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At approximately 12:20 pm this afternoon, I spotted a lone blackbird perched at
the top of a tree on the west side of Prince of Wales Drive, immediately across
from the Fletcher Wildlife Garden in Ottawa. What initially struck me about the
bird was how black it was. I immediately pulled over and got out with my camera
and fired off four frames (3 @ 50 m, and 1 @ about 25 m). The bird had no real
rust coloration on it at all. The bird also appeared to show quite a distinct
blue/green gloss around the head and upper breast. Both the bill size/shape and
tail length also seem plausible for Brewer’s Blackbird. The bird flushed to the
southeast (well east of PofW, and about 20 minutes of additional searching
couldn’t relocate the bird). Directions (from NeilyWorld Birding Ottawa): From
Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 121A to Bronson Avenue. Proceed SSE on
Bronson 0.4 km to Carling Avenue and turn right or southwest onto it. Proceed
0.6 km to Preston Street and turn left or south onto it. Drive 0.1 km to the
T-junction and turn right or southwest onto Prince of Wales Drive. Go 1.0 km
(0.4 km past the traffic circle) and turn left or ESE into the entrance of the
Fletcher Wildlife Garden at the Central Experimental Farm. Cheers, Kevin
HannahOttawa, ON
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