The Pink-footed Goose is currently with a large mass of about 50,000 Snow Geese in the field directly south of and adjacent to Lafleche Rd. It was in the field directly north of this road until a photographer apparently trespassed out into the field, flushing and dividing the group over and over. It took us nearly two days to see the Pink-footed Goose so we did not have the will power to refind it yet again. It's certainly still in the area for anyone who's looking for it.
Jacques Bouvier's directions are at the bottom of the forwarded portion of this email. Thank you Jacques! Good birding! Jeremy Bensette and Emma Buck Leamington (after a bit of a drive home!) Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jacques Bouvier" <[email protected]> > Date: November 1, 2015 at 9:23:38 AM EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Pink-footed Goose in Moose Creek - Sunday Update > > When I went to the site at 8h15 am there were only a handful of birders > watching a group of only 1000 Snow Geese. The rest of the geese must be > feeding somewhere in the surrounding fields. They will be back! It was > raining lightly. > > The Pink-footed Goose was not seen. Richard Waters did find a Ross's Goose > when I was there; it became my 6th goose species of the week-end at this > site. > > > > Please see photo of the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, Ontario's first, I found on > Friday, here: > > > > http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/ > > > > Thanks to Brandon Holden who was the first to e-mail me, to tell me the bird > in the blog photo was a PFGO and to Bruce Di Labio who phoned me to discuss > the circumstances of the sighting. > > > > Later today I will be adding nice flight photos of the goose I took > yesterday. These will be at this site: > > > > https://jacques-miroiseur.smugmug.com/ > > > > DIRECTIONS: > > Take Hwy 417 east from Ottawa past Casselman and take exit 58. Turn right > (south) on Hwy 138. After a short distance turn right on Laflèche Rd. The > geese are often seen feeding in the fields to the north (on right). > > > > Good Luck! > > Jacques > > > > Jacques Bouvier, St-Isidore ON > > Mes galeries de photos d'oiseaux (EEO birds): > > http://jacques-miroiseur.smugmug.com/ > > > > http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
