There are still reports of hundreds to occasionally several thousand in the area from Williamstown to east of Lancaster but the birds are unreliable. Additional reports of several thousand came in from further north in the Riceville - St. Isidore areas.
Information from the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in New York, south of Lake Ontario, indicates that about 15,000 birds remain. There were 55,000 on the weekend. This is where most of the Eastern Ontario flock comes from. Williamstown is accessible from Hwy 401. Take the Summerstown exit and head north (left) to Cty Rd 19. Turn right and pass through Williamstown. Snow Geese move around various back roads. I would appreciate receiving any reports of sightings in Eastern Ontario. You can e-mail me privately. -------------------------------- For the Lancaster area, take the South Service Rd for about 5 minutes drive until it reaches an opening along the St. Lawrence, right beside an overpass for the 401. There may be some on the water there. You can't exit the 401 from the destination location, you have to do it from the Lancaster area. On the highway into Quebec, there are regular sightings right along Hwy 20 (that's what the 401 changes into). Specific locations for the more northerly sightings are not available. Riceville and St. Isidore are north of Hwy 417 and east of Casselman. Brian Morin Cornwall _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
