Tuesday June 26:
We started the morning at dawn in Gatineau Park with the plan of exploring all along the beautiful Gatineau Escarpment.
Our first great excitement was a cooperative Upland Sandpiper perched on a fence post near Breckenridge. The fields seem fairly active with Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks. We found a family of highly vocal American Kestrels near Quyon.
At Elmside, near Norway Bay, we were surprised to find a female Pine Warbler out in the open, completely outside of her normal habitat. We were enjoying a pair of Eastern Bluebirds when the Pine Warbler was spotted dancing around a fence post beside the road.
We continued on to Calumet Island, where we observed an adult Red-tailed Hawk guarding its nest containing two chicks.
At Lawless Lake, up in the hills past Campbell’s Bay, we observed two adult Common Loons with their single chick.
Despite the strong wind and intense sunshine, we had a day-list of 70 birds.
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
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
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Black-thr. Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Thursday June 28:
It was a hot day with warm breeze.
We started at Andrew Haydon Park where we watched the now-famous Hooded Merganser and her four chicks.
We ventured out west of Ottawa stopping at Constance Creek where we got American Bittern and Virginia Rail. We made a sudden stop along the Thomas Dolan Parkway when a Scarlet Tanager flew over the road. Several more birds came into view here, including a female Blackburnian Warbler.
We ended our morning at the Burntlands where we saw Clay-colored, Field, Savannah and Grasshopper Sparrows.
Our day-list reached 60 species.
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson’s Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
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
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
N – Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Saturday June 30:
It was a glorious warm but windy morning.
We started the day at Petrie Island, only spending a brief time checking out the causeway for birdies.
We then went to Giroux Pond, followed by Embrum and Casselman Lagoons. At Embrum we found a few Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpipers. At Casselman we had a female Greater Scaup. These are the first fall migrants – right on schedule!
We ended the excursion at Carlsbad Lane where we had Meadowlark and Upland Sandpiper participating in a singing contest.
Our day-list again came to 60 species of birds.
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Common Gallinule/Moorhen
Gallinula galeata
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Wilson’s Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
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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