A lone adult Brant has been seen the last 3 days at the Riverside Park in
Pembroke. Despite the weather it stuck around the same spot at the beach
and the neighbouring soccer fields. It was first seen at 6:00 p.m. on the
15 th by myself (Christian Renault) and my wife Jill and children at the
beach. On the 16th, it was seen by myself at the same spot on the beach,
and then on a neighbouring field, grazing, between 5:00 and 5:20 p.m. Then
today on a soccer field beside the beach between 3:45 and 4:00 p.m..
Note: it is sticking around with Ring-billed Gulls. Yesterday 21 Snow geese
and hundreds of Canada Geese were near the beach, and the Brant didn't
bother mingling with them when a pedestrian walked nearby; it flew off with
the gulls in the field, not in the water. It allowed me to stand about 50 m
from it and take pictures. A Wilson's Snipe was on the beach. No sign of
any other goose.
Directions: Pembroke is located on the Transcanada HWY 17 between North Bay
and Ottawa, at the end of HWY 41. To get to Riverside Park: take Paul Martin
Dr North at the traffic lights on HWY 17. Turn left on Boundary (first
traffic lights), drive up to the end. Turn right at the stop sign on Forced
Rd, cross the train tracks, to the traffic lights, where you turn left on
Pembroke Street W. Riverside Park is 200 m further on your right; veer
right to get to the beach, it might be still there.
Christian Renault
Pembroke, ON
