We took our usual drive 'around the block' this afternoon and found
quite a good number of swans widely spread out over the old Thedford bog with
remakably few other waterfowl. I saw only ~5 Pintail pairs, a few more of
Mallard and many more Canada Geese, but even these seemd less abundant than
usual.
At the mouth of the Ausable cut in Port Franks there was 1 adult
Glaucous Gull and 4 Great Black-backed Gulls - one almost fully adult. At 'L'
Lake on Outer Drive we saw 4 Sandhill Cranes - one with a not quite full red
crown patch(1st spring?).
Driving on towards Kettle Point I saw 1 male E. Bluebird along Army
Camp Rd(BTW I had a male in my backyard yesterday inspecting a nesting box but
the pair moved on after ~45 mins). Although driveable from W.Ipperwash to
Kettle Point, there is still much ice at the lake edge, which did not deter a
sun-worshipper enjoying this balmy weather. Maris
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