My wife and I visited Britannia C.A. this morning around 11-12:30pm. Supplemental to Mark Gawn's report this morning, an adult BALD EAGLE was hunting along the Ottawa River at 11:30am, mostly chasing waterfowl along the ridge. The eagle came to rest in the pines around Mud Lake, but was inevitably chased off by crows. The last we saw of it, it was heading west towards Andrew Haydon Park. Also at Britannia on the river were several COMMON GOLDENEYE, a male HOODED MERGANSER, and three male RING-NECKED DUCKS. We also found a female WOOD DUCK on the river near the eastern end of the ridge. In the southeastern woods were a half dozen male NORTHERN CARDINALS all foraging together. A pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS were in the heavy woods in the southwest. Good birding! Pat DIRECTIONS: From Carling Avenue heading west, take the right onto Britannia Road and follow to the end. Turn right onto Cassels Street and the entrance is a quarter of a kilometer down the street. If coming along Carling Avenue heading east, turn left onto Richmond Road, then left onto Poulin Avenue. This will connect to Britannia Road; follow to the end and turn right onto Cassels Street. _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
