I apologize for the late report. Yesterday afternoon between 1-4pm I birded
the St. Rose / St. Isidore area east of Ottawa. Along Concession 20 there was
a juvenile SNOWY OWL near the power station. Ten GRAY PARTRIDGES were feeding
under a spruce along Concession 19 near Renaud Road. Along Concession 21 there
was a large mixed flock of SNOW BUNTINGS and LAPLAND LONGSPURS, the latter of
which I counted 23 individuals. Further down the road was another juvenile
SNOWY OWL.
At the Laflèche landfill just south of the 417, scanning through a large
congregation of gulls revealed six species, including GREAT BLACK-BACKED,
HERRING, RING-BILLED, ICELAND (1), GLAUCOUS (3, including 1 adult), and
THAYER'S (1) GULLS.
Good birding!Pat
DIRECTIONS: The St. Rose / St. Isidore area can be reached by taking Hwy 417
eastward to exit 58. Turn left onto Hwy 138 and follow, turning right onto
Concession 20. Any of the long concessions here are fair game for the species
mentioned above. Return to Hwy 138, heading south past the 417 on-ramp, and
turn right onto Allaire Road. This dead-end road stops at the Laflèche
landfill; the gulls were observed in the large field next to the dump.
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