This morning on the way to work I observed an adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
amongst a small flock of Common Goldeneye and Greater & Lesser Scaup. The
ducks were viewed from the Quebec side of the Ottawa River between the
Champlain Bridge and the Remic Rapids (the ususal winter spot for Barrow's
in Ottawa). This is my earliest fall record of this Ottawa-area specialty.
David Britton
Ottawa
DIRECTIONS
By car, the closest parking spot is probably at Parc Brébeuf. Directions
courtesy of Larry Neilly's Birding Ottawa Page:
From where Autoroute l'Outaouais or Highway 50 crosses over Autoroute de la
Gatineau or Highway 5, the two major roads converging on Hull, continue on
Hwy 50 south 1.3 km to Rue Montcalm. Turn left or southwest on Montcalm and
follow it for 0.8 km to Boulevard Alexandre-Taché. Turn right or west on
Taché and go 1.8 km to Rue Bégin. Turn left or south onto Bégin and go 0.4
km to a small parking area at the end of the street at Parc Brébeuf.
From Parc Brébeuf, walk approximately 500m west (upstream) along the bike
path, past Plage Moussette (small beach and park) until you are behind the
Hull water filtration plant. The ducks were close to shore here.
