tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050667871720960317.post8985270325136720800..comments2023-03-29T09:10:31.674-04:00Comments on Bruce Di Labio's Blog: September 3, 2010 Birding along the Ottawa RiverBruce Di Labiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12146494242460739760noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050667871720960317.post-4446846680658823682010-09-04T09:00:12.416-04:002010-09-04T09:00:12.416-04:00Around mid-morning the birding at Shirley's Ba...Around mid-morning the birding at Shirley's Bay changed when a Merlin came around and started harassing the shorebirds on the mudflats. The Whimbrel off into the distance and some of the other shorebirds you mention here disappeared too. I didn't see any Least or Pectoral Sandpipers, and I saw half the number of Semipalmated Sandpipers and Great Egrets. A Red-tailed Hawk and Northern Harrier were circling around over the mudflats and there were 2 immature Bald Eagles flying around the back bay. At the other end of the dyke, near the island, I saw what appeared to be a White-winged Scoter and a Horned Grebe off in the distance. They both were a bit too far to ID with confidence, but the Horned Grebe was actively diving, and the white wing patch and white facial patch on the White-winged Scoter were clearly visible. There were also 2 Northern Pintails feeding at the edge of the mudflats halfway along the dyke.Chris Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536816567315873797noreply@blogger.com