Hello Ontbirders,
On a beautifully sunny day in the Capital region, Tom Hanrahan and I decided to
try our luck. We had 7 Bohemian Waxwings at Constance Creek. They were very
active in the trees along the waterway. Having not seen a posting for this
species yet this fall I thought I would mention it. Though there was one on the
Ottawa fall bird count two weeks ago.
Not a whole lot of activity otherwise. Two Long-Tailed Ducks are close to the
shore in Andrew Haydon Park. No sign of the Brant today. There were
Red-Breasted Mergansers, C Goldeneye, Lesser Scaup, White-Winged and one Black
Scoter. Tom found us two Horned Grebes to the east of the boat launch at
Shirley's Bay. We had fifteen American Pipits south of town and Tree Sparrows
are becoming more abundant now.
Good birding,
Jay Peterson
Ottawa
Directions to Constance Creek : From Ottawa, take Highway 417 west to the
Eagleson/March Road exit (#138).
Turn right onto March Road and continue through Kanata and the village of
South March. When you come to the Dunrobin Road, turn right at the lights
and proceed to the village of Dunrobin, where the Thomas A. Dolan Parkway
intersects with Dunrobin Road. Turning RIGHT on the Thomas A. Dolan Parkway
leads to the huge Constance Creek wetland complex.
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