The Ross's Geese reported yesterday are currently feeding with Canada and Snow
Geese in a field across from the Coves cottages. Found by Stu Mackenzie at 7:30
this morning and still present.
This is 5 km. West of Port Royal on the Front Rd.
Ron Ridout
rrid...@birdscanada.org
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The flock was still present in the in the cornfield at 9:15 but they had
wandered back about 500 m from the Front Rd. and had disappeared behind a small
rise when I left them. The 3 Snow Geese were much closer to the road and still
visible. The Ross's flock increased overnight to 12 birds includ
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Ross's Geese now being viewed looking south from Concession A Rd. About 100
metres of house near 121. Snow Geese and a few intragrades also present. Canada
Geese as well. 10 - 10:15 AM. Scope required.
Good luck
Garth Riley
Etobicoke, ON
rile...@yahoo.com
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I spotted the American Coot on the outer edge of a group of about 50 Mallards
(it was diving and grabbing small fish) Yesterday afternoon Feb 2nd
In the group of Mallards there was a Leucistic Mallard (Blonde Mallard) (A
Quote from AUDUBON"pale-feathered birds with normally colored eyes have a
There are absolutely no geese at the most recently reported location. Will keep
looking and advise.
Len
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From: Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
Date: 02-03-2016 10:18 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Ron Ridout2 , Ontbirds
Subject: Re: [Ontb
I have relocated the group of snow hybrid snow and Ross geese along lakeshore.
They are in a semi frozen pond at the very far back of 2936 lakeshore. You
absolutely need a scope. Use derelict metal barn as marker and look south.
This may be their nightly roost spot.
Len
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Tim Lucas just picked out 2 of the above mentioned in the group of other rare
Geese at 2936 lakeshore. Way at back past metal barn.
Take 59 south right on lakeshore at esso. House is on left.
Len
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Hey,
I had a wildly optimistic Killdeer at Pittock today, along the north shore east
of the park. This date blows away my previous early record for the county by 15
days.
Also present were 8 Tundra Swan, on the ice near the lake mid-point. These
birds also represent a new early arrival record, a
At 4:30 pm I checked the location where the Greater White-fronted Geese were
reported earlier in the day (2936 Lakeshore Rd). While I didn't see them, there
were 4 Snow and 5 Blue Geese nearby in the field west of the James Berry Drain
wetland. The wetland was also harboring about 70 Sandhill Cr
We decided to try for the trifecta of rare geese late today thanks to Ron
Ridout and Len Manning for your work at finding and reporting!! At #2936
Lakeshore Rd Port Rowan (Long Point), 4:15 we managed to see 3 Snow Geese
way in the distance in the field above the narrow waterway while strug
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