2013 Year List

Although I’ve never attempted a serious “Big Year” (which is impossible to do while working full-time), I do keep various year lists, month lists, winter lists, etc. I actually keep two year lists: one of all the birds observed in a calendar year, regardless of location, and one just for birds observed in the Ottawa Circle (the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club’s study area comprising a 50-kilometre circle centered on the Peace Tower in downtown Ottawa). Only once have I managed to see or hear more than 200 birds in the Ottawa Circle, back in 2011; that will be my goal again this year.

Below is an up-to-date list of all the birds observed in the Ottawa Circle in 2013; additional species seen outside the Ottawa Circle will follow in a separate table. Life birds will be shown in BOLD. Hopefully some good birds will show up in Ottawa this year; with luck, they will show up on the weekend when I can go out and see them!

Species	Location	Date
1. American Crow	Home	01-Jan-2013
2. European Starling	Home	01-Jan-2013
3. Rock Pigeon	Shea Road	01-Jan-2013
4. Rough-legged Hawk	Eagleson Road	01-Jan-2013
5. Red-tailed Hawk	Trail Road	01-Jan-2013
6. Common Redpoll	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
7. White-breasted Nuthatch	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
8. Black-capped Chickadee	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
9. Downy Woodpecker	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
10. Hairy Woodpecker	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
11. Red-breasted Nuthatch	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
12. American Tree Sparrow	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
13. Northern Cardinal	Jack Pine Trail	01-Jan-2013
14. Common Goldeneye	Bate Island	01-Jan-2013
15. Harlequin Duck	Bate Island	01-Jan-2013
16. American Goldfinch	Mud Lake	01-Jan-2013
17. Carolina Wren	Mud Lake	01-Jan-2013
18. Mallard	Mud Lake	01-Jan-2013
19. Canada Goose	Mud Lake	01-Jan-2013
20. Common Raven	Britannia Village	01-Jan-2013
21. Blue Jay	Hilda Road Feeders	01-Jan-2013
22. Mourning Dove	Hilda Road Feeders	01-Jan-2013
23. Pine Grosbeak	March Valley Road	01-Jan-2013
24. House Sparrow	Downtown	02-Jan-2013
25. Bohemian Waxwing	Hurdman Park	04-Jan-2013
26. Common Merganser	Hurdman Park	04-Jan-2013
27. House Finch	Mud Lake	05-Jan-2013
28. American Black Duck	Mud Lake	05-Jan-2013
29. Wild Turkey	Cambrian Road, Kanata	05-Jan-2013
30. Dark-eyed Junco	Trail Road Landfill	05-Jan-2013
31. Barred Owl	Stony Swamp	12-Jan-2013
32. Northern Shrike	Trail Road	19-Jan-2013
33. Brown-headed Cowbird	Trail Road	20-Jan-2013
34. Merlin	Emerald Meadows	22-Jan-2013
35. Snowy Owl	Ottawa, Ontario	27-Jan-2013
36. Great Gray Owl	Green’s Creek	27-Jan-2013
37. Barrow’s Goldeneye	Hurdman Park	29-Jan-2013
38. Snow Bunting	Giroux Road	03-Feb-2013
39. Horned Lark	Giroux Road	03-Feb-2013
40. Brown Creeper	Mud Lake	10-Feb-2013
41. Cedar Waxwing	Mud Lake	10-Feb-2013
42. Pileated Woodpecker	Marlborough Forest	16-Feb-2013
43. Peregrine Falcon	Downtown	19-Feb-2013
44. Northern Hawk Owl	Ottawa, Ontario	23-Feb-2013
45. Sharp-shinned Hawk	Mud Lake	24-Feb-2013
