[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Barred Owl (Ottawa)

[Roger Clark]

Hi Ontbirders,

While checking out (successfully) the Barred Owl along March Valley Road early this afternoon (3 January 2008), I saw a Northern Shrike, a flock of around 30 Snow Buntings, together with a single Lapland Longspur.  The owl was in its (now) usual location (north-west of Klondike Road).  All the others were towards the south-east end of March Valley Road (on the north side near the DND building on "Skeet Range Road").

Good 2008 birding,

Roger Clark (Ottawa)
(613) 744-0314

Directions (courtesy Larry Neily):

>From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 138 (Eagleson/March Roads). If travelling west, the 0.6 km offramp sends you right or north onto March Road. If driving east, a 0.4 km offramp brings you to Eagleson Road, where you will turn left or north onto it and in 0.5 km join the westbound offramp traffic on March Road (it changed names as you went under the overpass). Both groups will now follow March Road north 1.0 km to Herzberg Road. Turn right or north on Herzberg. As March Road bends to the left you actually end up going the same direction you were before the turnoff. Follow Herzberg north for 1.1 km, where it bends left and becomes Terry Fox Drive. Turn right onto Terry Fox and follow it for 1 km to March Valley Road. Turn right or north onto it and go down the hill 0.5 km to the old Fourth Line Road.