[Ontbirds] Ross's Geese at Long Point

2016-02-03 Thread Ron Ridout2
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

[Ontbirds] Ross's Geese at Long Point

2016-02-03 Thread Ron Ridout
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

Re: [Ontbirds] Ross's Geese at Long Point

2016-02-03 Thread Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
Message   From: Ron Ridout2 Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 8:27 AM To: Ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds] Ross's Geese at Long Point 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

Re: [Ontbirds] Ross's Geese at Long Point

2016-02-03 Thread olivesided
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[Ontbirds] Ross's Geese at Long Point

2016-02-02 Thread Ron Ridout2
At 4:30 this afternoon there were 7 Ross's Geese, plus two birds that were mostly Ross's Goose but appeared to have some Snow Goose genes, in the field on the NE corner of Front Rd. and the Walsingham W 1/4 Line. This is about half a km. west of the Lee Brown WMA on the Front Rd. west of Port