[Ontbirds] Gatineau Park: Black-backed Woodpecker - Saturday, December 15th, 2012

2012-12-15 Thread David Rhody
Today at around 10a.m. we saw one *black backed woodpecker f*ly over as we were standing in the place where we saw 4 boreal chickadees last Sunday 9 December. The location is on the trail just off the Eardley-Masham Road at Ramsay Lake where earlier sightings have taken place, about 500 metres in

[Ontbirds] West Quebec/Gatineau Park: weekly report ending 18 May

2012-05-18 Thread David Rhody
is up this way from the Ottawa area this weekend, it's worth a visit (some bugs but not too many yet). Happy birding on this long May weekend! David Rhody Wakefield, QC ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the prov

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings, red crossbills et al: Eardley-Masham Road (Western Quebec near Ottawa)

2012-01-28 Thread David Rhody
very plentiful, with about 50 at the feeders this morning. This is my first post on Ontbirds, so I hope I've followed all the rules. I realize that these are not Ontario sightings, but thought they might be of interest to birders from Ottawa and environs. Happy birding!! David Rhody 46 Bur