[Ontbirds] Almonte Lagoons

Well it hasn't been a banner year at the lagoons. High water levels have kept away the shorebirds. I visited again today and found the following: 1000+ Geese - mostly Canadas but I would not be surprised at a few cacklers in the group 1 Snow Goose 3 Gallinules Multiple Mallards, Teal amd W

[Ontbirds] Almonte Lagoons Lanark Cty

I birded the lagoons this afternoon with Michel Gauthier. 1000+ C Geese - could not find any Cacklers 2 dozen Mallards 1 Black Duck 3 dozen Green-winged Teal 2 Bufflehead 2 Lesser Scaup 1 Pintail 1 A. Widgeon 2 Dunlin 1 Lesser Yellowlegs Lagoons can be reached by going west on 417 unti

[Ontbirds] Almonte Lagoons 2 trips one day - Snow Geese

I visited the Almonte Lagoons between 10 am and noon today (Saturday). There were well over 1000 Canada Geese including some good candidates for Cackling geese. Also lots of Wood Ducks and Blue-winged Teal and a few Yellowlegs. As well there was one Snow goose (white) Mid afternoon I rece

[Ontbirds] Almonte Lagoons Shorebirds [iain]

I have been at the Almonte Lagoons over the last three weeks every few days and I was there this morning . The usual suspects are present: tons of lesser yellowlegs a few greater yellowlegs tons of killdeers number of solitary sandpipers have decreased from 20 or 30 to a few handfuls of least