Driving west on Route 20 in Quebec and the 401 in the mid-afternoon of Saturday, March 18, I saw what must have been tens of thousands of Snow Geese and possibly a hundred thousand Canada Geese in the area from just east of Coteau-du-lac, Quebec, to west of Cornwall, Ontario. In many areas, six or more huge flocks, each containing hundreds of geese, and at least a dozen smaller flocks, were visible over both the southern and northern horizon. Many more geese were feeding in the fields. There was even a dead Snow Goose on the side of the highway. In addition, I saw a flock of crows which must have included several hundred individuals.
Drew Monkman Peterborough, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Mar 19 17:19:39 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web30009.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web30009.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.200.72]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BD67F645BF for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:19:00 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 98210 invoked by uid 60001); 19 Mar 2006 22:19:01 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; bÄkZaFdKtquXyxG58/m4DMGI3QwW2jb2a3Q6jp0Up/g2HGRwVydtWu0sQ09sBeM4p6sp7NnG0Tp8/Q90eIEc0HR8fKdyD7UdGPyhtBpqGMXlnScRTBurfzmLJGq/OSy78AL5LbDwkJmVNWHBGzfFomRcDn38I9mx5qPzSa2LwgU ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [70.53.4.241] by web30009.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:19:01 PST Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:19:01 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Chukar - Pelham X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:19:39 -0000 While driving me back to St. Catharines after a trip to Long Point today (sandhill cranes, no Eurasian wigeon) my friend Karl Dix spotted a chukar on the shoulder of Victoria Ave. (Regional Road 24) at about 4:20 p.m. Whatever the status of this bird, it was a lifer for each of us. Directions: Victoria Ave. runs south from Queen Elizabeth Way at Vineland. The chukar was seen on the east shoulder, south of Metler Rd, just south of #1791 on a mail box. Rick Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Mar 19 17:43:47 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.37.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 201C86465F for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:43:27 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 71010 invoked by uid 60001); 19 Mar 2006 22:43:28 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=lRAOWpgU9IQqqMDUmb9T4+t1PdjNWF+Ciue/l37fwKeen2eYAZv+w6EkNKMRRs+jsVOtribEPETNTEHY3RwPtjzuU4OmjynIpZP4CH3E/LrH67jT2XZ8o9bsKQsmQcKP6C4pUupULdjlOoQ1XVtIvdNaLp4/dtHNiSFuzK0+i80 ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [69.193.142.5] by web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:43:28 EST Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:43:28 -0500 (EST) From: Diane Kristensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Maris Apse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [Ontbirds]Bluebirds in Komoka X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:43:47 -0000 We were in Komoka Park near London, early this afternoon (March 19) and got a good look at three male bluebirds. Lars and Diane Kristensen From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Mar 19 19:56:53 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from skunk.apca.gc.ca (mail-ext.pc.gc.ca [205.206.15.145]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A569764887 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:56:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from rat.apca.gc.ca ([167.33.57.24]) by skunk.apca.gc.ca (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id k2K0uWaT016047 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:56:32 -0500 (EST) Received: From osc-notes.apca.gc.ca ([167.33.130.27]) by rat.apca.gc.ca (WebShield SMTP v4.5 MR1a P0803.345); id 1142816281828; Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:58:01 -0500 Importance: High X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.5.4 March 27, 2005 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:56:31 -0500 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on OSC-NOTES/SVR/PC/CA(Release 6.5.4|March 27, 2005) at 03/19/2006 07:56:32 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Ontbirds]Snow Geese - Lancaster X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:56:53 -0000 Checking the area east of Lancaster Sunday proved to be very fruitful. Greater Snow Geese had largely left the area along the waterfront and were heading to points north and northwest. Steady flocks of hundreds were visible, intermingled with equally impressive flocks of Canadas. Many of the birds were in transit to their next stop but a few good-sized flocks put down in corn fields for short periods. Two of these distinct flocks of Snow Geese numbered in the low thousands. At one point you could look in any direction with a horizon of about 4 km and see various-sized flocks of Snows and Canadas as far as the eye could see. The largest flocks were of Snow Geese. Breathtaking. Heading west along Hwy 2 near Summerstown there was an imm Bald Eagle on the ice and an adult perched at a distance. Exit the 401 at Lancaster and head along the South Service Road which parallels the hwy. A few km down there were mainly Canadas and a few Snow Geese in cornfields right along the road. At the Westley Road overpass head north and check fields for the next 5 km. For the next few days there may be continued good action further east along the 401 into Quebec as well before the birds move on. It is early for this number of birds. Brian Morin Cornwall
