>From the viewing stand at the marsh at about noon, I counted 353 Sandhill >Cranes rising up in small groups of 4 to 15 and heading inland towards the >farm fields.? The marsh is frozen over except for a few areas in the center, >which was filled with thousands of ducks and geese and included were several >hundred Tundra Swans, 10 more Sandhill Cranes and 2 Great Blue Herons.? A lot >of these birds were?resting?on the ice.? There was continual movement as huge >numbers would rise up and leave while others were arriving.? Flying?over the >marsh?were 3 Northern Harriers and sitting in a nearby tree was a Bald Eagle.
Peter Gignac Port Rowan Directions: Follow highway 59 south right to the end.? The first viewing stand is on the right halfway along the causeway.? From there you can see the second viewing stand. ________________________________________________________________________ Need a free e-mail account? Get one now at Mail.AOL.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
