There are currently (3:50pm) two Greater White-Fronted Geese at 8th Line
and Brittania Road in Milton, in a flooded farm field at the NW corner of
this intersection. Also present is a White Morph Snow Goose and a number of
Tundra Swans. We had an adult, male Bald Eagle flyover as well.
This inter
0At least 9 GWGO on Garden Hill pond north of Port Hope now. Among 1000 Canadas
and a few puddle ducks including an American Wigeon pair.
Garden Hill is at the junction of County Rds. 1 and 9 in Northumberland.
Margaret Bain
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Hi folks: These 3 White-fronted Geese ( see video link)
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were at Brittannia & 8th Line in North-east Oakville/ Milton area
today.!!Direction: Take Dundas St.
to Nineth line go north to Brittannia, turn left; look
10 greater white fronted geese being seen now near Green Mountain Road on eight
Road East in Stony Creek
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There are six Greater White-fronted Geese on Stoney Creek mtn in a flooded
field across from the Vinemount sign on Ridge Rd. between 10th Rd. E and 8th
Rd. E. No doubt these are the same 6 found by Mike MacLeod at a nearby
location yesterday. The number of waterfowl has greatly increased since
Twenty three of them in an open field. Now, best viewed from White Road, one
block east of Miller and a few hundred metres north of 3d Concession. With
Peter Thoem. Scope recommended.
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There are 16 GWFG mixed in with a bunch on Canada’s in the corn stubble on the
north side of Miller Road about 400 yards east of the third concession. Port
Colborne.
Craig Corcoran.
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Mourad Jabra has relocated the 28, possibly 30, GWFG in a field across from
3048 Miller Rd., Pt. Colborne.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese, Snow Geese, and CacklingGoose
- Earl Rowe Provincial Park
Nancy and I dropped by to see the Snow and Cackling Geese reported earlier
Nancy and I dropped by to see the Snow and Cackling Geese reported earlier this week by John Schemelefske earlier this week. Some of these geese are still present and we also found six Greater White-fronted Geese fairly close to the entrance. Directions: Find your way to the entrance to Earl Rowe
I am stopped at Dry Lake in Haldimand and have 49 Greater White Fronted
Geese on the water here. I haven't checked to see if there are more out of
site yet.
Dry Lake is on Dry Lake Road between Townline Road West and Talbot Road in
Haldimand, just outside of Haggersville.
Cheers,
Rich
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Hi all,
Although there is quite a bit of ice, waterfowl is abundant at Ridgetown
sewage lagoons. Of note, 10 Greater White-fronted Geese were in the SE pond
(as seen from the viewing stand on the south side of the road). They were
difficult to see as they were right against the berm. Seen j
Hi folks,
Four whitefronts were at Lee Browns just now. They moved a bit further into
the field with a bunch of Canadas.
Lee Brown's is accessed off Lakeshore Drive in Long Point. Look for the
large parking area on the south side of road overlooking a small pond
(currently mostly frozen)
Lev Fri
6 Greater White-fronted Geese are currently at Hillman Marsh (near Point
Pelee in Essex county).
Good birding
Jeff Skevington
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In addition to the 7 Snow Geese (white morphs) at Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary,
there are now 10 Greater White-fronted Geese amongst the large congregation of
Canada's. All the Greater White-fronts are adults and near the back of the
large group in the corn field on the south side.
Jack Miners i
Late this afternoon there were 12 GWFG in the Madawaska headpond at Arnprior
amongst hundreds of CANG. The flocks of geese were leaving near sunset but
may well return tomorrow. The GWFG were in separate groups of 4 (2 ad, 2
juv), 7 (3 ad, 4 juv), and a single adult that flew in near sunset. A
At lunchtime today there were 16 Greater White-fronted Geese at Lobo Gravel pit
on the north side of Ilderton Road just east of Coldstream eam. They were
keeping in a fairly tight flock. Thirty were reported here yesterday.
Ian Platt and Joan Taylor
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Today as of 5:30 PM, 86 GWFG were staging on Hespeler Mill Pond.
