This afternoon, Pete Read and I met up on Amiens Road (between Glengyle Drive and Ilderton Road), just about 3 km northeast of Strathroy. This is the area where Les Griffith reported seeing 7 Rosss Geese earlier this week. The geese were quite easy to spot and were in the company of numerous Canada Geese.
Caution must be used if you go to see these birds. Amiens can be quite a busy road from time to time and there is really only one spot between Glengyle Drive and Ilderton Road in which it is safe to pull off the road. Also, on Glengyle Drive, about ½ km from Amiens Road, there is a low, wet pasture area with several small ponds. This area also has numerous Canada Geese. We saw 50-75 American Robins here, a pair of Pintail and lots of blackbirds, including several Rustys. Caution must also be used along this stretch of Glengyle. There is not much room to pull over to safely stay off the road. Directions: Going west on Highway 402 from London towards Strathroy, take the Hickory Drive (County Road 39) exit. Instead of merging onto Hickory Drive and heading towards Strathroy, turn left instead toward the north. Follow Hickory Drive towards Egremont Drive (County Road 22). Just before getting to Egremont Drive, there is a road to the right. This is Amiens Road. Follow Amiens Road past the Hedley Drive intersection and then past the Glengyle Drive intersection. Just beyond Glengyle Drive, Amiens Road dips down a bit and there is lowland on both sides of the road. The Rosss Geese were on the right side (south side) of the road. Dave Skinner _______________________________________________ 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/
