[Ontbirds]No Ruff at Marais des Laîches, Gatineau QC on May12

[Langis Sirois]

   Good morning.

   I  went to Marais des Laîches yesterday morning hoping to see the male
   Ruff that  had  been discovered on Sunday morning May 11 at Marais des
   Laîches  East,  Gatineau  QC.   The  bird had been seen again later on
   that day as well as on May 12.

   Upon  my  arrival,  I met André Cloutier who had seen and photographed
   the  bird  on  the  previous 2 days.  André had been there for a while
   when  I  arrived; we  searched  the  marsh from both entries, East and
   West,  to  no  avail.  André  told me that the bird had been seen from
   both areas and that it moved around in the marsh.

   Small  number  of  shorebirds  at  the marsh included White-rumped and
   Least Sandpiper, Greater and Lesser Yellowleg and Semipalmated Plover;
   among  other  birds present: Osprey, Common Morheen, American Bittern,
   Black  Tern,  and a  singning  Sedge  Wren near  the West side parking
   space.

   I  also  checked  the  Marais  aux  Grenouillettes,  which is a little
   further East on highway 148, but no Ruff there either.

   Directions courtesy of Neily World:
   [1]http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily@rogers.com/oreq7.htm

   Langis Sirois, Ottawa

References

   1. http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily@rogers.com/oreq7.htm