Things are off to an early start this year. A flock of 250 Greater Snow Geese over the Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Saturday and a single bird along the Long Sault Parkway yesterday suggests that we may see larger flocks earlier than in the past. Usually we don't expect the birds to appear until later in March. There are plenty of fields with no snow to accommodate them for daytime feeding.
This will be the final season that I will be collecting data on the spring migration. Any sightings NOT posted to Ontbirds would be appreciated, even smaller flocks (I will already be collecting Ontbirds data). Time of day and flight direction (if in the air) would be useful as well. A trip to Long Sault yesterday revealed that the open water along the St. Lawrence at the entrance to the Long Sault Parkway has opened up to accommodate about 1500 Canada Geese, the first of the season. An additional 500-700 birds were located in the distance from Macdonnel Island. A single Greater Snow Goose was floating on ice in the now opening channel along the island. Long Sault is located along Cty Rd 2 about 15 minutes west of Cornwall. It can be accessed from exit 778 on Hwy 401. Brian Morin Cornwall _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
