Apologies - re: the directions to Dow's Lake (below)...the Dow's Lake Pavilion is NORTH (not south) of the Arboretum...guess I've been looking south too much these days....
Chris Lewis Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OFO Sightings" <[email protected]> Sent: April 26, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: Ottawa - Snowy Egret update > Hello Ontbirders, > > The Snowy Egret is still present, with a few interesting developments > reported by Jack Romanow, and Ken Garrett & Lois Knaggs. > > On the 25th (Jack) and 26th (Ken & Lois) observed the egret on the > partially-submerged gravel bar at the north end of Dow's Lake near the Dow's > Lake Pavilion - this is the 1st time it has been reported north of the > Arboretum. Also, since its discovery on April 19th, the bird has been > frequently reported as "disappearing to the south", i.e. flying off and not > seen beyond the Hartwell Locks at Carleton University...Ken & Lois may have > solved the mystery of this "frequently disappearing" egret. After they > watched the bird disappear to the south today ~10:00 AM, they went to the > Billings Bridge area along the Rideau River to check out the "duck > place"(where many Mallards, Ring-billed Gulls and sometimes other duck spp's > hang out)...and there was the Snowy Egret!...and why not? Good habitat & > good fishing here. Also this may be the longest time that a Snowy Egret has > spent in Ottawa. > > DIRECTIONS: > > DOW'S LAKE - from Hwy 417 in Ottawa, take the Parkdale Ave. exit #122 and go > south on Parkdale, then left (east) on Carling Ave. Follow Carling down the > hill to Preston St./Prince of Wales Dr. Turn right (south) on Prince of > Wales and proceed to the traffic circle, keeping left, then immediately > right into the parking lot at the Arboretum (free parking for 90 minutes). > Walk down to the canal (the Dow's Lake Pavilion is obvious to the south of > this location). > > BILLINGS BRIDGE - from the Arboretum, get back onto Prince of Wales and head > south, turn left (east) on Heron Rd. and proceed east to Riverside Dr. > Continuing east on Riverside, you'll pass the Billings Bridge Shopping > Centre on your right. The "duck place" is immediately across from the > shopping centre. Free parking also at this location. > > Good birding, > Chris Lewis > Ottawa > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
