I was able to find the Snowy Egret at around 2:30 PM or shortly past. It was standing on a rock in Dow's Lake proper (as opposed to the Rideau Canal), about 50 to 100 metres out from shore, below the Arboretum centre circle parking lot. From a distance it looked very like the many Ring-billed Gulls loafing there and I initially cycled right past it searching for something more distinctly egret-like. It was very quiet and seemed set for a long stay, but unexpectedly at around 2:45 it suddenly took flight and turned the corner heading up the canal towards the locks at Carleton University. It gained altitude but the strong winds appeared to knock it down. I thought it was going to land, but lost sight of it. When I got to the area where I'd last seen it I could not relocate it. I did not look that hard, however, as I was well satisfied with the looks I'd had.
Note: there are double-crested cormorants on Dow's Lake and Rough-winged Swallows near the locks. Paul Matthews Ottawa, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 19 15:49:43 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from buddha.vif.com (mail.vif.com [216.239.64.153]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2798163BA3 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:49:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dwm (ip216-239-88-47.vif.net [216.239.88.47]) by buddha.vif.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3JK0mtd034005 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:00:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Dave Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Ontbirds]Snowy Egret at Dow's Lake, Ottawa Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:59:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-vif-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-vif-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-vif-MailScanner-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:49:43 -0000 The bird was found in the same location at approx 3:45 this afternoon. Dave Moore Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pratt, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:47 PM Subject: [Ontbirds]Snowy Egret at Dow's Lake, Ottawa Theer is a breeding plumage Snowy Egret at Dow's Lake, Ottawa as of 1:10PM today, Tuesday, April 19. The bird is feeding actively along the short "upriver" stretch of the canal immediately below the National Arboretum parking lot. DIRECTIONS: Dow's Lake is SOUTH of Hwy. 417 at Island Park Drive. The Arboretum parking lot is at the intersection of Island Park Drive and Prince of Wales Drive. Park there and walk down the hillside to the canal. OR approach from Carlin Avenue - Turn SOUTH onto Preston off Carling Ave., then with the lake in front of you turn RIGHT onto Prince of Wales. When you reach the traffic circle, exit into the Arboretum Parking Lot. John Pratt NRCan Legal Services Unit 580 Booth Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4 (613) 992-2488 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
