Waterfowl East of Ottawa

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Yellow Rail - Richmond Fen, Ottawa

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Re: late or early???? Tennessee Warbler - Toronto

area suggesting that this was another early fall migrant. David Britton Ottawa _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail "David Britton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Algonquin PP - Migrants, Spruce Grouse, Boreal Chickadee

Pond and West Rose Lake. Most of the migrants were located near these two water bodies. Feel free to email me privately for more specific directions. David Britton Ottawa _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months

Algonquin East - Golden Eagle, Red Crossbill

paved for the first 9 km. Starting where the pavement ends , every kilometre is marked with a black and white sign. The Achray Campground can be reached by turning south at km 37.8. Drive in about 4km to the locked gate, then walk in the last 1 km to the campground. David Britton Ottawa

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Thayer's Gull, Northern Mockingbird, Peregrine Falcon, Lapland Longspur

as sitting on hydro lines where the rail line passes directly behind the houses on Nestow, just past a house with several feeders mounted on its back fence. David Britton Ottawa___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds]Ottawa OFO Trip Report - Lapland Longspur, Townsend's Solitaire, Harlequin Duck

e Island at the Champlain Bridge. Thanks to everyone who participated in a great morning of birding! For specific directions to any of the aforementioned sites, contact me directly. David Britton Ottawa___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornit

[Ontbirds]Ottawa Area Birds

f Johnson Road east of Bourget David Britton Ottawa DIRECTIONS (Courtesty of Larry Neily's Birding Ottawa) Richmond Fen http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/marlboro34.htm Constance Creek at Vance's Sideroad http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/dun8.htm Carp Ridgehttp://ca.g

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Whip-poor-will and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows

sting birds in the vicinity included Merlin, 2 American Bitterns flushed out of the marsh, American Pipit, Lincoln's Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler and numerous Pine Siskins. David Britton Ottawa DIRECTIONS Directions: Lake Travers in Algonquin Provincial Park can be reached via the

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Northern Mockingbird, Snowy Owl, Gulls, etc.

This morning around 9:30 I found a Northern Mockingbird in the west end of Ottawa. It was on Grandview Road in the west end of Ottawa along the River. The bird was first seen sitting on the hydro lines across the road from #236 Grandview Road, it subsequently disappeared in to the surrounding

[Ontbirds] OFO Trip - Ottawa - Barrow's Goldeneye and Winter Finches

dell Drive with the usual assortment of feeder birds plus a flyby Common Raven. Thanks to everyone who braved the cold weather to join me on this trip. David Britton Ottawa___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birdin

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose - Ottawa

This morning at 7:45 am I refound the Ross's Goose reported by Mike Tate yesterday evening. It was feeding with about 200 Canada geese in muddy fields on the north side of Barnsdale Road between Eagelson and Twin Elm roads, about 500m west of Twin Elm. After viewing the bird for about a

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Yellow Palm Warbler, 11 sp. of sparrows

This morning I took the long way to work and birded around the Ottawa Airport and Mer Bleue Conservation Area. With cool, clear and calm conditions, the Airport lived up to its reputation for field and thicket species including Brown Thrasher, House Wren, Eastern Meadowlark and Eastern Blue

[Ontbirds] Great Gray Owl - Renfrew County

This evening at 6:30 pm there was a Great Gray Owl on the hydro lines on the south side of Highway 60, about 1 km west of Mink Lake Road, between Eganville and Kelly's Corners in Renfrew County. DIRECTIONS - Highway 60 runs east-west through central Ontario from Renfrew to Huntsville. Mink

[Ontbirds] OFO Ottawa Field Trip - Gray Partridge, Snowy Owl, Barrow's Goldeneye

s. I'd like to thank everyone who participated in this very enjoyable morning of birding! David Britton Ottawa Complete Trip List: Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Gray Partridge Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Herring Gull Iceland Gull

[Ontbirds] Algonquin PP - Black-backed Woodpecker, Pine Grosbeak, Boreal Chickadee

Rd. to the intersection with the railbed and walking in that way), Mew Lake Campground is at km 30.8, and the Spruce Bog Boardwalk is at km 42.5. David Britton Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Gray Partridge & Carolina Wren

This morning there were 4 Gray Partridge at the City of Ottawa public works compound on Maple Grove Road, they were foraging under some spruces at the NW corner of the parking area on the west side of the main building. Also this morning, the Carolina Wren that has been present in the Britan

[Ontbirds] Ottawa OFO Trip - Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush, Barrow's Goldeneye, etc.

