Yesterday (April 26), after a day touring the Long Point area, we had excellent views of a Cattle Egret in breeding plumage at Big Creek Marsh. Time about 5:30 pm. Possibly the same bird reported a day or two earlier further north on Highway 59?
Big Creek Marsh is on the west side of the causeway to Long Point at the foot of Highway 59. _________________ Don & Susan Johnston 25 Dalton Road Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2Y8 416-968-0948 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 27 11:23:13 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp-02.primus.ca (mail.tor.primus.ca [216.254.136.21]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25A0B47EFC for <[email protected]>; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:23:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 216.254.202.145 ([216.254.202.145] helo=chrispc) by smtp-02.primus.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1BIUR1-0001LN-0A for [email protected]; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:23:48 +0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Christina Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OFO Sightings" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:18:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 Subject: [Ontbirds] Latest on Pink-footed Goose & Eurasian Wigeons - Ottawa area, Quebec side of the river X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:23:13 -0000 Hello Ontbirds people, The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was most recently reported ~ 4:15 PM yesterday (Monday April 26). No radical weather changes have occurred since then so it's a good bet that the bird is still present. Keep your eyes on the Canada Geese - that's what the Pinkfoot has been doing. There are also 2 MALE EURASIAN WIGEONS not far from the Pinkfoot site (see directions below). The GLOSSY IBIS discovered on April 22 in the marshes between Masson & Thurso has not been reported since, but any rediscovery info would be most welcome. Great spring birding! Chris Lewis Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] DIRECTIONS: PINK-FOOTED GOOSE: Take Hwy 417 to downtown Ottawa, exit #118 (Lees Ave./Nicholas St. exit) continue north along the Rideau Canal. Turn right on Laurier St. then left on King Edward St. Take King Edward north to the Macdonald-Cartier bridge and cross over the Ottawa River to Quebec. Follow the signs to Hwy 50 east towards Montreal. The 50 ends at Masson-Angers. At the T-intersection turn left (south) and the go east along Hwy 148. Continue through the communities of Masson and Thurso to the town of Plaisance. In Plaisance, turn right onto Chemin de Presqu'ile, proceed south through the park booth (entry fee $3.50 per adult) then continue to the split in the road and take the the left (north) road. A short distance along the road and up the hill there is a spacious parking lot and viewing blind. The goose has been seen near the blind as well as in other parts of the bay for over 1 week. EURASIAN WIGEONS: Follow the above directions BUT ...when you arrive in Masson-Angers (after turning south @ the T-intersection), look for the signs to Hwy 148 WEST. Take the 148 west until you see the sign for Lac Carpentier and Petit Baie Clement. Turn left (south) off the 148 onto Ch. Ruisseau and drive through the small residential area. Keep going until the paved road turns into a pot-holed gravel road and park where it ends (otherwise you'll end up in the Baie). There is a culvert on the east side of the parking area which can be walked across - do so and head south until the dry cattails get too wet to walk on, and look west for the Euro-wigeons. Both were very obvious among the American's (Wigeons, that is) and Ring-necked Ducks, etc.
