Hi Everyone
Viewing conditions along the Ottawa River were excellent this morning and I
observed two adult male Barrow's Goldeneyes, one west of Britannia Pier
(photo) and a second male at the top of Deschenes Rapids. I was watching
these individuals as Jon watched the Barrow's Goldeneye's at Shir
Currently viewing an adult male Barrows from the dyke at Shirleys Bay. Approx
200 m south of Haycock Island, looking W. Access to the dyke is restricted to
OFNC members and you must call the DND for permission beforehand (613-991-5740).
Jon
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4 Barrow's Goldeneyes spotted moments ago on Lodge Road in Barrhaven (2
females, 2 males).
Visited 4184 looking for the grey partridges, none were spotted. I did however
see a flick of about 15 snow buntings. They landed in the driveway and quickly
flew off.
Happy birding!
Karine
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The male BAGO persists, now 200 m south of Hurdman Bridge (Hwy 417) on the
Rideau River with COGO, and 2 Glaucous Gulls were 40 m and 300 m north of
the bridge with 14 Great Black-backed Gulls and a few Herring Gulls. There
are trails on both sides of the river. Snowshoes or boots ok. Mallards near
It seems things are starting to pick up in the Ottawa area. This morning I had
a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE visible from the boat launch at Shirley's Bay. The
Barrow's was feeding with two common goldeneye females, and had a solid orange
bill and characteristic flat forehead. It was quite dis
Hi Ontbirders,
My Mom and I birded the Ottawa area today, and we were able to locate a single
male Barrow's Goldeneye at the Rideau Tennis Club.
A photo can be viewed at:
http://btoewsphotos.zenfolio.com/p939163745/h3956f3bc#h3956f3bc
Good birding,
Brendan Toews
Directions:
Take HWY 417 to the
It seems like we're having an influx of these this winter. My wife and I
observed a single male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE among half a dozen or so COMMON
GOLDENEYE near the ice on Riopelle Island, just south of Bate Island, on the
Ottawa River. This is likely the same one that hangs around Remic Rap
Fraser Derraugh and myself were at Strathcona Park this morning (8:30am). Near
the shore was one of the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE that have been around the area
for the past few weeks. A second male BARROW's GOLDENEYE was further
downstream to the south. Other waterfowl consisted of about a do
Hello Ontbirders
Spent the morning birding the Ottawa River from Shirley's Bay to Remic Rapids.
As reported earlier by Mark Gawn there were 200+ male Black Scoter off Andrew
Haydon Park along with a few small flocks of White-winged and Surf Scoter. At
Remic Rapids I observed a male Barrow's Gold
Hello ONTBirders:
The male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still present on the small unfrozen portion of
the Rideau River near the Rideau Tennis Club. Today it was present in the
patch of water near the 417 bridge at around 8am this morning, and again at
5pm. Otherwise the open water was dominated b
Greetings ONTBirders:
I spent a chilly few hours birding along the Rideau River. I checked the river
near Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, and in a small group of four COMMON
GOLDENEYE there was a single female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE. I studied it for some
time before being sure of the identifi
Hi Everyone
Birded along the Ottawa River from Dick Bell Park to Remic Rapids Lookout this
morning. Visibility was excellent and I observed 2 Red-throated Loons, 1 off
Dick Bell Park and the other off Deschenes Lookout. At Remic Rapids I observed
a male Barrow's Goldeneye feeding in the rapids.
Hi everyone
Spent the afternoon birding with my son Ben along the Ottawa River
checking the remaining open water at Deschenes and Remic Rapids and along
the Rideau River at the Rideau Tennis Club and Billings Bridge. Overall, it
was rather quiet with lower numbers of goldeneyes than a few da
Hello Everyone
Did a late afternoon check along the Ottawa River between Shirley's Bay
and Deschenes Rapids. Overall the river is frozen except for a few open
leads. At Deschenes Rapids there was a female and male Barrow's Goldeneye at
the top end of the rapids. Also present were 330+ Common
Hi Ontbirders,
My Dad and I were able to locate the male Barrow's Goldeneye near the
Rideau Tennis Club yesterday. It was there at around 12:30 p.m. It was
with about 10 Common Goldeneyes and 10 Hooded Mergansers. There was
also 1 Bufflehead and 1 Surf Scoter.
Good luck.
Brendan Toews
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Hi Ontbirders,
The Barrow's Goldeneye in Vanier was still there as of 3 p.m. today. It
was in a small flock of Common Goldeneye in between the Tennis Club and
the Cummings Bridge. There were also 5 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Surf Scoter
and 1 Bufflehead.
Good birding!
Brendan Toews
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Hi Everyone
A male Barrow's Goldeneye was present at Remic Rapids, just east of the
Champlain Bridge at 11:30 a.m. today. It was in a flock of approximately 50+
Common Goldeneyes between Remic Rapids and the bridge. This site has had
at least one over wintering male Barrow's for a number of y
Hi Everyone
A male Barrow's Goldeneye was present today at 1:00 p.m. along the
Ottawa River off Lemieux Island, just east of Remic Rapids. This is probably
the same individual that has been observed at Remic off and on this winter.
It was along the edge of the ice between the island and the
Hi Everyone
A male Barrow's Goldeneye was present at Remic Rapids, just east of the
Champlain Bridge at dusk. It was in a flock of approximately 200+ Common
Goldeneyes roosting between Remic Rapids and the bridge. This site has had
at least one over wintering male Barrow's for a number of ye
This morning on the way to work I observed an adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
amongst a small flock of Common Goldeneye and Greater & Lesser Scaup. The
ducks were viewed from the Quebec side of the Ottawa River between the
Champlain Bridge and the Remic Rapids (the ususal winter spot for Barrow's
Hi Everyone
Yesterday, March 8,2005 birded a number of locations in the Ottawa area.
Overall it was interesting but there was a definite drop in the number of
Great Gray Owls. We covered the Shirley's Bay area and March Valley Road and
only observed two owls. I do know, however, that these b
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