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[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Warblers and migrants

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Bruce Di Labio
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 11:34 PM

Hi Everyone
Today, April 28th, despite the cooler wet weather there was lots of activity at Britannia Woods/Mud Lake in Ottawa. A total of 10 species of warblers were observed between 7:30-11:30a.m. 1 Northern Parula, 1 Ovenbird, 4  Northern Waterthrush, 4 Nashville, 1 Black-throated Green,8 Palm, 4 Pine, 15+Yellow, 1 Black and White and 200+ Yellow-rumped Warbler. Other migrants included 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 1 Least Flycatcher, 2 Warbling Vireo, 5 Blue-headed, and 1 male Baltimore Oriole (early)
Good birding, Bruce

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

Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O. Box 538
Carp, Ontario
K0A 1L0
Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571

Hi Everyone Today, April 28th, despite the cooler wet weather there was lots of activity at Britannia Woods/Mud Lake in Ottawa. A total of 10 species of warblers were observed between 7:30-11:30a.m. 1 Northern Parula, 1 Ovenbird, 4 Northern Waterthrush, 4 Nashville, 1 Black-throated Green,8 Palm, 4 Pine, 15+Yellow, 1 Black and White and 200+ Yellow-rumped Warbler. Other migrants included 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 1 Least Flycatcher, 2 Warbling Vireo, 5 Blue-headed, and 1 male Baltimore Oriole (early) Good birding, Bruce 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 Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571