[Ontbirds] Ottawa Area: Long-billed Dowitcher and shorebirds

Hi Ontbirders,Today August 23, I was at Shirley's Bay. The molting adult Long-billed Dowitcher was still present today. It was first observed and photographed yesterday. This is the 3rd or 4th Long-billed in the area this August, which is very unusual. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was present th

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

Hi Ontbirders, The Long-billed Dowitcher is still present as of 3:45p.m. It has been feeding amongst the Canada Geese so it is easy to overlook. Thanks, Bruce Directions (Courtesy of Michael Tate): The bird is 400 m from the road on the west side of Frank Kenny south of the bridge at the gravel

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

Hi Everyone This morning there was a juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher at the Richmond Sewage Lagoon near Richmond, On.. The dowitcher was in the first cell as your enter. With low water levels in the the first two cells there was a good number of shorebirds, 100+, mainly Lesser Yellowlegs, Killde

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

Hi Everyone This evening at Shirley's Bay while doing a Great Egret roost count I had a juv. Long-billed Dowitcher. The dowitcher was in a flock of 6 American Golden-Plover. The total count for Great Egrets was 28, including 1 banded individual. Also observed 2 adult Bald Eagle. Good birding,

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher, Baird's Sandpiper and Great Egret

Hello Ontbirders Today, September 7, 2009 spent a few hours birding various sites west of Ottawa. The water level continues to drop along the Ottawa River and at Shirley's Bay there were 3 Great Egret and 1 Baird's Sandpiper at the base of the dyke. This afternoon I checked a flooded field near

Re: [Ontbirds]Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

Labio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:55 PM To: Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher Hi Everyone Today at around 9:30 am there was a juv. plumaged Long-billed Dowitcher present near the corner of Eagleson Road and Fernbank Road. It was feeding in t

[Ontbirds]Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

Hi Everyone Today at around 9:30 am there was a juv. plumaged Long-billed Dowitcher present near the corner of Eagleson Road and Fernbank Road. It was feeding in the shallow water with a Greater Yellowlegs. good birding, Bruce Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Eagleson Road exit. Tur