Hello Ontbirders Today December 31, 2003 I spent 3 or 4 hours birding the open water along the Ottawa River at Deschenes Rapids and Remic Rapids. Highlights included the following: At Deschenes Rapids: Common Loon 1, Bufflehead 2, Bald Eagle 3, Merlin 1 At Remic Rapids: Barrow's Goldeneye 2 , male & female, Peregrine Falcon 2 on R.H Coats Building
At dusk I did a gull count off Deschenes Rapids. Overall had 4000+ gulls, 7 species including 1 ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 first winter Thayer's Gull, 11 Iceland Gull, 27 Glaucous Gull. Directions: Remic Rapids can be reached by taking Parkdale Ave. north from Hwy. 417 in Ottawa to the Western Parkway. Follow parkway west to Remic Rapids lookout and park. The Barrow's can be viewed from the cement lookout. If the lookout parking lot is closed you will have to park at the next parking area just west of Remic and walk back. The Deschenes Rapids/Britannia Point can be reached by following Carling Ave. west of Richmond Road and turn north on Britannia Road and follow down to Cassels Road. You can view the rapids by turning left on Cassels and park at the Yacht Club or by turning right and parking at the entrance to the Water Purification Plant and walk along the northside to Britannia point. If you require additional information please email me privately. good birding & Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year -All the best in 2004 Bruce Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/ Bruce Di Labio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.