Hi Everyone
Spent a few hours this morning birding the open water along the Ottawa
River at Deschenes Rapids and Remic Rapids. The female Harlequin Duck was
still present between Bate Island and the north end of Champlain Bridge.
There was also a male hybrid Barrow's x Common Goldeneye feeding in the
same area.. This individual observed Dec. 15th, is likely the same one I
observed back on November 17th, off Remic Rapids and possibly the same male
that has over wintered the past 3 years.
A male Barrow's Goldeneye was observed at Remic Rapids off the Ottawa
Rivier Parkway. There was also a small number of Bohemain Waxwings in the
area.
good birding
Bruce
Directions: (Courtesy Paul Matthews)
Harlequin Duck: Champlain Bridge is the north "extension" of Island Park
Drive, which can be accessed from the 417 coming from the east (downtown);
from the west, exit at Carling, then turn north (left) on Merivale and north
again (left) on Island Park. At the north (Quebec) end of the Champlain
Bridge, turn right on Lucerne and park about 100 metres down (there's space
at the side of the road to do so). Take the well-trodden (at least before
today's snow!) path south to the edge of the river, exiting left from the
main path (a bike path in summer) in order to take a secondary path near a
small gray house-like structure.
Directions: Barrow's Goldeneye: The Champlain Bridge parking lot can be
reached by taking Parkdale Ave. north from Hwy. 417 in Ottawa to the Ottawa
River
Parkway. Follow parkway west passed Remic Rapids Lookout (closed during
winter) and continue west towards Island Park Drive. Just before the lights
at Island Park Drive there is a parking area on your right. Park and walk
east to Remic Rapids.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
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