Hello Ontbirders, My Dad and I were out birding in the Ottawa area this morning. Most impressive were the gull numbers around the Trail Road Dump area. Something really good is bound to turn up with these numbers:
Glaucous Gull 75++ Iceland Gull 45+ Thayer's Gull 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull 600+ Herring Gull 3000 The birds were all roosting on the Moodie Road ponds at 9 am and soon after started making their way in groups over to the dump. Other interesting birds seen this morning: Red-shouldered Hawk - still present off Huntmar Road near Old Carp Road. Best viewed from Gourley Road. Townsend's Solitaire - still present at 7 Millbrook Crescent. Great Horned Owl - sitting on sign for Constance Bay (along Dunrobin Road) after dark. Hooting every night for a couple of weeks now. Yesterday there were over 400 Bohemian Waxwings feeding on berries and grit along Rifle Road near Shirleys Bay. An adult Northern Goshawk sat for great looks mid-way along Rifle Road. For directions to Moodie Road ponds go to: <http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony8.htm> Directions to the Red-shouldered Hawk: Take Huntmar Road to the intersection with Old Carp Road. Turn west and follow to Gourlay Lane. Directions to Solitaire: From Fletcher Wildlife Gardens, take Prince of Wales Drive south to Meadowlands Drive. Turn right (west) on Meadowlands and continue to Deer Park Road (one block past Fisher Avenue). Turn right on Deer Park Road. Steve MacLean/Long Park is on the corner of Meadowlands and Deer Park. Millbrook Crescent is 0.5 km north on Deer Park. Good birding! Jeff and Richard Skevington Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Work Phone: 613-759-1647, FAX: 613-759-1927 Home Phone: 613-832-1970 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
