[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's Gull

2013-09-28 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The breeding plumage Sabine's Gull was still present today, September 27th, off Britannia Point. It was spending most of its time feeding above the rapids and would disappear for 20-30 minutes at a time before feeding below and visible from Britannia Point. Good birding, Bruce

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's Gull September 28,2013 (correction)

2013-09-28 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The breeding plumage Sabine's Gull was still present today, September 28th, off Britannia Point. It was spending most of its time feeding above the rapids and would disappear for 20-30 minutes at a time before feeding below and visible from Britannia Point. Good birding, Bruce

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's gull still at Deschenes at 1:15 p.m.

2013-09-24 Thread Howard Youth
Sorry for the delay. I saw the Sabine's gull around 1:15 p.m. this afternoon. It was sitting on the water then flew upstream. It was taking short flights over the water then resting. Directions the same as previous post. Seen from shoreline just west of filtration plant (Britannia Point) parking

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's Gull

2013-09-23 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The adult Sabine's Gull found yesterday evening by Jake Walker is still present at Deschenes Rapids at 9:11am. Best to view from Britannia Point, east end of Cassels Road. Good birding, Bruce Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's Gull

2013-09-05 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone This afternoon at 1:00pm I observed two juvenile Sabine's Gulls at Shirley's Bay. As I was scanning the limited mudflats, suddenly the 2 gulls appeared. I watched them briefly as they quickly passed over the area. I managed to take a couple of distant photos, then put out a local

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's Gull

2011-09-19 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The juv. Sabine's Gull continues to fed below Deschenes Rapids spending most of its time on the Quebec side near the cement structure. It can be viewed from Britannia Point or Deschenes Lookout along the Ottawa River Parkway. The best viewing is from below Deschenes Rapids where it

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Sabine's Gull

2004-09-05 Thread Christina Lewis
Hello Ontbirds people, Today (Sept. 5) a juvenile SABINE'S GULL was seen briefly between 12:25 - 12:35 PM, at the large pond on the east side of Moodie Dr. south of the Bells Corners area in Ottawa, south of the Trail Rd. Landfill. This is likely the 1st record in Ottawa in over 2 decades. The