Hey,
Obviously part of the mega-flight of White-fronts in the extreme south-west, I had 18 this morning at Pittock Lake, about 1 km east of the Roth Park entrance - 8 adults with the rest YOY. Also present was a decent waterbird collection - 6 Cacklers, one ad.white morph Snow Goose, 7 basic Horned Grebe, 4 Redhead, 30 Ruddies and 40 Common Merganser. I half-expected to find my inbox jammed with White-front reports, given how widespread the incursion seems to be. The 18 found this morning could be just a fraction of birds present locally, as 90% of the Pittock goose flocks were still out feeding in adjacent fields. I'll check back later to check numbers as birds start returning to the reservoir. Cheers, James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 226-228-1428, jmholdswo...@rogers.com _______________________________________________ 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
