Dear (Ottawa) Ontbirders, There is a Great Egret in the pond (Mud Lake) at the Britannia Conservation area this morning. It is in the east end of the pond. Dave Moore discovered it.
Bev McBride Ottawa Directions to Mud Lake: The BCA can be reached by taking Pinecrest Road (exit 129) off the Hwy 417. Go north on Pinecrest, then turn right (east) onto Richmond Road. After Richmond crosses Carling Avenue, turn left (north) onto Poulin Avenue. Poulin intersects with Britannia Road. Turning right onto Britannia will take you to Cassels Street. Britannia Road and Cassels Street form the BCA's western and northern boundaries respectively, and a National Capital Commission (NCC) bicycle path borders it to the south. Parking is easy anywhere along Cassels; there are, however, no facilities in the CA. (from Ottawa Field-Naturalists's Club web site.)
