This morning, Jane Burgess, Janet Boufford and I observed one Red-neck Grebe
at the Casselman Lagoons.
The shorebird numbers at St. Albert Lagoons were fewer than last week, but
we did observe: White-rumped Sandpiper(1), Solitary Sandpiper(1),
Semi-palmated Plover (1), along with the many Killdeer, Spotted Sandpipers
and Lesser Yellowlegs. As an extra we were greeted by two Gray Partridge at
the edge of the parking area.
Connie Denyes
Ottawa, ON
Directions (courtesy neilyworld.com):
Casselman Lagoons: From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 52 km east of Ottawa,
take the Casselman exit (66) and go NNW toward the town of Casselman. Drive
1.1 km NNW into town on Rue Principale, crossing the railway tracks and the
main cross-street (St. Isidore), to turn right or northeast just beyond onto
Laurier. Follow Laurier northeast, then north, 1.8 km to Concession 5 Road
(or Route 500). Turn right or northeast onto it and the road into the
Casselman Sewage Lagoons is on your right almost immediately.
St. Albert Lagoons: From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 39 km east of Ottawa,
take exit 79 (County Road 5), labelled Limoges / Embrun. Proceed 10.0 km SSE
on County Road 5 to the 90 degree left turn to the ENE toward St. Albert.
Continue on County Road 5 another 2.2 km to the Crysler turnoff, where
County Road 5 turns SSE. Continue ENE on County Road 7 watching for the sign
for the sewage lagoons, on the south, opposite house number 1664. This is
the main entrance to the St. Albert Sewage Lagoons.
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