NeilyWorld  Birding Ottawa - Southeast - Spring Flooding Route

        Independent Directions to this Site: From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 96 (Boundary Road). Proceed 2.0 km NNW on Boundary Road to Russell Road (Regional 26). Turn right or ESE onto Russell Road (Regional 26, then Prescott - Russell 2) and drive 31.9 km to Boudreau Road (1.5 km after the sharp lefthand turn on Russell Road at Cobbs Lake Creek). Turn left (actually straight) or NNW onto Boudreau and proceed 1.5 km to Lalonde Road. Turn left or WSW onto Lalonde and go 1.2 km to Rollin Road. Turn left or SSE onto it. Drive 1.0 km to the end of Rollin Road and park there at the Cobbs Lake Creek floodplain.

        Spring Flooding Route Route Directions: From Cobbs Lake Creek at Lalonde Road, return ENE to Rollin Road and turn right or SSE onto it. Drive 1.0 km to the end of Rollin Road and park there at the Cobbs Lake Creek floodplain.

        Site Description and Birding Information: This is the fourth in a series of spots from which to view the Cobbs Lake Creek floodplain. Park at the end of the road, adjacent a farmyard. From here you can scan the floodplain to the west and south. Stay out of the way of any farm activity, though that should be minimal in very early spring.

        Spring Flooding Route Route Directions: From Cobbs Lake Creek at Rollin Road, return NNW to Lalonde Road and turn right or ENE onto it. Drive 1.2 km to Boudreau Road and turn right or SSE onto it. Proceed 1.5 km to Prescott - Russell 2 and turn right (actually to go straight) onto it. Continue SSE 1.5 km on P-R 2 to the sharp righthand curve where P-R 2 is also called Russell Road. The few kilometres from the corner to the beginning of the hill going up into the town of Bourget makes up the next site on this loop, Cobbs Lake Creek at Russell Road (Bourget).