Re: [Ontbirds] Ottawa: Great Cormorant

2016-12-04 Thread Langis Sirois
Hi all. Late yesterday afternoon, from the Québec side, I briefly observed a Cormoran flying down the River towards the Champlain Bridge, along with Hervé Tremblay.  The bill looked white in the distance and the bird looked bulky - I thought Great Cormoran for a second but not knowing that

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Great Cormorant

2016-12-03 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone While leading a field trip this morning along the Ottawa River we observed an immature Great Cormorant off Andrew Haydon Park as it flew over Lake Deschenes and headed west within 150 metres of us. Unfortunately the bird hasn't been relocated. A few birders checked various areas up