Pectoral Sandpiper (DigiScoped)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Photo courtesy Joshua McCullough
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
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Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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Gadwall
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American Black Duck
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Mallard
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Blue-winged Teal
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Northern Shoveler
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Northern Pintail
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Green-winged Teal
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Ring-necked Duck
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Lesser Scaup
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Ruddy Duck
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Wild Turkey
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Pied-billed Grebe
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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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Red-tailed Hawk
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Common Gallinule/Moorhen
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Sandhill Crane
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Black-bellied Plover
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Killdeer
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
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Least Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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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 Wood-Pewee
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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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Tree Swallow
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Bank Swallow
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Barn Swallow
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Cliff Swallow
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Black-capped Chickadee
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Brown Creeper
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Swainson's Thrush
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American Robin
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Gray Catbird
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European Starling
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American Pipit
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Cedar Waxwing
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Tennessee Warbler
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Northern Parula
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Magnolia Warbler
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Blackpoll Warbler
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Black-thr. Green 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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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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Enbrun Lagoons
Semipalmated Plover, Photo courtesy Joshua McCullough
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
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Mallard
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Lesser Scaup
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Hooded Merganser
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Ruffed Grouse
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Turkey Vulture
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Black-bellied Plover
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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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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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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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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Swainson's Thrush
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American Robin
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Gray Catbird
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European Starling
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Song 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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Common Grackle
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Purple Finch
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Pine Siskin
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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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Black-bellied Plover, Photo courtesy Joshua McCullough
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
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Brant
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Cackling Goose
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Canada Goose
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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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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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Common Goldeneye
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Common Merganser
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Ruddy Duck
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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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Great Egret
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Turkey Vulture
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Osprey
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Black-bellied Plover
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Semipalmated Plover
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Lesser 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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Belted Kingfisher
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Downy Woodpecker
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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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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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American Robin
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Brown Thrasher
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European Starling
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American Pipit
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Common Yellowthroat
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Chipping 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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Northern Cardinal
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Pine Siskin
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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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