Hi all,
Finally took a trip down 'memory lane' to see some of the good birds being
reported around the 'old stomping grounds'.
I saw a single Cattle Egret with the cows at NE corner of Hwy#5 and Woodhill
Rd. The family(?) of White-fronted Geese (1 ad. + 2 juv.) were in with loads
of Canadas at the pond (not visible from roadside) east of Orkney south side of
#5.
Dave Don and Cheryl Edgecombe pointed Tom Thomas and I to the huge
waxwing flock halfway up the hill from Hendrie valley - unfortunately the
world's longest freight train came by before we could pick out a Bohemian from
the masses of Cedars but they soon returned and we persevered to find two. The
miserably cold and wet was soon forgotten as I ticked 3 birds for the year(I
almost forgot that I was looking for a Ross's Goose).
Directions for these sites have been posted on Ontbirds several times
recently and these geeses seem to be on the move a lot - I looked again on my
way home and most were in the corn field at Orkney/Hwy#5 but still no 'white
ones'.
Cheers! Maris
Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0
(519) 238 - 8415
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