Hi.
While at Andrew Haydon Park this morning (Sept. 14th) Tony Beck saw a
Sandhill Crane fly over at 10:30am followed by the Greater White-fronted
Goose with some Canada Geese at 10:45am. Tony said the White-fronted Goose
landed on the river side near the shore. http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony
I saw the Greater White-fronted Goose early in the afternoon at
approximately 1pm. It was with a large group of Canada Geese on the grass
near the "first pond"...the one near to the bandshell. After some time,
that particular group of geese took along with the White-fronted Goose (some
this way, some that way) and I lost track of the White-fronted Goose. I
looked around for it and was able to relocate it in the Ottawa River just
off-shore, swimming with a group of Canada Geese. Eventually, the Greater
White-fronted Goose flew off together with the group of Canada Geese it had
been swimming with in the direction of Dick Bell Park. It was flying by
itself initially but quickly joined up with the group of Canada Geese. This
was at 1:40pm. I went to check out Dick Bell Park where some Canada Geese
were seen but could not see the Greater White-fronted Goose.
I see there is a rather tame Great-Blue Heron at Andrew Haydon park
near the bandshell area and bridge nearby. I saw it earlier this morning
and later in the afternoon. Last year there was also a "tame" Great Blue
Heron at the same park and it stayed late into the Fall.
A Great Egret was seen feeding at the west end of Andrew Haydon Park
late yesterday (Sept. 13th) and the day before as well (roughly same time).
Pictures of Greater White-fronted Goose..some with Canada Geese.
Greater White-fronted Goose flying with a Canada Goose.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/85589780/original
Greater White-fronted Goose in flight.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/85589782/original
Front view
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/85589784/original
Swimming with a group of Canada Geese.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/85589783
W.Hum
Ottawa, Ontario.
Directions courtesy Neily World:
Andrew Hayden Park: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
orwo14.htm
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