Hi Everyone
Yesterday, March 8,2005 birded a number of locations in the Ottawa area.
Overall it was interesting but there was a definite drop in the number of
Great Gray Owls. We covered the Shirley's Bay area and March Valley Road and
only observed two owls. I do know, however, that these birds do play hide
and seek. I drove the same road again at dusk tonight and had zero. Maybe
they're on the move, have dispersed or maybe it's the weather??
The two male Barrow's Goldeneye at Remic Rapids were still present, one
male displaying to a female Common Goldeneye. More hybrids!? The male
Greater Scaup was also feeding above the rapids. After a lengthy search we
observed a flock of 140+ Bohemian Waxwings at the end of Grandview Road off
Carling Ave.,just west of Moodie Drive. No luck with the Northern Hawk-Owl
in the Gatineau Park but we did see an immature Northern Goshawk fly over.
Today, March 9th I had one Snowy Owl on Brownlee Road off Eagleson Road
and a small flock of Pine Grosbeaks along Donald B. Munro Drive in Carp.
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
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Directions: GGO/ From Ottawa travel west bound on Hwy. 417 to the March
Rd./Eagleson Road and exit right onto March Rd. Follow to Klondike Road and
turn right. Go east to March Valley Road and turn left or right. Follow
along making numerous stops scanning the fields.
Barrow's Goldeneye: The Champlain Bridge parking lot can be reached by
taking Parkdale Ave. north from Hwy. 417 in Ottawa to the Western Parkway.
Follow parkway west passed Remic Rapids Lookout and continue west towards
Island Park Drive. Just before the lights at Island Park Drive there is a
parking area on your right. Park and walk east along bike path to Remic
Rapids.
