Birding Petrie Island
Morning mist at Petrie Island
Tuesday October 1:
It was a misty morning at Petrie Island, Always An
Adventure's first official birding excursion this fall.
The fog lingered a bit thorough the first hours of the day,
but vanished and gave room for blue skies and sunshine.
We had Merlin, Rusty Blackbirds, Green Heron, American
Bitter and a young Bald Eagle at Petrie to mention a few species.
At Giroux Pond it was Killdeer galore, in addition to
Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, American Widgeon, and 3 Wilson's Snipes.
Venturing through the back roads and farm fields, we had
Sandhill Cranes, Coopers Hawk, American Kestrel, White-throated and
White-crowned Sparrows.
We ended up with a day list of 63 species.
Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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American Wigeon
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American Black Duck
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Mallard
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Blue-winged Teal
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Northern Pintail
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Green-winged Teal
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Ring-necked Duck
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Wild Turkey
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Double-crested Cormorant
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American Bittern
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Great Blue Heron
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Green Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Bald Eagle
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Northern Harrier
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Cooper's Hawk
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Red-tailed Hawk
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American Kestrel
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Merlin
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Common Gallinule/Moorhen
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Sandhill Crane
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Killdeer
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Dunlin
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Wilson's Snipe
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Ring-billed Gull
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Belted Kingfisher
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Downy Woodpecker
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Northern Flicker
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Eastern Phoebe
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Blue-headed Vireo
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Brown Creeper
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Swainson's Thrush
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Hermit Thrush
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American Robin
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American Pipit
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Song Sparrow
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Swamp Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Rusty Blackbird
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Common Grackle
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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Wednesday October 3:
Despite gloomy forecast from the weather people, this day
turned out to be spectacular, both weather wise and birding wise.
It was supposed to be a photo day, but we ended up wanting
to bird more than taking pictures.
We left Gatineau Park and went down to Ottawa river and
wandered around in the nearby area.
The best birds of today was without question Grey-cheeked
Thrush, Surf Scoter and a migrating flock of Clay-colored Sparrows.
Canada Goose
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Mallard
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Surf Scoter
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Hooded Merganser
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Common Merganser
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Great Blue Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Accipiter striatus
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Cooper's Hawk
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Ring-billed Gull
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Herring Gull
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Belted Kingfisher
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Downy Woodpecker
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Blue-headed Vireo
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Black-capped Chickadee
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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American Robin
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European Starling
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Song Sparrow
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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Northern Cardinal
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Purple Finch
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American Goldfinch
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Jack Pine Trail
Red Squirrel
Thursday October 4:
Jack Pine Trail never fails when it comes to birds or
scenery.
Today it was mild and comfortable with a thin layer of misty
fog.
It smelled wet nature and fall and the landscape was quite
magical.
We had Rusty Blackbirds and our first Fox Sparrow for the
season. We also fed a few hungry Red-breasted Nuthatches and Chickadees.
After a great walk in the woods, we headed for the Quarry
Pond, where we had several Cackling Geese, Lesser Black-backed and Greater
Black-backed Gull, and adult Pied-billed Grebe to mention a few. We also had 5
Snow Geese and 2 Blue Morphs. We ended up with 50 different species of birds.
Snow Goose
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Cackling Goose
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Canada Goose
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American Black Duck
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Mallard
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Ring-necked Duck
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Lesser Scaup
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Ruddy Duck
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Great Blue Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Ring-billed Gull
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Herring Gull
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Downy Woodpecker
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Blue-headed Vireo
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Brown Creeper
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Hermit Thrush
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American Robin
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European Starling
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Cedar Waxwing
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Fox Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Swamp Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Rusty Blackbird
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Purple Finch
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Pine Siskin
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American Goldfinch
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Joshua McCullough & the foal
Saturday October 6:
Rain and wind did not keep dedicated birders home today. We
were greeted by hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds at Petrie Island. They were
loud and clear in the reeds and in the air.
We did the usual loop around the east end, but spent a
little more time driving the back roads and checking out the farm fields. As
the morning progressed, the weather changed and became quite pleasant. The
highlight of the day was 14 Sandhill Cranes in the area of Milton Road.
We ended up with 52 species of birds.
Snow Goose
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Cackling Goose
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Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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American Black Duck
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Mallard
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Blue-winged Teal
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Northern Pintail
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Green-winged Teal
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Ring-necked Duck
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Greater Scaup
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Lesser Scaup
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Red-breasted Merganser
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Wild Turkey
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Great Blue Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Northern Harrier
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Red-tailed Hawk
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American Kestrel
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Common Gallinule/Moorhen
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Sandhill Crane
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Black-bellied Plover
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Semipalmated Plover
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Killdeer
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Least Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Dunlin
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Ring-billed Gull
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Northern Flicker
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Black-capped Chickadee
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American Robin
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European Starling
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American Pipit
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Savannah Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Rusty Blackbird
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Common Grackle
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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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Sunday October 7:
What a fantastic fall day!
We met at the west end, and headed straight for Andrew
Haydon Park where we had a Peregrine Falcon and thousands of Brant fling over.
We then went to Shirley's Bay and from there we ventured out driving through
colorful fall landscape in the west end. At Twin Elms Road, we had another
Peregrin Falcon together with Red-tailed Hawks and Ravens. To our great
surprise we also encountered several species of warblers, such as Tennessee,
Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green and Orange-crowned. We also had
2 Eastern Bluebirds.
At the Quarry Pond, it was Snow and Cackling Geese, Redhead,
and a one year bird Bald Eagle.
This Thanksgiving gave us the total of 61 species.
Snow Goose
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Brant
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Cackling Goose
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Canada Goose
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Gadwall
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American Wigeon
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American Black Duck
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Mallard
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Northern Pintail
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Green-winged Teal
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Redhead
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Ring-necked Duck
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Lesser Scaup
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Common Goldeneye
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Hooded Merganser
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Ruddy Duck
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Common Loon
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Red-necked Grebe
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Great Blue Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Bald Eagle
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Peregrine Falcon
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Bonaparte's Gull
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Chroicocephalus philadelphia
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Ring-billed Gull
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Herring Gull
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Downy Woodpecker
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Northern Flicker
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Black-capped Chickadee
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Brown Creeper
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Eastern Bluebird
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Hermit Thrush
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American Robin
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European Starling
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American Pipit
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Tennessee Warbler
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Nashville Warbler
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Black-thr. Green Warbler
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Song Sparrow
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Swamp Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Northern Cardinal
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Red-winged Blackbird
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American Goldfinch
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All excursions organized by
