most recent report of the TRUMPETER SWAN family on the Jock River near
Carleton Place was on the 19th, although they are no doubt still in or
near the area. At least one of the GREAT EGRETS at the Ring-billed Gull
colony in the Deschenes rapids was observed probing among the branches and
on the ground on the 22nd and 23rd, and seems to have a very consistent
flight routine to and from the thicket near the centre of the island. A
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was also observed on the 23rd, carrying a stick as
it over the Britannia Conservation area towards towards the Ottawa River.
Several good sightings from participants in the current Quebec breeding bird
atlas included a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO along the main road north of the Mont
Cascades ski resort on the 21st, as well as UPLAND SANDPIPER and NORTHERN
PARULA elsewhere in the same atlas square. On the 20th a wetland on the edge
of Gatineau Park north of Quyon was productive for LEAST BITTERN,
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, UPLAND SANDPIPER,
WHIP-POOR-WILL, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. A nice
variety of common and uncommon breeding species was also reported from
several locations around Ottawa.
The resident pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS evidently failed to hatch the three
eggs laid in early May on the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown
Ottawa. However, on the 23rd it was reported that the female has laid a new
egg after removing one of the originals. It will be interesting to see what
comes of this very late attempt to start another family!
Thank you - Good Birding!
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