ONOH Chistmas Bird Count - Britannia Sector

 December 18, 2022

It was mild but snowy and very quiet on our first 2 areas, Clyde Woods and Hampton Park.

We met Bruce Di Labio and other birders at Harvey's for lunch, then carried on to Nancy's for our next hike at Elmhurst and Frank Ryan parks.  Here we had better luck, spotting 2 Pileated woodpeckers and a roosted Barred Owl.

Our last stop was at Black Rapids, where there were some Herring Gulls and lots of ducks.  We were just wrapping it up when we noticed a big flight of American Crows passing overhead.  Barbara tried to count them, and she got at least 8000!

Ottawa--Clyde Woods, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
18-Dec-2022 8:38 AM - 11:02 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.51 kilometer(s)
10 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  40
Herring Gull  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  95
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  17
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  8
American Tree Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S124181897 

1273 Greyrock Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, CA (45.365, -75.744), Ottawa, Ontario, CA
18-Dec-2022 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.04 kilometer(s)
3 species

Downy Woodpecker  1
American Crow  2
European Starling  26

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S124183098 

Ottawa--Hampton Park, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
18-Dec-2022 11:25 AM - 12:23 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.35 kilometer(s)
3 species

Downy Woodpecker  2
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  12

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S124188479 

Ottawa--Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
18-Dec-2022 1:41 PM - 2:46 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.36 kilometer(s)
4 species

Barred Owl  1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
American Crow  3
Common Raven  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S124200650 

Rideau Canal--Black Rapids Lock, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
18-Dec-2022 3:11 PM - 3:46 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.33 kilometer(s)
8 species

Mallard  90
American Black Duck  2
Common Goldeneye  4
Common Merganser  1
Herring Gull  5
American Crow  8000     Counted going over to roost as darkness descended.  May have been more.
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S124206051