At 5:35 pm today, from my bus going over the Rideau River between Lees and Hurdman Stations, I spotted the Great Egret on the river to the south-west of the bridge.
This would make it visible from Springhurst Park, which can be reached from the following route: >From the 417, take the Nicholas/Lees exit. Turn left onto Lees then right >onto Chesnut St. then left onto Springhurst. Map link: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ottawa,+ON,+Canada&ll=45.413003,-75.670974&spn=0.006146,0.021458&om=1 Paul Makepeace Ottawa, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 24 22:26:55 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP09.BAYC1.HOTMAIL.COM (bayc1-pasmtp09.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.169]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00AB763CB2 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:26:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [70.51.216.126] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from sympatico.ca ([70.51.216.126]) by BAYC1-PASMTP09.BAYC1.HOTMAIL.COM over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:24:34 -0700 Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:20:59 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) From: Tony Beck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Apr 2006 01:24:34.0812 (UTC) FILETIME=[02D39BC0:01C66807] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:25:57 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Greater White-fronted Goose, etc. - Ottawa X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:26:55 -0000 Hello Ontbirders After a cold and miserable weekend, I enjoyed a comfortable & delightful spectacle this evening at the quarry ponds off Moodie Drive, south of Trail Road. It was still cold, windy and wet when I arrived at about 4:50 pm. However, there were a few interesting birds to keep me entertained. As I scoped the area, the wind died down, the temperature rose, and the sun poked through the western clouds. Birds began arriving to the roost in good numbers. Meanwhile, a few predators kept stirring the mix. This included an adult male Merlin, an adult Red-tailed Hawk, and two Coyotes patrolling the shoreline. Geese, swallows and blackbirds continued to arrive, even as I left at 7:45 pm. The adult Greater White-fronted Goose arrived at 7:40 pm. It came in on its own, and was persistently calling before it landed. Other birds present include the following: * All 6 eastern swallow species * 17 species of waterfowl including all three species of merganser, 3 Redhead, 3 Ruddy Ducks and a Greater Snow Goose. * 7 species of gull including 5 Bonapartes (various plumages), 3 adult Lesser Black-backed, 4 various immature Glaucous, and one immaculate breeding plumaged Iceland * One night-heron was heard barking Directions courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/birding.htm From Highway 416 take exit 66 (Fallowfield Road). If southbound, a 0.4 km offramp dumps onto Fallowfield, where you will turn right or west. If northbound, the 0.4 km offramp brings you to Fallowfield, where you will turn left or west onto it and in 0.5 km join the southbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now follow Fallowfield Road west for an additional 0.4 km to reach Moodie Drive. Turn left or southeast onto Moodie Drive and go 5.3 km, passing Cambrian Road to reach the quarries (second gate on the left). Park along the side of the road without blocking the access. Warning: This site is private property and is an active quarry. Because of liability concerns the pit operators do not allow access during working hours. Trucks and machinery operate here on workdays, so please don't block the roads into the quarry. At such times, limited birding can be accomplished from the roadside, which overlooks the pond, especially with a good scope. Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 24 22:29:30 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B18EE6452D for <[email protected]>; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:29:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from peregrine ([67.71.23.127]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:29:15 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Rosemary Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:27:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:25:57 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]snowy owl west of Perth X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:29:30 -0000 The snowy owl reported at the weekend was still present at about 6 pm this evening on the Cameron Side Rd, a few miles west of Perth off Highway 7. It was on a hydro pole only a few hundred yards from H.7. An American Kestrel was on the wires a few poles away. Rosemary Anderson From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 25 08:11:55 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP08.BAYC1.HOTMAIL.COM (bayc1-pasmtp08.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.168]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34D0664549 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:11:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [64.231.85.107] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from Desktop ([64.231.85.107]) by BAYC1-PASMTP08.BAYC1.HOTMAIL.COM over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:15:48 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Dave & Carol Skinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:13:37 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Apr 2006 12:15:48.0765 (UTC) FILETIME=[FCB7ACD0:01C66861] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Snowy Owl just north of Strathroy, On. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Dave & Carol Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:11:55 -0000 This morning I saw a Snowy Owl sitting on an electrical pole at the northeast corner of the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 81, about 2 kilometres north of Strathroy, Ont. (Across the road from the car pool lot) This is not far from the location that I saw a Snowy Owl two weeks ago. >From London: Take the Highway 81 exit (Strathroy) off Highway 402. Instead >of turning south towards Strathroy, head north away from Strathroy about a >kilometre to the intersection of Highway 81 and Highway 22 (1st set of >lights). Search the area around this intersection and down towards the Public >Works garage just down the road on Highway 81. Dave Skinner Strathroy, Ontario
