Today Sunday Oct 26 at 9:00 am there was a female Black Scoter on Dow's Lake on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. Later in the day, at 3:00 pm there was a male White-winged Scoter giving good views at the big pond on Earl Armstrong Road near High Road. Both ducks were accompanied by a mix of mergansers and Ringed-necked ducks.
Dow's Lake is accessible from the Queen Elizabeth Drive way or on foot through the Arboretum. Earl Armstrong runs east from River Road south of the Ottawa airport. The pond mentioned is near its extreme eastern end. Brian Mortimer Ottawa Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