Directions: 401 to Hwy 24 South or Townline Road South. From Hwy 24, bear right
onto Queen Street East and follow this road to Ellacott Lookout. From Towline
Road, turn left (west) onto River Road and follow t
I observed a flock of approximately 30 Greater White-Fronted Geese at the
Hillman Shorebird Cell at about 4 pm today, Oct 16. Hillman Marsh is about 6
km east of Leamington, Ontario.
Leon A. Barlow
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3 Greater White-fronted Geese seen late this morning, at about 30 metres
distance in good light. Associating loosely with a large group of Canada Geese,
but when something flushed the birds, the three Greater White-fronted Geese
flew away separately.
One way to reach the lo
The 8 geese continue today at the same location as yesterday. Another reference
point is Ridge Road. They are north of this road by about 500m. On the west
side.
Mark
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> On 10 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Mark D. Read wrote:
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> At about 11am the 8 (not 7) Greater White-fronted Gees
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Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese. Wolfe Island. Update &
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At about 11am the 8 (not 7) Greater White-fronted Geese moved south by about
another 500m. There they intermingled
At about 11am the 8 (not 7) Greater White-fronted Geese moved south by about
another 500m. There they intermingled with approximately 1000 Canada Geese
and were harder to pick out. Visibility has also decreased with fog and rain
becoming heavier.
Directions: Wolfe Island is reached by a free ferry
Hi folks, I've just located 7 Greater White-fronted Geese on Wolfe Island. They
are on 5th Line, about 500 m south of Reed's Bay Road in a lightly flooded corn
field with Canada Geese and 3 Snow Geese.
Mark
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Tim Lucas just picked out 2 of the above mentioned in the group of other rare
Geese at 2936 lakeshore. Way at back past metal barn.
Take 59 south right on lakeshore at esso. House is on left.
Len
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Hi Birders,
I had a group of 4 Greater White-fronted Geese amongst a large flock of
Canada's (~500) sitting on the lake at around 1:30pm. The group appeared to
be comprised of a single adult and 3 young birds. The location was opposite
1351 Lakeshore Road, 100m. west of Reicheld Road.
I also had
On the way home from Point Pelee, I briefly stopped at St. Clair NWA.
Thousands of geese and swans are present there and the surrounding fields.
Near the entrance I spotted at least 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE along
with 8 SANDHILL CRANES and a single SNOW GOOSE.
I did not spend much time ther
Still present today. Directions as previously reported. If not there check
local corn fields.
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This afternoon at 4:00 I had 4 Greater White-fronted Geese at the Everett
Gravel Pits.
To get there, go west on Highway 89 from Alliston. At the 4th concession turn
right (north). Drive to the next intersection. Turn left (west) onto the 5th
concession. The pit is on the right. The best vi
Hey,
There were 4 Gr. White-fronted Geese near the ''High Pond'', north of
Beachville today. They were mostly in the flooded cattle pasture, with 200
Canada Geese and two Cacklers, south of the flooded beanfield.
Directions - take County Road 6 north from the 401 to CR 9, east to
Beachville, n
A good influx of waterfowl today included 4 Greater White-fronted Geese at
Cathcart Park north of Sombra. They were sitting on the ice about an hour
ago.
American Wigeon (several) and a Gadwall present as well.
Will likely be present tomorrow.
Lots to look at there!
Directions to Sombra and S
This afternoon I picked out 4 Greater white-fronted Geese at Ridgetown among
the hundreds of Canada Geese. Also present 3 SNOW GEESE and at least 2
CACKLING GEESE. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was nearby as well.
Over at Blenheim Lagoons an impressive flock of 43 SNOW GEESE were present.
As well, a cou
Patience paid off - 5th trip to Moodie Pond around 5:30 today for a brief
couple of minutes 2 GWFGeese paraded past a number of die-hard birders
determined not to leave without a great view -the lighting was right and the
birds were seen and then they joined the hundreds of geese leaving the pon
3 adult Greater White-fronted Geese just found at the Moodie drive quarry
pond south of Trail Road.
