Sorry for leaving out the directions to Little River. It's in the city of Windsor, on the far east side, accessible from the end of Little River Blvd. Cross the bridge and park, then walk towards the wooded area. There's an unpaved walking trail that parallels the oxbow. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 21 07:18:17 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts22.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.184]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21BD26349F for <[email protected]>; Mon, 21 May 2007 07:18:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sympatico.ca ([64.230.64.22]) by tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Mon, 21 May 2007 07:18:17 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 07:16:09 -0400 From: Langis Sirois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-SYMPA (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: fr-CA,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds]Glossy Ibis Alert Casselman - No luck X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 11:18:17 -0000
Hi all. I tried for the Glossy Ibis yesterday afternoon at the Casselman sewage lagoon, with no luck. I arrived at about 4:30PM and was welcomed by high cold winds and intermittent rain; I met Susan Goods who arrived shortly after and we toured the lagoons together. We left at about 5:45PM. Two other observers were present when we left. I checked the falls at Casselman on my way back and went to the Embrun sewage lagoons that Susan and I had decided to check as well. No luck there either, but at Embrun we were delighted to see several of the expected Wilson's Phalaropes and a Red-necked Phalarope feeding with them. Embrun had a good variety of ducks including a pair of Ruddy Ducks with what looked like 3 young from last year. All places had a lot of swallows feeding over the water, many hovering in front of high grass and cattails to catch insects blown by the wind. Langis Sirois, Ottawa Directions from Neily World http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sewage7.htm Casselman lagoons: >From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 52 km east of Ottawa, take the Casselman exit (66) and go NNW toward the town of Casselman. Drive 1.1 km NNW into town on Rue Principale, crossing the railway tracks and the main cross-street (St. Isidore), to turn right or northeast just beyond onto Laurier. Follow Laurier northeast, then north, 1.8 km to Concession 5 Road (or Route 500). Turn right or northeast onto it and the road into the Casselman Sewage Lagoons is on your right almost immediately. Embrun lagoons: >From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 39 km east of Ottawa, take exit 79 (Regional 5), labelled Limoges / Embrun. Proceed 2.5 km SSE on Regional 5 to Regional 3 or Notre Dame Street. Turn right or WSW onto it and drive 2.8 km to St.-Joseph Road on the east edge of the town of Embrun. Turn left or SSE on it and go 1.5 km to Route 400. Turn left or northeast onto Route 400 and after about a kilometre the Embrun Sewage Lagoons will be on your left. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 21 07:21:52 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail-06.primus.ca (mail.tor.primus.ca [216.254.136.21]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62D1963494 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 21 May 2007 07:21:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ottawa-hs-209-217-93-114.d-ip.magma.ca ([209.217.93.114] heloÞsktop) by mail-06.primus.ca with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1Hq5xY-0002dE-20 for [email protected]; Mon, 21 May 2007 07:21:52 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Jacques Bouvier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 07:07:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Subject: [Ontbirds]Marbled Godwit at St-Isidore yesterday and today X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 11:21:52 -0000 During an all day outing yesterday (Sunday) Christine Brunet and I found 126 species within a 50-km radius of St-Isidore (our birding circle).We did not visit Casselman and unfortunately missed the Glossy Ibis. The highlight of our day was a Marbled Godwit at the St-Isidore Sewage Lagoons late in the day. It was still there at 6:30 this morning (Monday). I will post photos of it later this morning at http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com DIRECTIONS: >From highway 417 take exit 51 and go north. At St-Isidore turn left on Parent St. At second stop sign cross Cty Rd 3 and continue on Bourgon Rd. The lagoons are at the end of this road. The lagoons are private property but birders have been tolerated lately. Jacques Bouvier CP/Box 184 St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0 (613) 524-1154 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com http://www.jacquesbouvier.ca
