Gillian Horgan and I were able to locate the Ruff at Embrun Sewage
Lagoons. We found the bird after over an hour's search at 11:55 a.m. It
is a spectacular bird in very intense rust/orange plumage. We first
located the bird not on a lagoon shore but in the flooded area just west of
the southwestern lagoon. We were standing on the southern embankment at
the time. It was with a number of Wilson's Phalaropes and Lesser
Yellowlegs. The bird flew to the south shore of the southwestern lagoon
where we saw it very well in our scope. After about a quarter of an hour,
it flew to the northern shore of the northwestern lagoon. I
Martin Bowman
Williamstown, Ontario
Directions: From Highway 417, exit at #79 which is marked
Limoges/Embrun. This is Regional Road 5. Head south on #5 until you
come to Regional Road #3 also called Notre Dame Street. Turn right
(west) and travel 2.8 kilometres to St Joseph Street. Turn left (south)
and continue to Route 400. Turn left (east) on 400 and drive about 1
kilometre. Lagoons are on your left (north) side of the road.
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