December 19, 2021
This year we went directly to our sites, after clearing it with Bruce Di Labio. With COVID surging we decided to skip the meetups and we were quite familiar with our routes, since this was our 4th CBC here. We began, as usual, with Clyde Woods. We were a bit later starting, so we "only" got 126 crows!
Ottawa--Clyde Woods, Ottawa, Ontario, CA Dec 19, 2021 8:06 AM - 10:06 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.26 kilometer(s) 7 species Cooper's Hawk 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 126 Black-capped Chickadee 13 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 11
From there, we went to Hampton Park. It was much quieter than usual.
Ottawa--Hampton Park, Ottawa, Ontario, CADec 19, 2021 10:38 AM - 11:30 AMProtocol: Traveling1.21 kilometer(s)4 speciesRock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12Downy Woodpecker 1Black-capped Chickadee 4White-breasted Nuthatch 4
After, we sat in our car drinking hot chocolate to warm up, then headed home for lunch.
Our next location was the Black Rapids Locks Station.
Rideau Canal--Black Rapids Lock, Ottawa, Ontario, CA Dec 19, 2021 1:24 PM - 2:02 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.74 kilometer(s) 8 species Mallard 4 White-winged Scoter 1 Common Goldeneye 6 Common Merganser 36 Swimming below dam, males and females. Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Crow 7
At first we saw little, but careful scrutiny revealed a large umber of Common Mergansers, and Barbara go a White-winged Scoter. and a couple of gulls. A Cooper's Hawk flew up river right past us, but with mitts and a frozen camera, we missed the shot. Fortunately it did perch, although in the distance.
Our last route was Frank Ryan/Elmhurst Park. The latter is just down the street from Nancy's, so we stopped to give her a birds calendar and she decided to come with us. It is on her regular walk.
Ottawa--Frank Ryan & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa, Ontario, CA Dec 19, 2021 2:39 PM - 3:41 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.33 kilometer(s) 6 species Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 Black-capped Chickadee 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Robin 27 Using a water seep.
We got a couple of Blue Jays at the start of Frank Ryan, but we could not call out the Carolina Wren. We started back through Elmhurst when Bill spotted a robin. Make that many many robins. What a surprise! They were using the water seep. We also saw both woodpeckers and nuthatches and chickadees. The best we had ever had at this park.
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