Mike Burrell
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Jon Ruddy and Langis Sirois just reported that the two Greater White-fronted
Geese found at the Moodie Dr Pond (south of Trail rd) south of Ottawa yesterday
are present again today at 12:40.Directions: Hwy 417 west to Hwy 416 then south
on the 416 to exit 66, Fallowfield exit. West on Fallowfiel
My wife Kim and I (and later Terrie Smith) just had two Greater White-fronted
Geese in a field with 100s of Canadas just west of the Village of Epsom in
Scugog Twp.
>From intersection of Reach and Lakeridge go east to a large flooded field
>(~2-3 km west of Epsom) on the north side of the road
Ontbirds subscribers,
It was quite a good afternoon for viewing arriving geese today. Just northwest
of Whitby Harbour, on the soccer fields across from the Abilities Centre at the
southeast corner of Victoria St. W. and Gordon St., I found a flock of 68
Cackling Geese in among close to 4000 Ca
Early this morning there were four Greater White-fronted Geese just east of
Shrewsbury near Rondeau. They were very skittish and proceeded to fly towards
Rondeau Bay where they are currently not visible.
They should come back out to feed
at some point.
Jim Burk
Directions:
Exit highway 40
Correction. 4 Greater White-fronted geese total. Most likely the same birds
that have been seen at this location for most of November.
Dan MacNeal
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> At least 3 present amongst 3-400 Canada Geese and many Mallards. On th
At least 3 present amongst 3-400 Canada Geese and many Mallards. On the far
side of the pond from the viewing area "bench". Maybe better viewing from
behind the foodland in town.
Directions- from 401. Take trafalgar north to the town of Hillsburgh. Turn
left on station rd. Road curves in an S
Birders,
Joanne Redwood and I are currently viewing the 4 previously reported
Greater White-fronted Geese in the town of Hillsburgh, Wellington
County.They are with several hundred Canada at the back of the pond. Scope
required.
>From the 401 travel north on Trafalgar through the town of Erin and
The four geese were present today at 5 pm in the Hillsburgh pond. Had checked
in the morning at 8:30 today but they were absent. They seem to leave for the
day to presumably feed in the surrounding area fields and return mid afternoon
to the pond.
Directions:
>From the town of Erin, take Road
As per David Prior. Elias, Helena and Albert have just seen the Greater White
Fronted Geese. Albert and Helena saw them fly in
Present now at 2:12pm
Robert
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> I am currently looking at four Greater White-Fronted Geese wi
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The previously reported GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (4),have returned to
the pond in the town of Hillsburgh,at around 1:40 PM this afternoon, after
being absent from the pond since around 8:35 AM.
Directions courtesy of and thanks to David Pryor
Directions:
>From the
I am currently looking at four Greater White-Fronted Geese with Dan MacNeal.
The birds are among several hundred Canada Geese and other waterfowl at a pond
in the village of Hillsburgh, which is located a few km NW of the town of Erin.
Four birds have been here since yesterday, one of which may
Currently looking at 2 Greater White-fronted Geese and the similar long
staying( multiyear) exotic Swan Goose. Birds on berm feeding on grass on the
east side of the marina with 200+ canada geese.
Directions:
Exit 401 at exit 440 and follow mill street south to lake.
Tyler Hoar
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Hi Birders,
This morning Mira Furgoch and I relocated the young Greater White-fronted
Goose at Frenchman's Bay, Pickering. At the same location were 3 Snow Geese
(2 white, 1 blue).
At Whitby harbour we were surprised to see two adult Greater White-fronted
Geese flying from the harbour to the lake
On 09/02/2013 1:28 PM, Ken Burrell wrote:
Mike and I are currently watching 4 Greater White-fronted Geese sleeping on a
small chunk of ice in an open bay along Lakeshore Road just west of Sweets
Corners Road. The best viewing is from your car at house number 1681.
We'll give a more in-depth em
Mike and I are currently watching 4 Greater White-fronted Geese sleeping on a
small chunk of ice in an open bay along Lakeshore Road just west of Sweets
Corners Road. The best viewing is from your car at house number 1681.
We'll give a more in-depth email of our day later.
Cheers,
Ken and Mike
Hi all,
At 1:00 pm today there were 2 Greater White-fronted Geese in with about 1000
canada's at the Garden Hill Pond.
