Hi Everyone It appears the routine of the Little Egret is an early morning visitor to Andrew Haydon Park, arriving around 5:15 a.m. and departing after an hour or so. If any out of town birders are contemplating coming up I’d recommend to be at the site by 5:00 a.m. Evening observations have been few. Since the water level along the Ottawa River has dropped starting on June 23 the frequency of sightings has increased but there are no guarantees. Though the egret has been in the area for a month now since the initial discovery by Ben Di Labio on June 2 along the Carp River at Carp, sightings have been infrequent but on June 24 it spent most of the day feeding at Andrew Haydon Park and then switched over to Britannia Point. Since June 29 it has been seen daily early morning at Andrew Haydon Park for an hour or so before flying southward and disappearing. If you are considering trying for the egret on Friday or over the weekend, make sure you arrive early to the park.
If you have any questions please email me privately. I’ll be at Andrew Haydon Park at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Good luck, Bruce Di Labio and Michael Tate Directions: From southern Ontario take Hwy 401 east to Hwy 416 and travel north towards Ottawa. Take the Hwy 417 east and exit at Holly Acres Road. Turn left and follow north to Carling Ave. Go though intersection into Andrew Haydon Park and take the first left. Go to the furthest west parking lot. Park and follow path to Ottawa River shoreline and scan west. Bruce Di Labio P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
