The Snowy Egret was seen on the shoal in the west end of Dow's Lake near the marina, at 2:30pm (Sun. April 24). It was standing amongst the gulls and cormerants.
Here's a satellite photo of the location (shoal not visible): http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ottawa&ll=45.396205,-75.704019&spn=0.004989,0.007693&t=k&hl=en Paul Makepeace Ottawa, ON > Directions courtesy of Chris Lewis [DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 417 in Ottawa, > take the Parkdale exit and go south to Carling Ave., then left (east) on > Carling and right (south again) at the bottom of the hill onto Prince of > Wales Dr. Proceed past the Dow's Lake pavilion and go around the small > traffic circle, keeping left, and then immediately right into the parking > lot at the national Arboretum. Park in > the public parking lot (90 minutes free parking) at the Agriculture Canada > buildings, and walk down to the lake.] Paul's Blog: http://odi.gotdns.com
