Hi Ontbirds people, Mark Gawn's post on Monday was no April Fool's joke...today (April 3rd) there were multiple thousands of Greater Snow Geese incl. a good number of blue morphs (maybe 5% as Mark suggested). The majority was concentrated in the farm fields east of Morewood and Cayer Rds. north of Winchester, ON. Others were spread out in fields farther to the south. Bitter blustery WNW winds made vewing of distant geese difficult and probably discouraged a lot of migrant movement today, though a determined effort was made by a few Great Blue Herons, Turkey Vultures, N. Harriers, Killdeer, and the omnipresent (since mid-March) Am. Robins, R-w Blackbirds and C. Grackles.
DIRECTIONS (from Ottawa): Bank Street south to Morewood Rd. Left (east) on Morewood. Enjoy the season...it just gets better! Chris Lewis & Bob Bracken Ottawa, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
