Took a quick drive over to Milton Road after work to check on the reported
Cattle Egret. Present were a number of horses including a gray donkey and
even a Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig (someone on the property pointed it out to
me actually) but no Cattle Egret unfortunately. The people around the area
were obviously curious what the fuss was all about as they'd seen many
birders there earlier in the day. I explained about the reported rare bird
sighting and they wanted to know more. Was also in the area to check on the
Sandhill Cranes but no sightings there either.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "OFO sightings" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 9:08 PM
Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa area - Cattle Egret
Hello Ontbirds people,
Today (Oct. 21) a CATTLE EGRET was discovered by Ron Bedford at ~ 3:00 pm
east of Ottawa, northeast of Carlsbad Springs and south of Navan, ON. The
location is on the north side of Perreault Rd. between Milton Rd. and Trim
Rd., in a farm field with 1 donkey and 10 horses.
DIRECTIONS:
From Ottawa, take Hwy 417 east to exit #96. Go north on County Rd. #41 to
Cty Rd. #26 (Russell Rd.) Right (east) on Russell to Milton Rd. Left
(north) on Milton Rd. Look for Perreault Rd. on your right. Right (east) on
Perreault and follow it around a couple of jogs, 1st to the left, and then
to the right until you come to a large farm with the horses near the
intersection of Perreault and Trim Rd.
Good birds to y'all!
Chris Lewis
Ottawa, ON
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