Summer Series of Birding 2011 - Trip #2 - Saturday, July 2

Saturday, July 2
8 am (half day trip)

MEETING PLACE: Parking lot of Au Vieux Duluth Restaurant, 250 Harwood Blvd (Highway 20), corner of Highway 338 in Vaudreuil-Dorion.


This week we will head to a destination that we last visited back in July 2008; Pointe des Cascades, south of Highway 20 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, adjacent to the entrance to the Soulanges Canal.

Pointe des Cascades offers a variety of habitats: wooded areas, sandy & marshy waterfront and open water. The area is made up of a peninsula and two islands, Ile Joubert & Ile des Cascades, located at the point where the Riviere des Outaouais meets the St. Lawrence River. There are several walking paths through wooded areas, leading up to the shoreline, offering excellent views out on to the water.

There is plenty of free parking, with no admission fee.

Meeting Place: To make it easy for everyone, we will meet at the intersection of Highway 20 (Harwood Blvd.) and Highway 338 (ch. Lotbiniere) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and drive to Pointe des Cascades from there. A convenient meeting place is the parking lot of the Au Vieux Duluth restaurant, located at 250 Harwood Blvd.

Here is the link to a Google map showing the meeting spot for Saturday's trip
Driving Instructions: Take Highway 20 heading west, across the Galipeau Bridge, continuing west across Ile-Perrot/Pincourt, and across the next bridge into Dorion. At the intersection of Highway 20 (Harwood) and Highway 338 (ch. Lotbiniere), you will see the Au Vieux Duluth restaurant at 250 Harwood, on the south-west corner of the intersection.

This will be predominantly a walking trip however, time permitting, we may explore some marshy areas west of Pointe des Cascades park, driving along Chemin du Fleuve.

For further information, please contact Sheldon at 450-462-1459, or on Saturday morning by cellphone at 514-637-2141.