Took a drive back to Greenway road and Pinery area this afternoon, and although saw two small strings of 'geese' far into the distance, there were no swans to be seen yet. There is no water in the fields at this point. Hopefully mild temps on Monday may change everything. Rick Thornton Exeter
> On Mar 14, 2015, at 6:35 PM, Dave Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thousands of birders, photographers and families visit Aylmer WMA every March > to see the 1000s of Tundra Swans that stopover to rest and feed for a few > weeks. > > We checked today to see what was happening. All of the ponds are still frozen > except for one small patch. There were 25 pairs of geese, 2 swans and 2 > Mallards waiting for the ice to melt. > > While we were there a flock of 50 Tundra Swans flew over, circled a couple of > times, but continued NW, likely towards Greenway outside Pinery PP. > > In most years, the Elgin Stewardship Council normally starts feeding by now > and I'm guessing they will do so on Monday given that it's March break and > many families come during that week to see the swans. > > We live close by so will check regularly and make another post once the > feeding program starts and swans start congregating at Aylmer. > > Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski > Harrietsville > [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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