46. Hoary Redpoll	Hilda Road	24-Feb-2013
47. Green-winged Teal	March Valley Road	24-Feb-2013
48. Black-backed Woodpecker	Jack Pine Trail	02-Mar-2013
49. Great Black-backed Gull	Trail Road	02-Mar-2013
50. Ring-billed Gull	Billings Bridge	10-Mar-2013
51. Red-winged Blackbird	Trail Road	10-Mar-2013
52. Great Horned Owl	Ottawa	17-Mar-2013
53. Cooper’s Hawk	Billings Bridge	24-Mar-2013
54. Turkey Vulture	Vanier Parkway	24-Mar-2013
55. Common Grackle	Emerald Meadows	25-Mar-2013
56. White-throated Sparrow	Fletcher Wildlife Garden	25-Mar-2013
57. American Robin	Emerald Meadows	27-Mar-2013
58. Herring Gull	Trail Road	29-Mar-2013
59. Glaucous Gull	Trail Road	29-Mar-2013
60. Northern Pintail	Richmond Lagoons	29-Mar-2013
61. Killdeer	Fletcher Wildlife Garden	30-Mar-2013
62. Northern Harrier	Huntmar Road	31-Mar-2013
63. Hooded Merganser	Eagleson Ponds	31-Mar-2013
64. Ring-necked Ducks	Eagleson Ponds	31-Mar-2013
65. Song Sparrow	Emerald Meadows	04-Apr-2013
66. Great Blue Heron	Highway 417	05-Apr-2013
67. Wood Duck	Richmond Lagoons	06-Apr-2013
68. Golden-crowned Kinglet	Sarsaparilla Trail	07-Apr-2013
69. Fox Sparrow	Hurdman Park	09-Apr-2013
70. Pied-billed Grebe	Moodie Drive Quarry	13-Apr-2013
71. American Wigeon	Moodie Drive Quarry	13-Apr-2013
72. Bufflehead	Moodie Drive Quarry	13-Apr-2013
73. Tree Swallow	Mud Lake	13-Apr-2013
74. Eastern Phoebe	Mud Lake	13-Apr-2013
75. American Kestrel	Dunrobin	14-Apr-2013
76. Eastern Meadowlark	Dunrobin	14-Apr-2013
77. Ruffed Grouse	Bill Mason Center	14-Apr-2013
78. Wilson’s Snipe	Bill Mason Center	14-Apr-2013
79. Osprey	Riddell Drive	14-Apr-2013
80. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Emerald Meadows	15-Apr-2013
81. Double-crested Cormorant	Hurdman Park	15-Apr-2013
82. Ruddy Duck	Moodie Drive Quarry	18-Apr-2013
83. Gadwall	Moodie Drive Quarry	18-Apr-2013
84. Chipping Sparrow	Home	19-Apr-2013
85. Savannah Sparrow	Eagleson Road	21-Apr-2013
86. Purple Finch	Richmond Lagoons	21-Apr-2013
87. Northern Flicker	Sarsaparilla Trail	21-Apr-2013
88. Field Sparrow	Sarsaparilla Trail	21-Apr-2013
89. Hermit Thrush	Sarsaparilla Trail	21-Apr-2013
90. Swamp Sparrow	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
91. Rusty Blackbird	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
92. Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
93. Barn Swallow	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
94. Yellow-rumped Warbler	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
95. Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
96. Pine Warbler	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
97. Black-crowned Night-heron	Mud Lake	21-Apr-2013
98. Broad-winged Hawk	Hurdman Park	26-Apr-2013
99. Lesser Scaup	Hurdman Park	26-Apr-2013
100. Bank Swallow	Mud Lake	27-Apr-2013
101. Chimney Swift	Mud Lake	27-Apr-2013
102. Palm Warbler	Mud Lake	27-Apr-2013
103. Northern Shoveler	Richmond Lagoons	28-Apr-2013
104. Belted Kingfisher	Moodie Drive Quarries	28-Apr-2013
105. Common Loon	Shirley’s Bay	28-Apr-2013
106. Bald Eagle	Shirley’s Bay	28-Apr-2013
107. American Pipit	Downtown	03-May-2013
108. White-crowned Sparrow	Jack Pine Trail	12-May-2013
109. Black-and-white Warbler	Jack Pine Trail	12-May-2013
