Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca
July 5, 2018 There were no major highlights this week, as the summer doldrums continue. The ferocious heat has probably kept a lot of birders in air-conditioned buildings. However, birding or no birding, there is still an excellent variety of birds in the region. This is a good time to head into the dense forests of the north, like the area north of Buckingham, to see the surprising variety of nesting birds that will rarely be seen in the more urban areas until fall migration is in full swing. Of interest is that the first fall SHOREBIRDS have actually arrived, although this is more of a technicality than a migration: · A GREATER YELLOWLEGS in Almonte on the 5th, · A SOLITARY SANDPIPER in Carp on the 28th, and · A LESSER YELLOWLEGS in Carp on the 3rd. Other notable sightings included: · An UPLAND SANDPIPER in Dunrobin on the 2nd. · A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in Carp on the 3rd. · A very late ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in Almonte on the 2nd. · A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at the Moodie Drive Ponds on the 1st. · A CASPIAN TERN in Almonte on the 2nd. · 5 BLACK TERNS at Marais des Laîches on the 3rd. · A LEAST BITTERN at Shirley’s Bay on the 1st. · A SEDGE WREN south of Munster on the 29th. Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations. We encourage everyone to report their bird sightings on eBird for the benefit of the entire birding community. *Reminder regarding access to the Shirley’s Bay Causeway:* DND has amended our access procedure. You must call Range Control (613-991-5740) for permission, state that you are an OFNC member and give your name. Finally, you must call again when you have left the area. DND would also like to be informed if you see anyone on the property who should not be there, such as boats in the bay or people fishing on the causeway. They are trespassing and DND will deal with the situation. The OFNC has provided DND with a list of OFNC members who HAVE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED access. DND will check, so make sure that your membership is up to date and that you have requested that the OFNC put you on the access list. This list has already been sent to DND this spring and will be updated occasionally. To get on the next access list, please contact members...@ofnc.ca. Good birding. _______________________________________________ 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
