[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Cackling Goose

2010-10-20 Thread Jamie
October 20, 2010 4 Cackling Geese sighted at Sawmill Creek Constructed Wetland Facility in Ottawa south. Two pairs, one of which was noticeably smaller were swimming in the southern most pond this evening. Also many Red-winged Blackbirds and hundreds of American Crows can be found in the area

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Cackling Goose

2009-12-02 Thread Patrick Blake
Hi ONTBirders: As per Mark Gawn's report on November 29, a single CACKLING GOOSE is still present at Andrew Haydon Park. This afternoon at around 1:30pm, I observed it on the eastern duck pond, mingling with a few hundred CANADA GEESE. Pat Cackling Goose: http://pj-mcblake.smugmug.com/Na

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Cackling Goose, Lesser Black-backed, Thayer's, Iceland and Glaucous Gull

2008-11-20 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Spent a few hours this afternoon birding the Moodie Drive ponds and surrounding area. The gull activity was excellent with 7 species. Highlights included 5 Lesser Black-backed, 9 Glaucous, 7 Iceland, and one 1st winter Thayer's Gull. I was surprised at the low number of Great Black-b

[Ontbirds]Ottawa: Cackling Goose & migrants

2007-10-18 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hello Everyone Today, October 17, 2007, birded along the Ottawa River from Britannia to Constance Bay. At Andrew Haydon Park there was 1 Cackling Goose along with 100's of Canada Geese swimming along the shoreline. At Shirley's Bay, 2 Red-necked Grebes were observed off the end of the dyke.