Hello Ontbirders
At 9:30am this morning, a Short-eared Owl was seen flying southward,
very high over Ottawa Beach.
Directions courtesy Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo13.htm
In a field south of the corner of Bankfield/Brophy and Moodie Drive
there were 3 Greater White-fronted Geese. Also present was an adult
Lesser Black-backed Gull and a leucistic Canada Goose. There were 5
Richardson's Cackling Geese at this location yesterday evening.
Often, best views for all the above were from 3rd Line, south of Brophy.
Directions courtesy Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony7.htm
Thanks to information received from Chris Lewis and Bob Bracken, an
American Three-toed Woodpecker was found this morning by Dave Moore
along the trail off Kerwin Road. At about 1:00pm, I got to see a male
working a tree trunk on the left, about 40 metres in from the trail
entrance.
Directions courtesy Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/dun4.htm
Cheerio
Tony Beck
158-B Woodridge Cr.,
Ottawa, Ont.
K2B 7S9
(613)-828-5936
website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/
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Hello Ontbirders,
This morning Dave Moore and I found a male American
Three-toed Woodpecker along the trail off Kerwin Rd. in west
Ottawa. See below for directions to the site. We heard
then saw the bird about 20m in from the trail entrance,
about 6 m up in a spruce tree on the north side of the
trail. It then flew deeper into the woods. (It was tapping
fairly loudly. I expected to see a Hairy Woodpecker.)
Perhaps also of interest today:
- two light phase Rough-legged Hawks flying over (SSE) the
corner of Brophy Rd. (formerly Bankfield) and Third Line
near Richmond.
- three or four female Purple Finches apparently moving
around with a flock of House Finches in the woods and on the
ridge at the Britannia Conservation Area (see below for
directions.)
Regards,
Bev McBride
Ottawa
corax(at)magma.ca
Directions:
Kerwin Rd. Trail (from Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
website): Travel west from Ottawa on Highway 417, exiting at
Eagleson/March Road (exit #138). Keep right and follow the
March Road signs. Continue up March Road through "Silicon
Valley North," past the flashing light at South March, to
the next traffic light which is Dunrobin Road. Turn right,
and go approximately 1 km to the McEwen Gas Station on your
right. Just past the gas station, turn right onto Kerwin
Road (Formerly River Road). The Kerwin/Riddell Trail is on
the right (east) and begins immediately opposite the
residence at 881 River Road. This is approximately 1.5 km
from Dunrobin Road.
Britannia Conservation Area:
http://www.ofnc.ca/britanniabirding.html#bca
