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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Recent Local & Overnight Excursions...


Snow Bunting @ Presqu'ile Provisional Park

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Casselman Lagoons
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Baird's Sandpiper
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White-rumped Sandpiper, Photo Courtesy of Josh McCullough _DSC8767-1


Saturday 29th Oct:
We met at Petrie Island this morning under clear skies with a nippy wind.
From here we went driving through nearby fields, including by Giroux Ponds where we had a single Horned Lark. Passing by Milton Road, we had 21 Sandhill Cranes. At Casselman, we had White-rumped and Baird’s Sandpiper. Lastly to Embun, we had a couple of Snow Geese.
  1. American Black Duck
  2. American Coot
  3. American Crow
  4. American Goldfinch
  5. American Pipit
  6. American Robin
  7. American Tree Sparrow
  8. Baird's Sandpiper
  9. Black-capped Chickadee
  10. Blue Jay
  11. Cackling Goose
  12. Canada Goose        
  13. Common Goldeneye
  14. Common Merganser
  15. Common Raven
  16. Dark-eyed Junco
  17. Double-crested Cormorant
  18. Dunlin
  19. European Starling
  20. Gadwall
  21. Great Black-backed Gull
  22. Great Blue Heron
  23. Greater Scaup
  24. Green-winged Teal
  25. Hairy Woodpecker
  26. Herring Gull
  27. Hooded Merganser
  28. Horned Lark
  29. House Sparrow
  30. Killdeer
  31. Lesser Scaup
  32. Lesser Yellowlegs
  33. Mallard
  34. Merlin
  35. Northern Harrier
  36. Northern Shoveler
  37. Pectoral Sandpiper
  38. Pileated Woodpecker
  39. Purple Finch
  40. Red-tailed Hawk
  41. Red-winged Blackbird
  42. Ring-billed Gull
  43. Rock Pigeon
  44. Rough-legged Hawk
  45. Ruddy Duck
  46. Sandhill Crane
  47. Semipalmated Sandpiper
  48. Snow Goose
  49. Turkey Vulture
  50. White-rumped Sandpiper
  51. White-winged Scoter
  52. Wild Turkey
  53. Wood Duck
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Black Duck, Photo Courtesy of Ron Allen
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Brant, Photo Courtesy of Ron Allen
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Scenery along the Dechenes Shoreline - Quebec
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European Starling
Sunday 30th Oct:
It was a pleasant overcast day with mild temperatures.
We started at Andrew Haydon Park where we had a small flock of Cackling Geese. We scouted around for the Razorbill that was seen in the area, finally watching it fly west over Deschenes Rapids.
Other highlights this day were Long-tailed Duck, White-winged Scoter and Pine Siskin.
  1. American Black Duck
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Robin
  5. American Tree Sparrow
  6. Black-capped Chickadee
  7. Black Scoter
  8. Brown Creeper
  9. Bufflehead
  10. Cackling Goose
  11. Canada Goose        
  12. Common Goldeneye
  13. Common Loon
  14. Common Raven
  15. Dark-eyed Junco
  16. Double-crested Cormorant
  17. Downy Woodpecker
  18. European Starling
  19. Great Black-backed Gull
  20. Great Blue Heron
  21. Greater Scaup
  22. Hairy Woodpecker
  23. Herring Gull
  24. Hooded Merganser
  25. Horned Grebe
  26. House Finch
  27. House Sparrow
  28. Lesser Scaup
  29. Long-tailed Duck
  30. Mallard
  31. Northern Cardinal
  32. Pine Siskin
  33. Razorbill
  34. Red-breasted Merganser
  35. Red-necked Grebe
  36. Ring-billed Gull
  37. Ring-necked Duck
  38. Rock Pigeon
  39. Snow Goose
  40. White-breasted Nuthatch
  41. White-winged Scoter
  42. Wood Duck
  43. Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Photo Courtesy of Josh McCullough
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Tuesday 1st Nov:
An enthusiastic group took off along the Gatineau Escarpments today. We had a most wonderful birding day with several raptor highlights including Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed & Rough-legged Hawk. We also watched a Coopers Hawk chasing a flock of Eastern Blue Birds.
  1. American Crow
  2. American Goldfinch
  3. American Robin
  4. American Tree Sparrow
  5. Bald Eagle
  6. Black-capped Chickadee
  7. Blue Jay
  8. Brown Creeper
  9. Canada Goose        
  10. Common Raven
  11. Coopers Hawk
  12. Eastern Bluebird
  13. European Starling
  14. Golden-crowned Kinglet
  15. Golden Eagle
  16. Great Blue Heron
  17. Hairy Woodpecker
  18. Hooded Merganser
  19. Mourning Dove
  20. Northern Cardinal
  21. Northern Harrier
  22. Northern Shrike
  23. Pileated Woodpecker
  24. Purple Finch
  25. Red-breasted Merganser
  26. Red-tailed Hawk
  27. Red-winged Blackbird
  28. Ring-billed Gull
  29. Rock Pigeon
  30. Rough-legged Hawk
  31. Song Sparrow
  32. White-breasted Nuthatch
  33. Wild Turkey

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Petrie Island Sunrise, Photo Courtesy of Josh McCullough
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Fall, Photo Courtesy of Tony Beck
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Red Squirrel, Photo Courtesy of Jariya Rasaputra

Thursday 3rd Nov:
Petrie Island was quiet with nice weather and an increasing wind during the morning.
Sandhill Cranes were seen dancing from Smith Road. It was really spectacular to see and a first-timer for me.


