- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 11 January 2004
* ONOT0401.11
- Birds mentioned
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
NORTHERN HAWK OWL
Short-eared Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
BOREAL CHICKADEE
Bohemian Waxwing
Black-headed Grosbeak
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
HOARY REDPOLL
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 11 January 2004
number: 613-860-9000 press 2
to report: 613-860-9000 press #
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compilers : Chris Lewis
: Terry Higgins
: Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE SUNDAY JANUARY 11 AT 2 PM
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
Extremely cold temperatures during most of the last week
restricted birding activities. Sightings of interest are as
follows:
A Northern Harrier, unusual for this time of year, was seen along
Limebank Rd, north of Earl Armstrong Rd on the 5th.
The pair of Peregrine Falcons was on the west side of the Crowne
Plaza Hotel on the 8th and one Peregrine was on the west side of
the R H Coates Building on the 11th.
Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks continue to be reported from
various locations.
The NORTHERN HAWK OWL remains faithful to its hunting grounds near
283 Old Union Hall Rd, west of Almonte, as of the 11th. At least
3 Short-eared Owls were still being seen at dusk along Earl
Armstrong Rd on the 10th.
A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and a BOREAL CHICKADEE found
along the trail between Kerwin and Riddell Rds were both last
reported on the 4th.
Small scattered flocks of Bohemian Waxwings were found in rural
areas near Dunrobin, Carp and Constance Bay, also on the 4th.
Several Dark-eyed Juncos and at least 3 White-throated Sparrows
were in Westboro, near Tweedsmuir Ave and Clare Ave on the 6th,
and 3 Song Sparrows were in the shrubs along the Rideau River east
of the Bronson Ave bridge on the 7th.
Also on the 7th, approximately a dozen Pine Grosbeaks were in the
area of the feeder on March Valley Rd and Riddell Rd. At least a
dozen White-winged Crossbills were seen at the Jack Pine Trail on
the 10th.
Among the now ubiquitous flocks of Common Redpolls, single HOARY
REDPOLLS were discovered back on the 4th and 5th, along the main
road in Constance Bay as well as along Old Carp Rd.
Information from out of town indicates that the Black-headed
Grosbeak in the Almonte/Pakenham area has not been seen for over a
week and there have been no reports of the Rufous Hummingbird in
Kingston since January 7.
Thank-you. Good birding.
- End transcript
Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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