Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club Sightings in the Ottawa-Gatineau area (50Km radius from the Parliament buildings) Week ending March 1, 2018 sighti...@ofnc.ca Compiled by Gregory Zbitnew
It was a very interesting week in the region. Persistent and unusually mild weather resulted in many early arrivals. In that sense, the whole week was a highlight. Among the WATERBIRDS, SNOW GOOSE, most recently at Britannia on the first, and CACKLING GOOSE, most recently at the Moodie Drive ponds on the 28th, were the first of the season. 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were at Carleton Place on the 23, and an unidentified SWAN, probably a TRUMPETER, was at the Moodie Drive ponds on the 1st. A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was at Deschenes on the 26th. Other firsts of the season include: 1. NORTHERN HARRIER at Burnt Lands Provincial Park on the 28th. 2. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK in Dunrobin on the 22nd. 3. Multiple sightings of TURKEY VULTURE starting on the 27th. 4. EASTERN BLUEBIRD near Almonte on the 27th. 5. RUSTY BLACKBIRD in Kanata on the 26th and in Russell on the 27th. Other interesting sightings included: 1. GOLDEN EAGLE on Greenland Road on the 27th and on Chemin Therrien on the 24th. 2. BELTED KINGFISHER in Dunrobin on the 25th. 3. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Constance Bay as of the 1st. 4. NORTHERN FLICKERS in Fitzroy PP on the 25th . 5. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER north of Kemptville on the 23rd. 6. LAPLAND LONGSPUR in Luskville on the 24th. 7. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and COMMON GRACKLES are now more or less widespread in small numbers.8. 2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at Lac Meech on the 23rd. Thanks to everyone who submitted bird observations. We encourage everyone to use eBird for the benefit of the entire Birding Community. Good birding Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
