OFO trip to Rock Point
A group of 25 avid birders met at the Rock Point Provincial Park
this morning. Two of the group saw a group of six turkeys
between the roadway and the park entrance. On the shore we were
rewarded with some excellent observations of numerous shorebirds
including one Black-bellied Plover, six Semipalmated Plovers, two
Lesser Yellowlegs, numerous Least Sandpipers, mostly in juvenile
plumage, as well as one Pectoral Sandpiper, one juvenile Bairds
Sandpiper and a White-rumped Sandpiper. Some of the group had an
exotic bird, a probable escapee that was thought to be a White-eared
Bulbul from Asia.
Following the Provincial park walk, we met Georg Madsen from
Mosaic
Esterhazy Holdings limited who opened the gates to the evaporation
ponds and allowed us to bird this area. We would like to thank
Georg who drove in on his days and the Mosaic company for inviting
us into this area for the second year in a row. We were fortunate
enough to find a few other shorebirds including a Short-billed
Dowitcher, one Stilt Sandpiper, four or five Greater Yellowlegs and
a couple of Solitary Sandpipers. Other birds of interest included
an Osprey, two Great Egrets and numerous ducks.
After leaving the Mosaic property, the group found another area
across from Port Maitland that had shorebirds and Green Herons.
Leaving this area, we checked the sod farms along the feeder
canal
but had only a few Killdeer.
The trip ended at Morgans Point where we had a few more shorebirds
at the base and some early migrants at the tip. These included
Black-and-white Warbler and Blackburnian Warbler.
The total number of birds seen by the group was 82 birds including
14 shorebird species. It was a great day of August birding.
Dan Salisbury
Fieldtrip leader
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa: Long-tailed Jaeger and Red-necked Phalarope
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Hello Ontbirders,
The Long-tailed Jaeger sighted and reported earlier today was still present
in the area of Lac Deschesnes this evening from 6:30 till 8:00 PM.
The bird was viewed from Ottawa Beach near the east end of Andrew Hayden
Park by myself and Tony Beck.
It stayed far out from shore and was viewed periodically taking short
flights and then settling back down on the water.
Once it briefly chased a few Ring-billed Gulls.
Finally the bird flew up river out of sight toward Shirley's Bay.
Another bird of note today was a very fresh and beautiful juvenile
Red-necked Phalarope seen at Casselman Sewage Lagoons between approximately
7 and 8 AM.
DIRECTIONS courtesy Larry Neily:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/birding.htm
Ottawa Beach at Andrew Hayden Park:
From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 129 (Greenbank & Pinecrest
Roads). If traveling west, the 0.3 km offramp dumps you right or north onto
Pinecrest Road. If driving east, a 0.3 km offramp brings you to
Pinecrest/Greenbank Road, where you will turn left or north onto Pinecrest
Road and in 0.4 km join the westbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now
follow Pinecrest Road north 1.0 km from here to Carling Avenue. Turn left or
west on Carling and go 2.0 km to the turnoff for the parking lot for Andrew
Haydon Park on the right or north. Turn right into the lot.
Casselman Sewage Lagoons :
From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 52 km east of Ottawa, take the Casselman
exit (66) and go NNW toward the town of Casselman. Drive 1.1 km NNW into
town on Rue Principale, crossing the railway tracks and the main
cross-street (St. Isidore), to turn right or northeast just beyond onto
Laurier. Follow Laurier northeast, then north, 1.8 km to Concession 5 Road
(or Route 500). Turn right or northeast onto it and the road into the
Casselman Sewage Lagoons is on your right almost immediately.
Happy Birding,
Heather Pickard