  1. American Black Duck
  2. American Crow
  3. American Pipit
  4. American Robin
  5. American Tree Sparrow
  6. Black-capped Chickadee
  7. Blue Jay
  8. Brown Creeper
  9. Canada Goose        
  10. Common Merganser
  11. Common Raven
  12. Dark-eyed Junco
  13. Double-crested Cormorant
  14. European Starling
  15. Golden-crowned Kinglet
  16. Great Blue Heron
  17. Green-winged Teal
  18. Hairy Woodpecker
  19. Hooded Merganser
  20. House Finch
  21. House Sparrow
  22. Mallard
  23. Mourning Dove
  24. Northern Harrier
  25. Northern Shoveler
  26. Northern Shrike
  27. Red-tailed Hawk
  28. Red-winged Blackbird
  29. Ring-billed Gull
  30. Rock Pigeon
  31. Rough-legged Hawk
  32. Sandhill Crane
  33. Snow Bunting
  34. White-breasted Nuthatch
  35. Wood Duck

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White-winged Scoter, Photo Courtesy of Tony Beck
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Sunrise @ Presqu'ile Provisional Park
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Presqu'ile Provisional Park
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Presqu'ile Provisional Park
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Presqu'ile Provisional Park
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Prince Edward County
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Prince Edward Point Light House
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Barred Owl inside Presqu'ile Provisional Park

Overnight Excursion to Prince Edward County and Presqu’ile Provisional Park 5-6 Nov:

What a fantastic weekend!! Not only did we have awesome weather, but the birding was fabulous as well. The highlights this weekend were all 3 species of Swans seen together, Nina getting Eurasian Wigeon for life, a Black-legged Kittiwake flying over Owen Point, a single American Golden Plover, Peregrine Falcon, Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Barred Owl to mention a few…

65 species tallied on Saturday and 66 on Sunday. Total trip list of 91 species:

  1. American Black Duck
  2. American Coot
  3. American Crow
  4. American Golden Plover
  5. American Goldfinch
  6. American Robin
  7. American Tree Sparrow
  8. American Wigeon
  9. American Kestrel
  10. Barred Owl
  11. Belted Kingfisher
  12. Black Scoter
  13. Black-bellied Plover
  14. Black-capped Chickadee
  15. Black-legged Kittiwake
  16. Blue Jay
  17. Bonaparte's Gull
  18. Brown Creeper
  19. Bufflehead
  20. Canada Goose        
  21. Cedar Waxwing
  22. Common Goldeneye
  23. Common Grackle
  24. Common Loon
  25. Common Raven
  26. Dark-eyed Junco
  27. Double-crested Cormorant
  28. Downy Woodpecker
  29. Dunlin
  30. Eastern Bluebird
  31. Eurasian Wigeon
  32. European Starling
  33. Fox Sparrow
  34. Gadwall
  35. Golden Eagle
  36. Golden-crowned Kinglet
  37. Great Black-backed Gull
  38. Great Blue Heron
  39. Greater Scaup
  40. Green-winged Teal
  41. Hairy Woodpecker
  42. Herring Gull
  43. Hooded Merganser
  44. Horned Grebe
  45. Horned Lark
  46. House Finch
  47. House Sparrow
  48. Lesser Scaup
  49. Long-tailed Duck
  50. Mallard
  51. Merlin
  52. Mourning Dove
  53. Mute Swan
  54. Northern Cardinal
  55. Northern Flicker
  56. Northern Harrier
  57. Northern Pintail
  58. Northern Shoveler
  59. Northern Shrike
  60. Peregrine Falcon
  61. Pied-billed Grebe
  62. Pileated Woodpecker
  63. Pine Siskin
  64. Red Head (Duck)
  65. Red-bellied Woodpecker
  66. Red-breasted Merganser
  67. Red-breasted Nuthatch
  68. Red-tailed Hawk
  69. Red-winged Blackbird
  70. Ring-billed Gull
  71. Ring-necked Duck
  72. Rock Pigeon
  73. Rough-legged Hawk
  74. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  75. Ruddy Turnstone
  76. Ruffed Grouse
  77. Rusty Blackbird
  78. Sanderling
  79. Semipalmated Plover
  80. Sharp-shinned Hawk
  81. Snowbunting
  82. Trumpeter Swan
  83. Tundra Swan
  84. Turkey Vulture
  85. White-breasted Nuthatch
  86. White-rumped Sandpiper
  87. White-throated Sparrow
  88. White-winged Scoter
  89. Wild Turkey
  90. Wood Duck
  91. Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Fall, Photo Courtesy of Tony Beck

All Excursions Organized by Nina Stavlund & Tony Beck 
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4 comments:

  1. As the species list and photos attest, this was an amazing weekend to be birding with Always An Adventure. Thank you Tony and Nina for your expertise, enthusiasm and friendship.

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  2. Thank you so much dear Bob. And, Thank You, for being so supportive and such a wonderful friend to us :o)

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