Directions: To reach the pond from the 401 take highway 28, Turn left on
Ganaraska road. The pond is on the right hand side of the road.
Luke
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As of 4:25 p.m. the 3 Greater White-fronted Geese where still on the back pond
of the sewage lagoon with numerous Canada Geese and 1 Tundra Swan. Pond is
almost entirely iced over.
Directions : From 401 Take Ex 109 Victoria Rd Go South to
Gosnell Line. Turn Right West Go to the Stop Sign. Now
In my travels this morning I saw 3 Greater White -fronted Geese
among the Canada Geese and Tundra Swans.
Directions : From 401 Take Ex 109 Victoria Rd Go South to
Gosnell Line. Turn Right West Go to the Stop Sign. Now a left
and Right . Drive pass the Grain Bins and turn
25 White-fronted Geese at Dry Lake Road, off Hwy.3 west of Cayuga, go north on
Dry Lake Rd. to the wetland. We did not see the Eurasian Widgeon on Poth Rd.
nor at Townsend. Beautiful day to bird though!Nancy Smith, RR#1 Vineland
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Ridgetown Lagoons had a total of 12 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE today. Six
were swimming in the north back pond, and another six were on the east dike of
that pond. Those on the dike were mainly visible, by scope, from the viewing
stand.
Also present was a total of 22 SNOW GEESE (6 of blue for
Yesterday [Feb 6] at 3:30 p.m. and today [Feb 7] at 4:45 p.m. 4 Greater
White-fronted Geese were present at Aylmer Wildlife Management Area
along with about 200 Canada Geese and 50 Tundra Swans. We also checked
this morning about 8:00 a.m. but only a few Canada Geese were present
along with the
Today around 1:30 pm we saw 7 Greater White-fronted Geese fly into the
enclosure at Lee Brown Waterfowl Management Area near Port Royal.They
were resting on the grass for some time and were still there when we left.
Directions: Lee Brown Waterfowl Management Area is on Lakeshore Road,
Hi Ontbirders,
Today I visited the Lee Brown Waterfowl Management Area near Long Point and
found that the Greater White-fronted Geese reported yesterday by Jeff
Skevington were still in the fields north of the road and visible from the
viewing platform. From 2:00-3:00 today I counted 8 Greater
Hello Ontbirders,
Best birds while birding the Long Point area today were 14 Greater
White-fronted
Geese near Lee Browns. My Dad spotted them and we watched them for about 15
minutes at ~2:30 pm today. They were with a large mixed flock of waterfowl in
the fields north of the road visible from
Ontbirds subscribers,
Today I observed many large flocks of migrant Canada Geese crossing Lake
Ontario and coming in overhead above my house. Just after 5:15 p.m., I noticed
a group of 6 Greater White-fronted Geese in a flock of 160+ Canada Geese flying
northwest over Thickson Woods. They were
On December 5 (Sunday) 47 White-fronted Geese in different flocks departed
between 2:30 and 3:00 PM at the Canard River site in LaSalle, apparently to
feed in the surrounding farmland. The largest flock had 28 birds, the smallest
had 2 birds flying with Canada Geese. The two Snow Geese were
At 7:30 am I arrived back at Carp Rd just south of the town to see if I could
get the White-fronted that I missed last night as I left before they returned
at the end of the day.I was soon joined by two other birders staring at the
hundreds of geese hundered down combined with the bitter wi
This afternoon at 2:30 p.m. there were 14 Greater White-fronted Geese at
Aylmer Wildlife Management Area..
We haven't visited Aylmer WMA since Nov 28 so don't know if these are
the same birds that we reported to Ontbirds that day [13 individuals] or
a different flock. A couple of winter liste
Winter Listers :
A second visit to Erieau this afternoon found that
the above geese have departed to parts unknown !
There is almost no open water at Erieau, so perhaps
they decided to go South!
I have been told that there have been 4 in the Pelee
area recently. Perhaps there are 12 now !
[ no d
Winter Listers:
Yesterday at dusk Jim Burk found 8 Greater White-fronted
Geese near Erieau. I needed those for my Winter List , so
went searching for them. They had moved into the Bay in
the village of Erieau, along with many Canada Geese.
