Merry Christmas Ontbirders I was treated to a white Christmas in the form of 4 Tundra Swans, 2 adults and 2 juveniles (likely a family). This is still a good bird for Ottawa, especially this late in the year. The birds were on the ice at the south end of the Quarry Ponds off Moodie Drive. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/ larry.neily@rogers.com/stony8.htm Ho Ho Ho Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 tel.: 613-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony

 From:  Tony Beck <beck.tony@sympatico.ca>
 To:  ontbirds@hwcn.org
 Subject:  [Ontbirds]Tundra Swans - Ottawa
 Date:  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:26:51 -0500

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...and I saw 3 Whooper Swan, scarce here abouts. They were with 470 Graylag... Merry Christmas! Mark Gawn Geneva, Switzerland ______________________________________________________________ From: Tony Beck <beck.tony@sympatico.ca> To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Subject: [Ontbirds]Tundra Swans - Ottawa Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:26:51 -0500 >Merry Christmas Ontbirders > >I was treated to a white Christmas in the form of 4 Tundra Swans, 2 >adults and 2 juveniles (likely a family). >This is still a good bird for Ottawa, especially this late in the >year. > >The birds were on the ice at the south end of the Quarry Ponds off >Moodie Drive. > >Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/ >larry.neily@rogers.com/stony8.htm > >Ho Ho Ho > >Tony Beck >158-B Woodridge Cr., >Ottawa, Ont. >K2B 7S9 >tel.: 613-828-5936 >website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony > > >_______________________________________________ >ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >provincial birding organization. >Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit >http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm >ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at >http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm _________________________________________________________________ Enter the "Telus Mobility Xbox a Day" contest for your chance to [1]WIN! Telus Mobility is giving away an Microsoft Xbox® 360 every day from November 20 to December 31, 2006! Just download Windows Live (MSN) Messenger to your IM-capable TELUS mobile phone, and you could be a winner! References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENCA/2737??PS=47575