Eagles & Finches – Gatineau Escarpment with Tony & Nina

Thursday Nov 14

We met at the information Kiosk at the Gatineau Park.  I arrived on time, but had I been a minute earlier, I would have seen the Cooper's Hawk.

Today there were Tony, Nina, Josh, Karen, Paula, Lorraine, Brian, and Rick.

We checked the trail across the road, then headed straight out Hwy 148.  We pulled off to see a Bald Eagle, then spotted a second one beneath.  We went up Eardley Masham Road part way, and around the back roads to Steele Line.  Here we saw another Bald Eagle.  Making our was back along Bradley, we saw a Golden Eagle!  Then we spotted a couple of Rough-legged Hawks.  All of these great raptors were too distant for photos.

We decided to head back to town to Andrew Haydon to try for the King Eider.  She was indeed there, but mostly sleeping.  We saw several other water birds at the same location.

Some photographers tipped me off about a Lapland Longspur at Britannia Point.  I told our crew, but I was the only one to go for it.  There were three nice Snow Buntings with the Longspur.

 

 

 

 

Bird List

1. American Robin
2. Northern Cardinal
3. Blue Jay
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. White-throated Sparrow
6. Common Raven
7. Purple Finch
8. Bald Eagle
9. Pileated Woodpecker
10. Red-tailed Hawk
11. Golden Eagle
12. Blue Jay
13. Rough-legged Hawk
14. Bufflehead
15. Canada Goose
16. King Eider
17. Lesser Scaup
18. Greater Scaup
19. Red-necked Grebe
20. Red-breasted Merganser
21. Snow Bunting
22. Lapland Longspur