Hello ontbirders, Just a reminder that birding can still be good going into July! Richard Waters and I went out to Larose Forest this morning quite early and were treated to 15 species of warbler including cooperative Mourning, Canada and Cape May Warblers. The usual Larose breeders all accounted for with others like Yellow-Rumped, Magnolia, BT Blue and Blackburnian. We couldn't locate a BT Green. Oh well. Richard's keen eyes picked up a Black Billed Cuckoo along Neuf-Mille (now Bertrand). Several other nice birds, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Buntings, YB Sapsuckers, Purple Finch, Wood & Hermit Thrush and a plethora of Veery.
Next, the Embrun Lagoons to spot the Wilson's Phalarope in the the west, back cell. Ruddy Ducks, N Shoveler, BW Teal and Spotted Sandpiper also present. Scores of damselflies were nice. In the rain we opted to try the Mer Bleue boardwalk. What a beautiful walk through northern peat bog habitat. Halfway through around the loop we had at least two Lincoln's Sparrows singing in the Tamaracks. Another 300 or so feet along the trail we had one Palm warbler. Only one, but better than none. Finally, as we were already having a great day, we decided to try our luck with the rewarding sparrow habitat east of Bowesville/Lietrim. It was very good news indeed. The sparrows are doing well this year. We had a very good number of Clay-Coloured, Vesper, Grasshopper and even a couple of Field Sparrows mixed in. All still singing away. We encountered several young birds flying around as well. Also present here if that wasn't enough was a Wild Turkey, Eastern Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Oriole, House Wrens and Brown Thrashers. If you want any further info on anything please feel free to e-mail me privately. Good birding, Jay Peterson Ottawa (Britannia) Directions as per NeilyWorld: To Larose: >From Highway 417, 39 km east of Ottawa, take the Limoges exit (79) and go NNW >for 4.4 km on Limoges Road (CR 5), through the town of Limoges to the junction >of this road with Regional Roads 8 and 37. Follow the right hand curve on >Regional 37 or the Saumure/Clarence-Cambridge Boundary Road northeast for 0.9 >km to where Saumure turns left. Then continue straight northeast on the >Clarence-Cambridge Boundary Road To Embrun: >From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 39 km east of Ottawa, take exit 79 (Regional >5), labelled Limoges / Embrun. Proceed 2.5 km SSE on Regional 5 to Regional 3 >or Notre Dame Street. Turn right or WSW onto it and drive 2.8 km to St.-Joseph >Road on the east edge of the town of Embrun. Turn left or SSE on it and go 1.5 >km to Route 400. Turn left or northeast onto Route 400 and after about a >kilometre the Embrun Sewage Lagoons will be on your left. To Mer Bleue: >From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 112 (Innes Road). If travelling >west, the 0.2 km offramp dumps you right or northeast onto Innes. If driving >east, a 0.3 km offramp brings you to Innes Road, where you will turn left or >northeast onto it and in 0.5 km join the westbound offramp traffic. Both >groups will now follow Innes Road northeast 1.8 km from here to Anderson Road. >Turn right or southeast into Anderson Road and go 4.9 km to Ridge Road. Turn >left or east onto Ridge and drive 2.6 km to a parking area at its end. To Ottawa Airport: Location is in the field on the east side of Bowesville road, near the intersection of Lietrim Road. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
