This evening between 7:30 and 8:00 several thousand geese arrived at the Moodie Drive pond south of Ottawa. Tremendous sight and sound. Amongst the Canada Geese were at least five Snow Geese (2 dark form adult, 1 white adult and two juveniles). Also, near the viewing gate on Moodie Drive there were 3 Greater White-fronted Geese. The previous day the show was about the same at the same time of day.
Moodie Drive can be accessed from Hwy 416 by going (i) west at Fallowfield then south on Moodie or (ii) west on Bankfield and north on Moodie. The pond is in the NE corner of Moodie and Barnsdale. The pond is part of an operating sandpit so the birds must be observed from outside the gate near the pit office. Brian Mortimer Ottawa Ontario brian_morti...@sympatico.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
