Jen Spallin and I found 3 Red-necked Phalarope at the Embrum Sewage Lagoon this
morning. There were no mudflats and thus no other waders, but a good selection
of duck including Ruddy, Redhead, Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked. Casselman
Sewage Lagoon had one cell of good habitat with about 40 Lesser Yellowlegs, 9
Least Sandpiper, 2 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Spotted
Sandpiper and a dozen Killdeer. Also present were a Merlin and an adult Bald
Eagle. Directions below from Neilyworld. The lagoons at St. Albert had no
mudflats and no waders.
Embrum SL: From Highway 417, 39 km east of Ottawa, take exit 79 (Regional 5),
labelled Limoges / Embrun. Proceed 2.5 km SSE on Regional 5 to Regional 3 or
Notre Dame Street. Turn right or WSW onto it and drive 2.8 km to St.-Joseph
Road on the east edge of the town of Embrun. Turn left or SSE on it and go 1.5
km to Route 400. Turn left or northeast onto Route 400 and after about a
kilometre the Embrun Sewage Lagoons will be on your left.
Casselman SL: From Highway 417, 52 km east of Ottawa, take the Casselman exit
(66) and go NNW toward the town of Casselman. Drive 1.1 km NNW into town on Rue
Principale, crossing the railway tracks and the main cross-street (St.
Isidore), to turn right or northeast just beyond onto Laurier. Follow Laurier
northeast, then north, 1.8 km to Concession 5 Road (or Route 500). Turn right
or northeast onto it and the road into the Casselman Sewage Lagoons is on your
right almost immediately.
Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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