Evening Lake Tour

 August 8, 2026

Parc Brébeuf

 August 7, 2026

We went to look for shorebirds, and did actually see three Spotted Sandpipers. Other birds were distant Caspian Terns and Herring Gulls. We saw two rafts going through the wimpy rapids and met Colin & Martha and talked about our Saskatchewan trips.

Kilmarnock

 August 6, 2026

It was a beautiful afternoon with nothing on, so we decided to go for a drive along the Rideau.  After an ice cream stop in Merrickville, we did a loop down to Kilmarnock Lock.

Broad-winged Hawk

 August 4, 2026

We went to Carleton Place to renew our passports because there were no wait times!  We checked the storm pond, but there was zilch.  So, we went home via Flewellyn Road and passed a Broad-winged Hawk perched on a wire.

Great Egret

 July 29, 2026

We went looking for a Black-bellied Plover. We did spot it, miles away and not facing us. So no photo.  But a Great Egret was more cooperative.

Mud Lake with JC Birding

 July 28, 2026

 

The weather forecast the night before, was not all that bad.  But it was wrong.  There was a steady drizzle, which kept everyone at home.  Bill did venture over to see if anyone showed up, but there were none. 

He left his camera in the car and looked around a bit seeing an Eastern Phoebe and Great Blue Heron on the lake.  On the ridge side, he spotted a skulking Green Heron, so retrieved his camera and tried for a shot.

He decided to walk down to the river where there were several Wood Ducks.

By then, it was 8:00 am and it was time to quit.  A very short day!

 

 

Eagles & Loons

 July 25, 2026