Holiday Greetings, I saw a mature SNOW GOOSE at the mouth of the Talbot River with a flock of about 15 CANADA GEESE very close to the bridge. All of the geese were on the thin ice feeding while a small house cat took a chance and tried to round up some of them. Fortunately the geese were smarter than the cat. I have several pictures of the SNGO and of the cat stalking the flock (email me if you are interested in a copy).
A GREAT BLUE HERON flew over and kept heading south. On a point that is a couple of hundred metres south west of the Talbot there were about 15 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a few HERRING GULLS. There were dozens of COMMON GOLDENEYE and several common and red-breasted MERGANSERS at the mouth of the Trent Canal which is less than a kilometre north of the Talbot. >From Toronto Beaverton is about 70 minutes north-east of Toronto following the 404 to Davis Drive east then Hwy. 48 north to Durham 23. Once in the thriving metropolis of Beaverton turn left on Simcoe St. then right on Mara Rd. which takes you north of town. After about 4km turn left onto Lakeridge Rd. and follow it to the end (<2km). Turn left on to Concession 9 (start scanning the lake at this point) and follow until you cross the small bridge (park in the lane on the right). >From Whitby: Beaverton is about 50 minutes north of Whitby following hwy. 12. Pass the exits to Beaverton until you come to Concession 9 then turn toward the lake and follow until you cross the small bridge (park in the lane on the right). Greg Jaski 43 Parklawn Blvd. Beaverton, Ontario L0K 1A0 "greg jaski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
