Hello Ontbirders
This evening, immediately after the heavy downpour and amazing display
of lightning,
I went to the area around the Moodie Drive Quarry Ponds.
At about 6:00pm, there were thousands of geese and mallards feeding in
the surrounding farm fields.
At the corner of Twin Elm and Barnsdale, there was a single Greater
Snow Goose with about 450 Canadas and a lone Wild Turkey.
At the main Quarry pond, off Moodie, the waterfowl numbers were similar
to yesterday, with the addition of 6 Northern Pintail.
The three Great Egrets were all visible at 6:40pm.
Most interesting was a flyover of an American Golden Plover - age
uncertain.
The bird continually called as it gained altitude.
I didn't notice any black on the belly.
Directions courtesy of Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony8.htm
Twin Elm runs west in parallel to Moodie Drive.
Cheerio
Tony Beck
158-B Woodridge Cr.,
Ottawa, Ont.
K2B 7S9
(613)-828-5936
website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/
