Camp Opemikon Work Weekend

April 25/26, 2015

Our first camp of the year, and a chance to do some early morning birding at the scout camp west of Perth.  Once again, a Pine Warbler was present in the pine trees along the road. On the lake, two species of mergansers were busy with nuptials.  An Osprey and Common Loon also came by.

A Merlin and other common species were also observed.

Migrating Waterfowl

April 16, 2015

After checking Milton Road for cranes (none found), we headed out past Bourget to look for Snow Geese and ducks.

We found a large flock of geese in the usual spot east of Johnston Road, far distant from any road access.  The fields around, normally underwater, had pretty well dried up.

We carried on to Lalonde Road and Du Lac Road at the tip of Cobbs Lake Creek.  Here we found more Snow Geese, and a few ducks - Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, American Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal and Wood Duck.  On Boudreau, we had an American Kestrel on a wire.

Waxwings

April 15, 2015

Yet another bird that we don't expect to see out our front window, Bohemian Waxwings!

Hairy Woodpecker at home

April 13, 2015

Although a common bird, we do not often see them in our front yard.

Britannia & West End Birding with Always an Adventure

March 24, 2015

Today we went to the Ottawa River by Mud Lake, March Valley Road, Hilda and Shirley's Bay, Farm Fields, Burnside, and back to Mud Lake.  Best birds were a pair of Bald Eagles.

The First Spring Arrivals – Ottawa East with Always an Adventure

Thursday March 19

It was nearly spring, but you would never know it from the snowy fields.

We saw at least three Snowy Owls today along with plenty of Horned Larks and a few Lapland Longspurs.   There was no Gyrfalcon. but we did have two Coyotes, a Rough-legged Hawk and a Redtail.

At Larose Forest, we had evening Grosbeaks and both Nuthatches.