Hello Ontbirders, The Britannia Conservation Area/ Mud Lake has been increasingly active the last few days. Today, Ben and I found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on the trail along the east side of Mud Lake. This is the same area that on Thursday, there was a Yellow-throated Vireo and a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Also along the ridge on Thursday, there was an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Since Thursday, a total of 20 species of warblers have been observed in B.C.A./ Mud Lake including numerous Canada, Tennessee, Cape May, Mourning, Bay-breasted and Blackburnian Warblers. Yesterday evening, we observed 56 Common Nighthawks fly catching over our house in Carp. Good Birding, Bruce and Ben Directions: The Britannia Woods/Mud Lake area is located in Ottawa off Richmond Road and Carling Ave. Take Britannia Road north to Cassels and turn right and go east a few 100 metres and park near entrance to woods. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571