Thanks Brian, Things are always changing when the shorebirds are moving through - here one hour (or minute!) then gone the next! I was thrilled to be able to get out & see the Red Phalarope & 31 (!!!) Hudsonian Godwits from 1 - 2:30 PM today ( lucky day off work! ). A Merlin was stirring things up, but the shorebird show was fabulous - 13 spp. (so far) collectively reported from Shirley's Bay in the past 2 days!
Cheers & enjoy the season, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian_Mortimer To: Langis Sirois ; [email protected] Cc: bob cermak ; Gordon Pringle ; Christina Lewis Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 12:40 PM Subject: Re: Red Phalarope and Hudsonian Godwit - Shirley's Bay, Ottawa HI: There was only one godwit present early this morning. I am no expert on godwits but I checked everything I could and came to Marbled. Brian From: Langis Sirois <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 12:04:14 -0400 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: bob cermak <[email protected]>, Gordon Pringle <[email protected]>, Christina Lewis <[email protected]>, Christina Lewis <[email protected]> Subject: Red Phalarope and Hudsonian Godwit - Shirley's Bay, Ottawa Hi all. I am emailing for Bob Cermak who is presently at Shirley's Bay where he is observing one Red-Phalarope and 2 Hudsonian Godwits. The Marbled Godwit, observed by Brian earlier this morning, has not been seen again. Good luck to anyone trying for these rare birds. Langis Sirois, Ottawa > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 10:43:11 -0400 > Subject: [Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit at Shirleys Bay Ottawa > > This morning at Shirelys Bay, Ottawa there were many shorebirds as was > reported yesterday by Mark Gawn. I was there from 8:30 to 9:15 with good > visibility and no rain. Highlights were a Marbled Godwit and a juvenile > Red-necked Phalarope. Also present were Black-bellied (2) and Semi-palmate > Plover (2), White-rumped (50) and Pectoral (20) Sandpipers, Dunlin and > Semipalmated Sandpipers. Nice flock of Yellow-rumped Warbler in the carex > along the waterfront. > > Directions to Shirley??s Bay > > > The Shirley??s Bay parking lot and boat launch is > at the north end of Rifle Road, which is on the north side of Carling > Avenue > west of Moodie Drive. Shirley's Bay causeway is > on Department of National Defence property, and there is often shooting > going > on at the Connaught Firing Range. Permission to walk on the causeway must > be > obtained for each visit by contacting > the Range Control Office at (613) 991-5740. > > Brian Mortimer > > Ottawa > brian_mortimer at sympatico.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >
_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
