Hello Ontbirders
The Pink-footed Goose was still present today April 27, 2004 at
Plaisance. After a number of hours of searching, (B.Ripley et al) the
goose fly in and landed along the edge of the water below the blind and
was still resting at 2:15pm in with Canada Geese.
good birding
Bruce
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Directions: courtesy of C.Lewis
Take Hwy. 417 to downtown Ottawa, exit #118 (Lees Ave./Nicholas St.
exit)
continue north along the Rideau Canal. Turn right on Laurier St. then
left
on King Edward St. Take King Edward north to the Macdonald-Cartier
bridge
and cross over the Ottawa River to Quebec. Follow the signs to Hwy. 50
east
towards Montreal. The 50 ends at Masson-Angers. At the T-intersection
turn
left (south) and the go east along Hwy 148. Continue through the
communities
of Masson and Thurso to the town of Plaisance. In Plaisance, turn right
onto
Chemin de Presqu'ile, proceed south through the park booth (entry fee
$3.50
per adult) then continue to the split in the road and take the the left
(north) road. A short distance along the road and up the hill there is a
spacious parking lot and viewing blind. The goose has been seen near the
blind as well as in other parts of the bay for over 1 week.
