Jim and Dave,
Thanks for the directions and advice.  I have put the trip off until 
tomorrow.  If anyone is interested in going along, get in touch and we 
will figure out the details.
Bob

On 11/22/2013 8:48 AM, Dave Myburgh wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> It is currently raining up here in Montreal, so bring some rain gear. The
> prediction is for rain all day today, I'm afraid. Tomorrow is supposed to
> be partly cloudy with a possibility of rain early in the morning only.
> Temperatures are around 36F at the moment and will be around 32F tomorrow.
>
> Jim's directions are perfect to get to the Fort and Marina, but the bird is
> also being seen at the Water Purification works. To get there, follow Jim's
> directions to Boulevard Frechette. Once you're past the roundabouts, look
> for Boulevard Franquet on the right - its just past a left bend in the
> road. Follow it to the end (its not that long) until you come to a
> T-junction with Boulevard Industriel. Turn right and a short way up the
> road you'll see a red brick building on your left, #2415. Directly opposite
> it is a gate with two no-entry signs on either side of it. Park on the
> street there, and enter at that gate. There is a mound to the left when you
> go in and you can see the ponds from there. The bird is often seen in the
> closest pond, but does spend some time in the further ones too.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dave
> Montreal
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Bob Dill <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> OK, I am convinced.  I may try to go up today, leaving Burlington around
>> 10 and back by 4.  The weather will be cloudy with light wind and,
>> probably, no rain.  If you are interested in going along, send me an email.
>> Bob
>>
>> On 11/22/2013 6:13 AM, Jim Mead wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I was in Chambly, Quebec yesterday and did have the good fortune to see
>>> the continuing Ross's Gull. I did not intend to go after this gull, when I
>>> first heard about it. I then read Bryan Pfeiffer's well written posting of
>>> his trip up there last weekend and was inspired to make the trek. I planned
>>> to go up yesterday and was glad I did. It was a beautiful sunny morning
>>> with 5-6 mph SE winds. Visibility was quite good and other birders I met
>>> there were very friendly. Now, let me make this perfectly clear, "Read my
>>> "words"- This Rare ROSS'S GULL is worth making the trip to see. I went onto
>>> ebird and found that this is the only recent sighting of this species
>>> anywhere near the United States. Those of us who are lucky enough to live
>>> in VT and are very close to it indeed. Others from neighboring states are
>>> also pretty close too. I met a birder from Pittsburg, PA and another from
>>> RI. They both traveled many more hours to see this gull than we Vermont
>>> birders need to. This is an Ar!
>>>
>> ct!
>>
>>>    ic species and doesn't come this far south very often. Those of you
>>> that may be wondering what the trek is like, I am providing the following
>>> info:
>>>
>>> I went to google and typed, Fort Chambly National Historic Site. Once on
>>> that page, I clicked on "directions". I then typed my address in the start
>>> address box. I printed the directions and used them to get there. You might
>>> think that this is a bit old fashioned but with the cost of roaming charges
>>> (if I had used my iphone's GPS in Canada), I thought this choice was a
>>> better one. On that note, please remeber to turn off your cell phones
>>> before you reach the US/Canada border. Those with specific GPS devices
>>> would obviously not need printed directions.
>>>
>>> The trip from VT is so easy. You drive up 89, cross the border (remember
>>> to bring proper documentation), continue north on QC-133 which becomes
>>> Autoroute 35, then becomes Boulevard Frechette. You will then drive through
>>> 3 roundabouts continuing north. About a mile after the after the 3rd
>>> roundabout you will come to a Tee. Turn right onto Avenue Bourgogne. Once
>>> on Ave. Bourgogne, drive about 1/2 a mile and you will see Fort Chambly on
>>> the left. Simply put, get to the border and drive straight north about 40
>>> miles and turn right at the Tee. According to my printed directions, the
>>> trip should have taken 1 hr, 39 minutes from my house in Williston. It
>>> actually took me 1 hr, 45 minutes.
>>>
>>> Specific location where I saw the gull:
>>> Driving east on Ave. Bourgogne (from Boulevard Frechette) you will pass 2
>>> roads on the right (Rue Ostiguy then Rue Maurice), then you will drive
>>> across a bridge which spans a canal. Take the second drive on the left and
>>> park in that parking lot and you will then see the Richelieu River Basin.
>>> That marina is straight in front of that parking lot. There are no boats
>>> there now but there is a bar of land parallel with and about 100-150 yds.
>>> from the shore. That is where I saw the Ross's Gull twice yesterday
>>> morning. Continuing east along Ave. Bourgogne from there you can take a
>>> left onto Rue du Fort, park in the lot on the right and bird the basin
>>> along the water's edge around the Fort property. I first saw the gull from
>>> the NW corner of the Fort at 7:14 a.m. You can see all of this if you click
>>> on the map on the Fort Chambly National Historic Site page.
>>>
>>> I'm guessing that if some of you try for this bird either today or during
>>> the weekend, that other birders will be there and can help you find the
>>> other locations that the gull has been seen. I hope others try for this
>>> bird as it may be a once in a lifetime sighting. Then again, there may be
>>> another chance to see one in the U.S. anytime in the future. . . I hope
>>> this info is somewhat helpful.
>>>
>>> Lots of luck to any that try for this beauty,
>>>
>>> Jim Mead
>>>
>>>
>>>
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