Ontbirders, For a lunchtime break today, I took a quick drive up to Ravenshoe Rd, just west of Woodbine (as previously reported by Kevin Shackleton) and was rewarded with 4 species of goose, many hundreds of Canadas with 1 Ross's Goose, 2 Cackling Geese and 2 Greater White-fronted Geese. The Ross's was on the north side of Ravenshoe about 500m west of Woodbine - first discovered yesterday late morning. Some patience is required as it can be out of sight behind Canada Geese and mounds of mud & corn.
While looking for the Ross's I watched a pair of G White-fronted adult birds fly in and land in the field behind the tree/fence line - could not see them on the ground. Similar situation with the Cackling Geese, they flew in (dwarfed by the Canadas they were with) and landed amongst the many Canada Geese in the corn field. Nothing like a quick break from work! Good birding, Frank Pinilla Ricmond Hill, ON DIRECTIONS: Take Hwy 404 north from Toronto to it's terminus at Woodbine Avenue, follow Woodbine north to Ravenshoe Road and turn left, look for the birds on the north side in the corn field. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
