Rob Fry and I saw one this afternoon in a field with Canada Geese near the Alfred Bog boardwalk.
Directions: While heading east on HWY 17 turn right (south) on Cty Rd 15 (Station rd) just before the town of Alfred. In the big curve don't continue to your right on cty rd 15, instead go straight onto Giroux Rd. From here follow the bogwalk signs or when Giroux Rd. meets Concession Rd 11 turn left (east) and drive a few hundred meters to the parking lot. As you head towards the bogwalk you will see fields on each side of the road. The rare goose was seen in these fields (flying back and forth and vocalizing a lot). Just before discovering the rare goose, I was on the bogwalk with Rob Fry when he took a photo of a bird straight ahead of us in a small stand of trees. I was watching Black-throated Green Warblers beside him. I did not see his bird. When he showed me the photo of his mystery bird I noticed he had captured the image of a male Blue-winged Warbler. After much searching we did not re-locate the bird. This warbler is very rare in these parts. Jacques Bouvier St-Isidore ON [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
