Good morning. I stopped into Shirley's Bay on the way to work this morning. There are still lots of shorebirds but we could not find the Red Phalarope. Here are the wader numbers from this morning: 31 Hudsonian Godwits, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 92 White-rumped Sandpipers, 1 Baird's Sandpiper, 60 Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Dunlin, 10 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 5 Black-bellied Plover, 7 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Killdeer, 20 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Greater Yellowlegs.
Directions from Bruce's post: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie Drive exit and turn north (right) on Moodie Drive and continue to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling Ave. and follow Carling to Rifle Road. Turn right (north) on Rifle Rd. Park at the lot at the end (boat launch). Walk back to the road, and continue through the gate on the Department of National Defense property. There is a trail on your right (clearly marked with vehicle "No Entry" signs) which heads into the woods, and, eventually to the dyke. There is lots of POISON IVY along the dyke. **** PLEASE NOTE**** YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and request permission to visit the dyke area for birding. Good birding, Jeff -- Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue, K.W. Neatby Building Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Phone: 613-759-1647 FAX: 613-759-1927 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
