Over the past few days, a swath of open water on Lake Scugog off Scugog Point has widened until it is now about 10 acres of open water.
It didn't take long for the geese and ducks to appear. Today there are over 3,000 Canada geese, and in fairly good numbers, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, Ring-neck Ducks, Buffleheads, Redheads, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Black Ducks, and a smattering of Wood Ducks, Pintails, American Wigeon, and a few Cackling Geese, plus, periodically Trumpeter Swans. I suspect there is very little open-water further north and therefore, they may be around for a while. Directions: Durham 57 north out of Bowmanville... Turn left at Scugog Point Rd and proceed to lake (total=about 38 km). Or... Take 7A out of Port Perry, head east, turn onto 57, about 1 km past Blackstock light, proceed about 7 km to Scugog Point Rd. Bruce F. Aikins 118 Morris Ln Nestleton Stn, ON L0B 1LO _______________________________________________ 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
