The fall out continues. At about 6pm there were 22 Arctic Terns visible from
Britannia Point, along with a bonus Caspian Tern. At about 7:30 pm 8 more
Arctic Tern were seen from the Shirley's Bay boat ramp, making for a remarkable
total of 30! Lake Deschennes featured widely scattered flocks of White-winged
Scoter and Brant, including a flock of several hundred Brant feeding on the
lawn at the Britannia pier.
Directions (courtesy of NeilyWorld):
Deschenes Rapids, from Britannia Filtration Plant: From Highway 417 (The
Queensway) take exit 129 (Greenbank & Pinecrest Roads). If travelling 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 0.8 km from here to Richmond
Road. Turn right or northeast onto Richmond and go 0.5 km, crossing Carling
Avenue, to Poulin Avenue. Turn left or north onto Poulin and go 0.6 km to where
a left only turn puts you on Howe Street. Follow Howe west 0.2 km to Britannia
Road. Turn right or north onto Britannia Road and proceed 0.8 km to Cassels
Street. Turn right or east onto Cassels and go 0.7 km to a small parking area
on the end at the Britannia Filtration Plant.
Mark Gawn & Jen SpallinOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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