Hi Birders, The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE that was reported on Nov 28th has been seen every day since at Columbia Lake. Today, however, Ken Burrell and I found it at the storm water pond at the intersection of Ira Needles and Victoria St.
The bird does seem to move around a bit. If you are looking for it, I would suggest trying Columbia Lake and the adjacent soccer fields around noon. If you can't find it there, it has been seen at Waterloo Park (which is just South of the University of Waterloo), and today at the storm water pond. The storm water pond is better known for its gulls and today it did not disappoint with 4 1st winter ICELAND GULLS, 2 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULLS, and 1 adult GLAUCOUS GULL. The 2nd winter NELSON'S GULL (Glaucous X Herring hybrid) has been seen regularly in the late afternoon at nearby Columbia Lake. Check out our blogs (links below) for pictures of many of these birds. Check out the KW Bird Sightings forum if you're interested in more information: http://www.nbest.ca/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=3 Other interesting birds that are nearby: GREAT BLUE HERON in a small pond behind "The Boardwalk" - which is just up the street from where the gulls and geese were today. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at a very active feeder at 1239 Carmel Koch Rd. The feeder also hosted 3 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS. Good birding, www.kenburrell.blogspot.com www.alvanbuckley.blogspot.com Directions: Take exit 278 from the 401. Drive North-West along Highway 8. Take exit for Conestoga Parkway (Highway 7) to go West. Get off at Trussler Rd/Ira Needles and go North approximately 2km. Park next to the Harvey's restaurant and you will see a storm water pond next to it. Heron location: https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=43.435595,-80.565834&num=1&t=m&z=15 White-throated Sparrow location: https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=43.461112,-80.620937&num=1&t=m&z=15 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
