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GIROUX ROAD QUARRY PONDS

Spring: ***  Summer: *  Fall: ***  Winter: *

        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 and drive 6.5 km to Frank Kenny Road. Turn left or NNW on Frank Kenny and go 8.0 km to Giroux Road. Turn right or ENE on it and drive 1.7 km to the Giroux Road Quarry Ponds.
        Mer Bleue - French Hill Loop Route Directions: From Bear Brook at Frank Kenny Road, go NNW 4.8 km to Giroux Road. Turn right or ENE on it and drive 1.7 km to the Giroux Road Quarry Ponds.
Map of Giroux Road Quarry Ponds area.
Map of Giroux Road Quarry Ponds area
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Giroux Road Quarry Ponds Giroux and Dunning Roads Sarsfield and Regimbald Roads Dunning and Regimbald Roads Regimbald and O'Toole Roads Frank Kenny and Wall Roads
        Site Description and Birding Information: These quarry ponds harbour waterfowl and shorebirds in season. The northern pond is deep enough to attract diving ducks such as scaup, scoters and mergansers. A bar on the west shore of the northern pond acts as a roost for shorebirds, ducks and gulls. Listen for American Pipits flying over in late September through October. Gray Partridge can be found in the fields along this stretch of road.
         Rare birds seen here include: Great Gray Owl (Feb. 8 to Mar. 8, 2006); Hudsonian Godwit (Oct. 18, 2006); Ross' Goose (3 on Oct.11, 2011 with a flock of 150 Snow Geese). During the 2004 - 05 "invasion", a Great Gray Owl was found less than 1.7 km WSW of here, at Frank Kenny and Giroux Roads, on Feb. 2, 2005.
View of the Northern Pond
View of the Northern Pond
View of the Southern Pond
View of the Southern Pond

        Mer Bleue - French Hill Loop Route Directions: From the Giroux Road Quarry Ponds, continue ENE on Giroux Road for 2.4 km to the next site on this loop, Giroux & Dunning Roads. Be sure to scan the fields and perching trees along Giroux before reaching the corner.
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Last update:  October 26, 2011