110. Black-throated Blue Warbler	Jack Pine Trail	12-May-2013
111. Great Crested Flycatcher	Jack Pine Trail	12-May-2013
112. Black-throated Green Warbler	Jack Pine Trail	12-May-2013
113. Ovenbird	Jack Pine Trail	12-May-2013
114. Scarlet Tanager	Downtown – Confederation Park	17-May-2013
115. Yellow Warbler	Downtown – Confederation Park	17-May-2013
116. Warbling Vireo	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
117. Least Flycatcher	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
118. Gray Catbird	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
119. Common Yellowthroat	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
120. American Redstart	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
121. Lincoln’s Sparrow	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
122. Baltimore Oriole	Hurdman Park	17-May-2013
123. Eastern Wood-pewee	Rideau Trail	18-May-2013
124. Red-eyed Vireo	Rideau Trail	18-May-2013
125. Nashville Warbler	Rideau Trail	18-May-2013
126. American Bittern	Sarsaparilla Trail	18-May-2013
127. Eastern Kingbird	Sarsaparilla Trail	18-May-2013
128. Common Tern	Mud Lake	19-May-2013
129. Wood Thrush	Mud Lake	19-May-2013
130. Northern Waterthrush	Mud Lake	19-May-2013
131. Tennessee Warbler	Mud Lake	19-May-2013
132. Blackpoll Warbler	Mud Lake	19-May-2013
133. Northern Parula	Mud Lake	19-May-2013
134. Brown Thrasher	Shirley’s Bay	19-May-2013
135. Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Shirley’s Bay	19-May-2013
136. Canada Warbler	Shirley’s Bay	19-May-2013
137. Eurasian Wigeon	Moodie Drive Quarry	20-May-2013
138. Green Heron	Moodie Drive Quarry	20-May-2013
139. Bobolink	Moodie Drive Quarry	20-May-2013
140. Spotted Sandpiper	Moodie Drive Quarry	20-May-2013
141. Solitary Sandpiper	Richmond Lagoons	20-May-2013
142. Least Sandpiper	Richmond Lagoons	20-May-2013
143. Magnolia Warbler	Richmond Lagoons	20-May-2013
144. Sora	Bill Mason Center	25-May-2013
145. Viriginia Rail	Bill Mason Center	25-May-2013
146. Alder Flycatcher	Bill Mason Center	25-May-2013
147. Veery	Bill Mason Center	25-May-2013
148. Chestnut-sided Warbler	Bill Mason Center	25-May-2013
149. Eastern Bluebird	Huntmar Road	25-May-2013
150. Semipalmated Plover	March Valley Road	25-May-2013
151. White-rumped Sandpiper	March Valley Road	25-May-2013
152. Dunlin	March Valley Road	25-May-2013
153. Semipalmated Sandpiper	March Valley Road	25-May-2013
154. House Wren	Airport	26-May-2013
155. Indigo Bunting	Airport	26-May-2013
156. Clay-coloured Sparrow	Airport	26-May-2013
157. Grasshopper Sparrow	Airport	26-May-2013
158. Winter Wren	Sarsaparilla Trail	26-May-2013
159. Great Egret	Mud Lake	01-Jun-2013
160. Whimbrel	Britannia Pier	02-Jun-2013
161. Ruddy Turnstone	Britannia Pier	02-Jun-2013
162. Northern Mockingbird	Emerald Meadows	05-Jun-2013
163. Common Nighthawk	Emerald Meadows	09-Jun-2013
164. Marsh Wren	Gatineau Park	15-Jun-2013
165. Mourning Warbler	Gatineau Park	15-Jun-2013
166. Willow Flycatcher	Moodie Drive marsh	22-Jun-2013
167. Black Tern	Petrie Island	05-Jul-2013
168. Common Gallinule	Bruce Pit	14-Jul-2013
169. Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Beaver Trail	27-Jul-2013
