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Monday, October 1, 2012

Late Summer into Fall ~ Birding


Pectoral Sandpiper (DigiScoped)
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Lesser Yellowlegs, Photo courtesy Joshua McCullough
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Petrie Island
Tuesday September 25:
What a most fantastic day!
The sun was shining with blue skies, there was no wind, and there were birds everywhere!
Starting the morning at Petrie Island with calm condition, we decided to do a full search of the woods. Black-throated Green Warblers, Chickadees, Gray Catbirds, Goldfinches, White-throated Sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Flycatchers and woodpeckers seemed to be passing through in great number.
Later in the morning we ventured out to Giroux Pond where we had 4 Wilson's Snipe and hundreds of Canada Geese among other water fowl. Just when we were about to leave, 3 Snow Geese came in and landed in the pond.
We ventured even further, checking local farm fields, and Embrun Lagoons. We had Sandhill Cranes flying over the fields near Navan, 4 species of swallows at Embrun, in addition we had Pectoral, Semipalmated & Least Sandpipers, and both Yellowlegs. We found many American Pipits in the farm fields close to Giroux Pond. There were dozens of Killdeers here as well.
The morning ended at 1pm and we had a total of 71 species. 
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Gallinule/Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-thr. Green Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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Enbrun Lagoons
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Semipalmated Plover, Photo courtesy Joshua McCullough
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Champlain Lookout, Gatineau Park
Saturday September 29:
It was a most beautiful late September morning. The trees, plants and grass have started to change color and the scenery is getting more and more interesting.
We ventured around in the Gatineau Park, but it was very quiet in the woods. Therefore, close to the end of the excursion, we decided to go down to the river and see what we could find there.
We ended up with a day list of 41 species. 
Canada Goose
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Black-bellied Plover
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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Black-bellied Plover, Photo courtesy Joshua McCullough
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Deschenes Rapids - Ottawa
Sunday September 30:
The weather was not on our side today, but there was no wind and the rain didn't start until the excursion was finished.
We started at Andrew Haydon where a couple of the participants got beautiful shots of a Black-bellied Plover. At Shirley's Bay we had a Brant fly by, but when we came back to Andrew Haydon Park to end our excursion we had a whole flock, with about a 100 Brandt. We also had a Lincoln's Sparrow at the entrance of the mud flats.
A quick stop at the Quarry Pond revealed 7 Cackling Geese, hundreds of Canada Geese and 2 snow Geese among other water fowl and gulls.
It was a super day birding with a day list of 60 species.
Snow Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
American Pipit
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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