April 28, 2023
Hilda emailed that a Toronto friend was coming to Ottawa for the Argos game, and wanted some ideas for a quick birding outing beforehand.
I met Ken at Andrew Haydon Park this morning. It was very windy, so almost no birds were there. Only a couple of Red-breasted Mergansers on the pond. We checked for the Screech Owls, but they were not out. However, we met another birder who had photographed a Barred Owl at Fletcher Wildlife Garden that very morning. We did not hesitate - off to Fletcher. We saw nothing at the usual spot, but found two Barred Owls behind the bird feeder area. One was buried in branches, but we had better luck with the second one. After that, we hiked down the hill to Dow's Lake. Hundreds of Mallards, and a lone Great Egret. I enjoyed meeting Ken and we had a good time together.
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