Summer Series - Field Trip #9 Report

On Saturday we wrapped up this year's Summer Series of Birding with our annual outing to the eastern Ontario Sewage Lagoons. 10 people participated in this year's trip. The weather was great; sunny throughout the day. We changed the order of our 4 stops this year, starting in St-Isidore, then on to St-Albert and, after a lunch break, on to Embrun and finally Casselman. St-Isidore and Embrun proved to be the most productive of the four stops. Highlights of the day included 4 Red-necked Phalaropes and 2 Virginia Rail at St-Isidore; 3 American Bittern at St-Albert and 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 2 Baird's Sandpipers and 1 White-rumped Sandpiper at Embrun.

Thank you to those who joined us on the trip on Saturday. Also a big thank you to everyone who turned out over this summer's series of 9 field trips, including many new birders who joined in on the fun this summer. - Sheldon Harvey

Here is our complete list of 62 species for the day: Canada Goose 15, Wood Duck 50, Gadwall 4, American Black Duck 2, Mallard 150, Blue-winged Teal 24, Northern Shoveler 8, Green-winged Teal 20, Lesser Scaup 3, Hooded Merganser 6, Ruddy Duck 6, Pied-billed Grebe 12, American Bittern 3, Great Blue Heron 6, Black-crowned Night Heron 1, Turkey Vulture 10, Northern Harrier 2, Cooper's Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 2, American Kestrel 2, Merlin 2, Virginia Rail 2, Common Moorhen 25, Semipalmated Plover 3, Killdeer 20, Greater Yellowlegs 2, Lesser Yellowlegs 36, Solitary Sandpiper 3, Spotted Sandpiper 20, Ruddy Turnstone 1, Semipalmated Sandpiper 8, Least Sandpiper 20, White-rumped Sandpiper 1, Baird's Sandpiper 2, Wilson's Snipe 1, Red-necked Phalarope 4, Ring-billed Gull 2, Rock Pigeon 20, Mourning Dove 25, Chimney Swift 3, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Flycatcher species 1 (Alder or Willow), Red-eyed Vireo 1, Blue Jay 4, American Crow 15, Common Raven 1, Tree Swallow 30, Bank Swallow 6, Cliff Swallow 6, Barn Swallow 6, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Marsh Wren 3, American Robin 1, Gray Catbird 2, European Starling 30, Cedar Waxwing 15, Common Yellowthroat 1, Song Sparrow 6, Bobolink 8, Red-winged Blackbird 60, House Sparrow 10
Bernache du Canada 15, Canard branchu 50, Canard chipeau 4, Canard noir  2, Canard colvert 150, Sarcelle à ailes bleues 24, Canard souchet 8, Sarcelle d'hiver 20, Petit Fuligule 3, Harle couronné 6, Érismature rousse 6, Grèbe à bec bigarré 12, Butor d'Amérique 3, Grand héron 6, Bihoreau gris 1, Urubu à tête rouge 10, Busard Saint-Martin 2, Épervier de Cooper 1, Buse à queue rousse 2, Crécerelle d'Amérique 2, Faucon émerillon 2, Râle de Virginie 2, Gallinule poule-d'eau 25, Pluvier semipalmé 3, Pluvier kildir 20, Grand Chevalier 2, Petit Chevalier 36, Chevalier solitaire 3, Chevalier grivelé 20, Tournepierre à collier 1, Bécasseau semipalmé 8, Bécasseau minuscule 20, Bécasseau à croupion blanc 1, Bécasseau de Baird 2, Bécassine de Wilson 1, Phalarope à bec étroit 4, Goéland à bec cerclé 2, Pigeon biset 20, Tourterelle triste 25, Martinet ramoneur 3, Colibri à gorge rubis 6, Grand Pic 1, espèces Moucherolle 1 (Alder ou de saule), Viréo aux yeux rouges 1, Geai bleu 4, Corneille d'Amérique 15, Grand Corbeau 1, Hirondelle bicolore 30, Hirondelle de rivage 6, Hirondelle à front blanc 6, Hirondelle rustique 6, Mésange à tête noire 2, 3 Troglodyte des marais, Merle d'Amérique 1, Moqueur chat 2, Étourneau sansonnet 30, Jaseur d'Amérique 15, Paruline masquée 1, Bruant chanteur 6, Goglu des prés 8, Carouge à épaulettes 60, Moineau domestique 10