Date: Saturday, September 5, 2015

Start & End Time: 7:30 AM – 14:00 PM (6.5 hours)

Cost: $ 50.00 per person

Register: With our Sign-up form by 5:00 PM the day before.

Outing Location:  Lac Deschênes IBA (Important Bird Area)

Meeting Location: Shirleys Bay boat launch parking lot — Rifle Road: https://www.google.ca/maps/search/lac+deschenes+iba/@45.3637753,-75.8820386,16z

Overview, Targets, & Topics: A full day trip exploring some of the birding hot spots along the western portion of Lac Deschênes IBA. We will begin our morning with a shorebird study and then move eastward, stopping to survey the scene at Andrew Haydon, Ottawa Beach, and finishing with a focus on landbirds at Britannia Conservation Area. Throughout this outing, some other targets are: Birds of Prey, Empidonax flycatchers, Catharus thrushes (Swainson’s, Hermit, Veery), warblers @ or nearing their peak in both variety and numbers, Philadelphia Vireos, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, sparrows, etc. etc. The sky’s the limit! A short lunch break will be scheduled. Here’s hoping for a cold front the night before the walk 🙂