They are easily seen today as there is very little open
Hello Ontbirds subscribers,
For those interested in an update on their present whereabouts, Gerry Binsfeld
and I viewed the 6 Greater White-fronted Geese in the harbour in Port Hope this
morning. All six birds were together among a group of a few dozen Canada Geese.
Directions:
Hwy 401 to
Hello Ontbirders
This morning I made a detour on my way to Peterborough to check out
the Port of Newcastle. As soon as I stepped out of my car an untagged
juvenile Trumpeter Swan and a yellow-wing tagged adult #075 ran over
to me. They seemed to have me mistaken for someone else (someone wi
I went to go see the geese yesterday at the Port of Newcastle and only found a
large group of Canadas and Mallards. So i took a drive along Lakeshore Rd. to
Port Hope and found a Northern Shrike along the way, along with about 6 Horned
Larks and a flock of about 300 Snow Buntings sitting in a
At 1:30 pm there were six Greater White-fronted Geese on the ice at
the Port Hope Yacht Club. This is at the head of the channel
immediately to the east of the Cameco plant, not in the river.
The geese were with dozens of Canada Geese, but luckily they were on
the outer edge of the flock a
Clive Goodwin discovered 4 Greater White-fronted Geese on the ice at Cobourg
harbour this morning, Sunday January 27, and they were still there at 1pm.
Presumably these birds are part of the group that has been commuting between
Port Hope and Cobourg for the last week or so.
Gull-watching at Cobour
Jim Fairchild and I saw the five Greater White-fronted Geese today (Friday)
around 1:30pm.
They were sitting on the ice with many Canada Geese as described in earlier
postings.
Directions (from Steve LaForest's posting): (as amended from Clive
Goodwin's posting):
Take Hwy 401 to exit 464 (O
The 5 Greater White-fronted Geese were asleep on the ice among the Canadas
at the foot of the Ganaraska River in Port Hope at noon today. This was just
where the river empties into the harbour and right by the parking lot at the
foot of Mill Street.
There is a small flock of goldeneye at the mouth
The 5 Greater White-fronted Geese previously in Port Hope harbour flew in to
Cobourg harbour just before 5pm today, Tuesday January 22. The harbour is
partially unfrozen and they are swimming just off the west parking lot.
Directions: From Hwy. 401 exit at Division St., Exit 474, and go south on
D
The five Greater White-fronted Geese were still in Port Hope harbour
as of 11.00 a.m. Monday. They are sitting on the ice among a large
flock of Canadas.
Directions: Exit 401 At the 464 Port Hope exit. Turn south on Ontario
Street and bear left on Mill Street where the road forks. Contin
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Posting for Anne Anthony (I think) of Peterborough. All I can see is an email
address and a su
5 Greater White-fronted Geese flew in to Port Hope harbour this afternoon,
Sunday January 20 - reported and photographed by Art McLeod, still there
when he left at 4pm.
Directions: Exit Hwy.401 at Ontario St., Exit 464 and go south on Ontario,
keeping left onto Mill St. where the main road forks.
4 adult Greater White Fronted Geese were found by Ken Teasdale this morning.
I went looking for them and found them at 1pm and watched them for 30 min. They
were feeding in an open field near a drainage ditch. It appears they are of the
Greenland race with orange bills and lots of dark barring on
Birder's:
As of 1630, Sunday,April 1st there were 19 Greater White-fronted Geese just
east of Echo Bay. They were with several hundred Canada Geese off Barr River
Rd.
To get there take the Barr River Road exit off Hwy. 17 a few miles east of
Echo Bay. Go north to the first intersection- Government
HI there,
While looking for stuff down at the St. Clair National Wildlife Area, my
wife and I found a huge flock of about 3500 Canada Geese feeding on corn,
etc, near the Bradley Farms, near the wildlife area. ie. Baited area. In
amongst these geese were 2 Greater White-fronts, as well as 2 Sn
5 Greater White-fronted Geese were discovered in Cobourg harbour at 1pm today,
January 11th. They were swimming together in a small group among hundreds of
Canada Geese and other waterfowl. Their dull orange bills suggested they were
of the Greenland race. The local hotline brought several birde
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