Hi Everyone
The birding today was very good around the Ottawa area. Along the Ottawa
River at Remic Rapids two male Barrow's Goldeneyes were observed feeding in
the rapids. Also in the area was a male Greater Scaup and an adult
Ring-billed Gull both spring migrants.
At least 2 Snowy Owls were seen along Eagleson Road and Fallowfield
Road area while the Northern Hawk-Owl was still present in the Gatineau Park
along trail 29/trail 5. A late afternoon check along March Valley Road yield
8 Great Gray Owls while 2 were seen along Huntmar Road near Richardson Side
Road.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Directions: GGO/ From Ottawa travel west bound on Hwy. 417 to the March
Rd./Eagleson Road and exit right onto March Rd. Follow to Klondike Road and
turn right. Go east to March Valley Road and turn left or right. Follow
along making numerous stops scanning the fields. Late afternoon to dusk
maybe the better time to look.
Snowy Owl/From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Eagleson/March Road exit. Turn
left on Eagleson and follow south to Fallowfield Road. Continue south along
Eagleson Road checking the open fields, fence posts and telephone poles.
Once you reach Richmond Road turn around and check again. There are a few
roads that intersect Eagleson that you can cover, Brownlee,Akins and
Rushmore roads.
Barrow's Goldeneye: The Champlain Bridge parking lot can be
reached by taking Parkdale Ave. north from Hwy. 417 in Ottawa to the Western
Parkway. Follow parkway west passed Remic Rapids Lookout and continue west
towards Island Park Drive. Just before the lights at Island Park Drive there
is a parking area on your right. Park and walk east along bike path to
Remic Rapids.
