Hello Ontbirders
With the lack of rain recently, water levels are slowly dropping
along the Ottawa River. Yesterday, August 20th , I birded Andrew Haydon
Park (east end) and observed 1 juv.. Baird's Sandpiper, 1 ad.
Sanderling, 1 Greater Yellowlegs and a small number of juv..
Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers. At Shirleys Bay, despite lower water
levels only 6 Spotted Sandpipers were found. Over the marsh 12 Common
Tern, 3 Black Tern, 1 American Bittern, and 1 Merlin were observed and
overhead 20+ Bobolinks were heard calling as they migrated.
good birding
Bruce
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp, Ontario, K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
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Directions: Andrew Hayden Park: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west, turn
north on Bayshore Drive, continue to Carling Ave. Turn left (west) on
Carling Ave. Proceed along Carling Ave. and watch for Andrew Haydon Park
Water Park on your right.
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Shirleys Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west, to the Moodie Drive exit.
Go north to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling and follow Carling to
Rifle Road (formerly Range Rd.) Turn right (north) onto Rifle Rd. Park
at the boat launch. Walk the road going west until you pass the DND
gate. A trail on your right heads into the woods and leads to the dyke.
****PLEASE NOTE**** YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL
OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and ask
whether it is possible to visit the dyke for birding.
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