We are in the early stage of the annual flight of mostly Greater Snow Geese in the east. Yesterday there was a report of 5-10,000 on the ice east of Lancaster, moving further east towards Bainsville and perhaps into Quebec. They were on the move throughout the day, heading north to corn fields and returning to the ice later in the day. Geese do not overnight on land and always return to water or in this case at least to ice. The Coast Guard icebreaker is heading upriver now through the shipping channel on the US side of the St. Lawrence so eventually that extensive ice area east of Lancaster to Quebec will diminish, faster with high winds from the west.
The main spring flight, arriving from western New York, is yet to come and is likely this week at some point. The majority of birds end up in Quebec but a sizeable number eventually settle in Ontario for a while and move about daily. Brian Morin -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
