On the evening of the 26th just after dark I heard a flock of Brant Geese calling as the birds flew over the house.
This morning Oct. 27with Dan Burton we birded Lake Bernard hoping to see what seemed like a good movement of birds overnight. We were not to be disappointed and it began with a massive flock of Brant approx. 350 to 400 birds . We saw two more flocks of Brant of which I was able to photograph both groups and this second group contained approx. 170 birds and a third flock of approx. 120 birds. This represents the most Brant ever seen on Lake Bernard in a single day. Other birds on the move were Long-tailed Duck, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser and all 3 species of Scoter. One flock of Scoter's at rest contained 5 Surf all males 1 White-winged male, and 34 Black Scoter,a mixture of adult male and female type birds. We also observed one Black-backed woodpecker, 5 White-winged Crossbill, 2 Pine Siskin Am Goldfinch and Tree Sparrow. Stephen O'Donnell _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