This morning about 20 participants enjoyed some excellent birding east of Ottawa. The weather was better than expected: although things began with overcast skies and a raw north wind that created wind chills in the -20's, the skies soon cleared and the wind dropped for very pleasant birdin

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile and Amherst Birds

to the centre of the island along the seasonal road (its called Marshall Road on the MapArt maps) the KFN property is located at the extreme east end of the island. Email me privately for more detailed directions. David Britton Ottawa ___

[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile and Amherst I. Shorebirds

Ferries leave for Amherst I. on the half hour. The KFN Property is located at the east end of the island. From the corner of Lower Rd. and South Shore Rd. (at the SE corner of the island) enter the KFN Property and follow the shoreline to the ponds and spit (about a 25 min walk to the spit). David Britton Ottawa

[Ontbirds]Prince Edward County - Little Gull and other migrants

een Prince Edward (Long) Point and Point Petrie. It is narrow and partially covered by large puddles, although my Subaru Outback managed to navigate it succesfully. For more detailed directions contact me privately. David Britton Ottawa

[Ontbirds]Ottawa Area RN Phalarope, LBB Gull & Sedge Wren

I spent yesterday doing my Baillie Birdathon as a fundraiser for Bird Studies Canada and the Innis Point Bird Observatory. I birded entirely within the Ottawa Field-Naturalist Club's 50 km Circle (within a 50km radius of the Peace Tower) on both the Quebec and Ontario sides. With several days

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - American Golden Plover

Black-crowned Night-Heron. All these birds were in the back bay between the two islands. David Britton Ottawa Directions (Courtesy of Larry Neilly's Birding Ottawa Page) From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 134 (Moodie Drive). If travelling west, the 0.4 km offramp dumps you righ

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Barrow's Goldeneye

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

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Ross's Goose

The Ross's Goose first found on October 23 at the wet area on Moodie Dr. south of Trail Rd. was still there as of 5:30 pm today, October 25 amongst fifty or so Snow Geese. The Greater White-fronted Goose was not seen, but could easily have been present amongst the hundreds and hundreds of Cana

[Ontbirds]Eastern Ontario Birds - Glossy Ibis, Marbled Godwit

and Clay-coloured (Ottawa Airport) and a couple of late White-crowned (Gatineau Park, Marais aux Grenouillettes) Please contact me if you want directions to any of these locations. David Britton OttawaFrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 24 12:23:16 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Deliv

[Ontbirds]Ottawa Purple Sandpiper

At least one Purple Sandpiper was still present end of the west most rocky pier at Britannia Pier at 7:15 am this morning. David Britton Ottawa Directions as per Bruce Di Labio : From Highway 417 take exit 129 (Greenbank & Pinecrest Roads). Go north to Carling Ave. and continue stra

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Townsend's Solitaire, Tufted Titmouse, Hoary Redpoll

For those looking to start off their 2008 year list (or finish out their 2007 list, like I was) these three birds were still present and were easily found today. 1. Townsend's Solitaire - was feeding in a tall juniper bush at the north corner of the house at #7 Millbrook Crescent when I arriv

[Ontbirds] Ottawa River Western Grebe still present

turn left on Ch. Vanier, take the first left on Rue Deschenes, jog right on Rue John Gibeault, then left on Rue Houle and drive to the boat launch at the end of the road. ON side: the Deschênes Lookout is at the western end of the Ottawa River Parkway, west of the Woodroffe exit. David

[Ontbirds] Corrected date for upcoming Ottawa OFO Field Trip‏

Hi everyone, Just a note that the correct date for the upcoming Ottawa OFO Field Trip is Saturday, January 19th. The date (which was formerly listed as Saturday, January 20th) has been corrected on the OFO website. David Britton Ottawa

[Ontbirds] OFO Ottawa Trip Report

I was joined by about a dozen dedicated birders this morning for the annual January OFO Ottawa trip. A snowfall overnight had left the roads in poor shape and the snow continued for most of the morning impacting visibility. Nevertheless we had some good birds. We started in the eastern envi