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
Chen caerulescens
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Gadwall
Anas strepera
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Common Gallinule/Moorhen
Gallinula galeata
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
Pluvialis squatarola
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Wilson’s Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Swainson’s Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Black-thr. Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
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
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Swainson’s Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
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
Chen caerulescens
Brant
Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
American Wigeon
Anas americana
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
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Nina Stavlund
Nina is Norwegian, an extensive world traveller, and is now living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She's also a passionate birder and nature lover. She's a professional photographer, graduated from "Bilder Nordic School of Photography" in Oslo, Norway. Her award-winning work appears in many catalogues, magazines, postcards, websites, calendars and more. Nina, & her husband Tony Beck, offer local excursions, international tours and photographic services through their company "Always An Adventure Inc". Nina also conducts photography and photo editing courses.
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