Hi Ontbirders,
Spent a few hours this afternoon birding the open water at both
Deschenes and Remic Rapids. Highlights included a female Harlequin Duck at
the top of Deschenes Rapids and a female at the Champlain Bridge area. I
checked twice and these are two different birds. Also, off Bate Island, I
observed a male Barrow's Goldeneye and a hybrid Common X Barrow's Goldeneye.
At the north end of the Champlain Bridge I had very close views of a female
Barrow's Goldeneye. Also present were 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Ring-necked Duck
and 1 Bufflehead.
The Gray Catbird at Constance Bay is still visiting my parent's feeder.
Happy New year and great
birding in 2008!
Bruce
Directions: Harlequin Duck: Champlain Bridge is the north "extension" of
Island Park
Drive, which can be accessed from the 417 coming from the east (downtown);
from the west, exit at Carling, then turn north (left) on Merivale and north
again (left) on Island Park. At the north (Quebec) end of the Champlain
Bridge, turn right on Lucerne and park about 100 metres down (there's space
at the side of the road to do so). Take the path south to the edge of the
river, exiting left from the main path (a bike path in summer) in order to
take a secondary path near a small gray house-like structure.
Directions: Barrow's Goldeneye: The Champlain Bridge parking lot can be
reached by taking Parkdale Ave. north from Hwy. 417 in Ottawa to the Ottawa
River Parkway. Follow parkway west passed Remic Rapids Lookout (closed
during
winter) 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 to Remic Rapids.
Directions: Harlequin Duck: Dechenes Rapids: Follow Island Park Drive north
and cross the Champlain Bridge. Turn left onto Lucerne Blvd. and follow to
Vanier Road. Turn left on Vanier Road and follow to the rapids and turn
right. Scan the upper rapids
Directions: Gray Catbird: From Ottawa travel west bound on Hwy. 417 to the
March Rd./Eagleson Road and exit right onto March Rd. Follow to Dunrobin
Road and turn right continuing northwest through Woodlawn. At the hill
turn right
onto Constance Bay Rd following it for approx. 1.5 km. Turn left on Allbirch
Road and drive 1.3 km to the " T " intersection. Turn left on Bishop Davis
Drive and then right on Bayview Drive. Follow Bayview Drive to Spinnaker
Way, turn right and then first right on Goodin St. They are at 114 Goodin.
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/
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