170. Blue-winged Teal	Shirley’s Bay	03-Aug-2013
171. Purple Martin	Shirley’s Bay	03-Aug-2013
172. Greater Yellowlegs	Shirley’s Bay	03-Aug-2013
173. Lesser Yellowlegs	Shirley’s Bay	03-Aug-2013
174. Bonaparte’s Gull	Andrew Haydon Park	17-Aug-2013
175. Baird’s Sandpiper	Andrew Haydon Park	17-Aug-2013
176. Cape May Warbler	Mud Lake	17-Aug-2013
177. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Mud Lake	17-Aug-2013
178. Eastern Screech-Owl	Ottawa	25-Aug-2013
179. Caspian Tern	Andrew Haydon Park	31-Aug-2013
180. American Golden-Plover	Twin Elm Road	01-Sep-2013
181. Short-billed Dowitcher	Twin Elm Road	01-Sep-2013
182. Bay-breasted Warbler	Jack Pine Trail	01-Sep-2013
183. Wilson’s Warbler	Sarsaparilla Trail	07-Sep-2013
184. Blackburnian Warbler	Mud Lake	07-Sep-2013
185. Blue-headed Vireo	Mud Lake	07-Sep-2013
186. Philadelphia Vireo	Mud Lake	07-Sep-2013
187. Pectoral Sandpiper	Shirley’s Bay	08-Sep-2013
188. Least Bittern	Andrew Haydon Park	15-Sep-2013
189. Swainson’s Thrush	Hurdman Park	17-Sep-2013
190. Sabine’s Gull	Mud Lake	28-Sep-2013
191. Horned Grebe	Shirley’s Bay	05-Oct-2013
192. White-winged Scoter	Ottawa River	05-Oct-2013
193. Snow Goose	Richmond Lagoons	6-Oct-2013
194. Red-necked Grebe	Andrew Haydon Park	12-Oct-2013
195. Brant	Dick Bell Park	14-Oct-2013
196. Orange-crowned Warbler	Shirley’s Bay	14-Oct-2013
197. Cackling Goose	Dow’s Lake	19-Oct-2013
198. Surf Scoter	Dow’s Lake	19-Oct-2013
199. Red-breasted Merganser	Dick Bell Park	19-Oct-2013
200. Black Scoter	Dick Bell Park	19-Oct-2013
201. Long-tailed Duck	Shirley’s Bay	26-Oct-2013
202. KING EIDER	Andrew Haydon Park	14-Nov-2013
203. Iceland Gull	Trail Road Landfill	30-Nov-2013

Year birds seen outside of the Ottawa Circle:

Species	Location	Date
1. Northern Saw-whet Owl	Amherst Island	26-Jan-2013
2. Red-bellied Woodpecker	Amherst Island	26-Jan-2013
3. Gray Jay	Algonquin Park	09-Mar-2013
4. Boreal Chickadee	Algonquin Park	09-Mar-2013
5. Cliff Swallow	Cambridge, ON	04-May-2013
6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Linear Trail, Cambridge	04-May-2013
7. Sandhill Crane	Grass Lake, Cambridge	04-May-2013
8. Wilson’s Phalarope	Blenheim Sewage Lagoons	05-May-2013
9. Mute Swan	McGeachy’s Pond, Erieau	05-May-2013
10. American Coot	McGeachy’s Pond, Erieau	05-May-2013
11. Black-bellied Plover	McGeachy’s Pond, Erieau	05-May-2013
12. Forster’s Tern	Erieau	05-May-2013
13. BLACK-NECKED STILT	Hillman Creek	05-May-2013
14. Redhead	Hillman Marsh	05-May-2013
15. Orchard Oriole	Point Pelee	06-May-2013
16. Lesser Black-backed Gull	Point Pelee	06-May-2013
17. Yellow-throated Vireo	Point Pelee	06-May-2013
18. Blue-winged Warbler	Point Pelee	06-May-2013
19. Hooded Warbler	Point Pelee	06-May-2013
20. Tufted Titmouse	Rondeau Park	07-May-2013
21. YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER	Rondeau Park	07-May-2013
22. Pine Siskin	Rondeau Park	07-May-2013
23. Eastern Towhee	Rondeau Park	07-May-2013
24. Trumpeter Swan	Blenheim Sewage Lagoons	07-May-2013
25. Ring-necked Pheasant	Hillman Marsh	08-May-2013
26. Golden-winged Warbler	Point Pelee	08-May-2013
27. PRAIRIE WARBLER	Point Pelee	08-May-2013
28. ROSS’S GULL	Chambly, QC	16-Nov-2013

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