Hello Ontbirders
The male Tufted Duck was still present today May 1 at 4:15pm
approximately 100 metres off the boat launch area at Shirleys Bay. It
was in a flock of about 25 scaup, 3 Bufflehead and a 2 Common Goldeneye.
good birding
Bruce
Directions: To get to Shirleys Bay (Courtesy of the Ottawa Field
Naturalists Club
web site):
Travel west from Ottawa along Highway 417, exit at Moodie Drive (exit
#134),
and go north to Carling Avenue. Turn left and follow Carling for
approximately 3 km, then turn right onto Rifle Road. Drive north to the
parking lot and boat launch at the end of Rifle Road.
VERY IMPORTANT
Shirley's Bay dyke is on Department of National Defense property, and
there
is often shooting going on at the Connaught Firing Range. Permission to
walk
on the dyke must be obtained by contacting the Range Control Office at
(613)
991-5740. Please do not enter the area without permission, and please
abide
by Range Control's rules about whether walking on the dyke is allowed.
(It
is usually okay to birdwatch from the gate at the base of the dyke. If
you
fail to comply with DND instructions, you will be responsible for
denying
all birders access to this great birding area and, at the same time, you
will be putting yourself in danger. So please comply.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
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