The Great Egret reported on Saturday, April 22nd was still present in the
Rideau River across from the Billings Bridge Plaza. It seemed to spend most
of its time on the north side of the river. I saw it around 1pm as it was
taking flight but landed a short distance later near one of the small
islands. I left around 1:30pm but not before getting a very close look at
it on the north side of the river. Went back later to have another look and
it was still there at 4:30pm. Not sure if this is the same bird reported by
Roger Clark earlier today.
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Directions (courtesy Ottawa Field Naturalists website): From Highway
417,exit at Riverside/Alta Vista (exit #117) and go south staying on
Riverside Drive until it crosses Bank Street. The Billings Bridge Shopping
Plaza is on the left and, on the right, is a small parking lot in a park
just west of the bridge.
W.H.
Ottawa, Ontario.
