Unfortunately the egret was not seen after 2:15 when 4 others
including myself were searching. I was back there later but it still
wasn't back. I will be checking again tomorrow for the Fall Bird
Count here and will post later if it is back.
Eve
On 18-Oct-08, at 2:21 PM, Patrick Blake wrote:
Greetings ONTBirders:
This afternoon I found a single GREAT EGRET at the large quarry
pond off of Earl Armstrong Road in Gloucester. The bird was
associated with several hundred CANADA GEESE and another single
GREAT BLUE HERON.
On Bowesville Road, a RED-TAILED HAWK provided excellent views
perching on one of the fence posts along the roadside. Along the
airport-side of Leitrim Road there was a dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK being antagonized by a female NORTHERN HARRIER in the large
field near the intersection of Leitrim and Limebank Roads.
Good birding!
Pat
Directions: (courtesy NeilyWorld) From Highway 417 (The Queensway)
take exit 121A (Bronson Avenue). Go SSE on Bronson for 3.6 km,
crossing the Rideau River on the Dunbar Bridge and going over
Riverside Drive, before bearing right to take the Brookfield Road
exit. In 0.1 km merge right onto Brookfield Road and drive 0.5 km
to Riverside Drive. Turn left onto Riverside Drive and go 5.9 km to
Limebank Road on the left. Turn left or SSE onto Limebank and drive
5.0 km to Earl Armstrong Road. Turn left or ENE into the Earl
Armstrong Road site.
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