Recent Local & Overnight Excursions...

Snow Bunting @ Presqu'ile Provisional Park

Casselman Lagoons

 

Baird's Sandpiper

 

Josh McCullough

 

White-rumped Sandpiper, Photo Courtesy of Josh McCullough

Saturday 29^th 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

Black Duck, Photo Courtesy of Ron Allen

Brant, Photo Courtesy of Ron Allen

Scenery along the Dechenes Shoreline - Quebec

European Starling

Sunday 30^th 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

Photo Courtesy of Josh McCullough

Tuesday 1^st 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

Petrie Island Sunrise, Photo Courtesy of Josh McCullough

Fall, Photo Courtesy of Tony Beck

Red Squirrel, Photo Courtesy of Jariya Rasaputra

Thursday 3^rd 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

 

White-winged Scoter, Photo Courtesy of Tony Beck

 

Sunrise @ Presqu'ile Provisional Park

 

Presqu'ile Provisional Park

Presqu'ile Provisional Park

 

Presqu'ile Provisional Park

 

Prince Edward County

 

Prince Edward Point Light House

 

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

Fall, Photo Courtesy of Tony Beck

All Excursions Organized by Nina Stavlund & Tony Beck 
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