I had a quick look in the pond at 8:00AM on the way to work. There where three other birders there and they said that they had not seen them yet this AM. Will check again later today to see if they come back
David David Bree Natural Heritage Education (NHE) Leader Presqu'ile Provincial Park RR#4 Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Tel: (613) 475-4324 ext. 225 Fax: (613) 475-2209 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Stirrat Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds]Black-necked Stilts still at Brighton - 7:45 pm April 11 Drove down after work. The birds were easily seen from 6:30 until I left at 7:45. Lots of ducks. Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, American Widgeon, Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Mallard, Black Duck, Wood Duck, Bufflehead. Heard Virginia Rail and saw Purple Martins and Tree Swallows overhead. Directions from Doug McRae's earlier posting: >From Hwy. 401 take Cty. Rd. 30 south to Brighton. Go south through the two traffic lights, over the railway tracks, and as you near the Lake the road (Prince Edward St. at this point) swings left. The ponds are on the south (right) side just as you complete the turn. There is a viewing deck and the birds are about 100-150m away, about 45 degrees to the left if you are looking straight out from the deck. John Stirrat Scarborough _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 12 10:12:43 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP07.BAYC1.HOTMAIL.COM (bayc1-pasmtp07.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.167]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8471563D24 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:12:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [64.230.33.159] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from algodell ([64.230.33.159]) by BAYC1-PASMTP07.BAYC1.HOTMAIL.COM over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:15:08 -0700 From: "Steve Ansell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:11:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcZeOwda1YFwXHtdQjWKrySa7fDkpQ=X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Apr 2006 14:15:08.0656 (UTC) FILETIME=[80F99700:01C65E3B] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon - Ottawa/Gatineau area X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:12:44 -0000 There was a male Eurasian Wigeon this morning on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River visible from the "Marais des Laiches Ouest" parking area at the east edge of Gatineau, mixed in with a couple dozen American Wigeon and a variety of other waterfowl in mostly small numbers in the various marshes & bays along the river. Directions: From downtown Gatineau/Hull, follow Hwy 148 East for 7.5km from the Lac Beauchamp entrance road. There are signs along the highway for the various park accesses; this is the first one east of town and is well labeled with a sign 10m before the road. Turn south on the access road (looks more like a driveway at first) and follow it just under 1km to the end. The marsh is flooded by the river and visible by looking south from the parking area at the end of the road. Steve Ansell Ottawa, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 12 11:00:08 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from simmts7-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts7.bellnexxia.net [206.47.199.165]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8598663D33 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:59:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.0.1.2] ([69.156.144.34]) by simmts7-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:59:53 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v749.3) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: "Ont \"birds\"" <[email protected]> From: Doug McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:00:53 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) Subject: [Ontbirds]No Bn Stilts but Cack. Goose and E. Wigeon at Presqu'ile X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:00:09 -0000 Hi everyone, As of 1045 the stilts have not been seen, nor were they located at any nearby potential sites, but there is a male Eurasian Wigeon at Presqu'ile NE of Coot Lookout (the first gravel pull-over on the left, after the first cluster of cottages as you travel east on the cottage road (Bayshore Rd.). It was alone near the eastern-most portion of the marsh. I also had a Cackling Goose go over with 30 Canada's at the beach at 630 this morning, and there were 24 Red- throated Loons off the beach, including two in breeding colours. Cheers, Doug Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario Canada K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions to the Wasterwater Polishing Ponds: From Hwy. 401 take Cty. Rd. 30 south to Brighton. Go south through the two traffic lights, over the railway tracks, and as you near the Lake the road (Prince Edward St. at this point) swings left. The ponds are on the south (right) side just as you complete the turn. There is a viewing deck and the birds are about 100 away, about 45 degrees to the left if you are looking straight out from the deck._______________________________________________
