Hello Ontbirders Today, September 7, 2009 spent a few hours birding various sites west of Ottawa. The water level continues to drop along the Ottawa River and at Shirley's Bay there were 3 Great Egret and 1 Baird's Sandpiper at the base of the dyke. This afternoon I checked a flooded field near a construction site just north-east of Terry Fox Road and Fernbank Road (south Kanata) and had 10 species of shorebirds including a juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher.
Good birding, Bruce Directions: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie Drive exit and turn north (right) on Moodie Drive and continue to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling Ave. and follow Carling to Rifle Road. Turn right (north) on Rifle Rd. Park at the lot at the end (boat launch). Walk back to the road, and continue through the gate on the Department of National Defense property. There is a trail on your right (clearly marked with vehicle "No Entry" signs) which heads into the woods, and, eventually to the dyke. There is lots of POISON IVY along the dyke. **** PLEASE NOTE**** YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and request permission to visit the dyke area for birding. Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Eagleson Road exit. Turn south and follow Eagleson Road to Fernbank Rd. and turn right and go to Terry Fox Road. Turn right and watch for flooded field on east side of road. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
