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 Cobourg harbour has been good recently, especially on days when there is plenty of ice in the harbour. Several Glaucous and Iceland are usually present with one or more Thayer's and an adult Lesser Black-backed some days.
Roger Frost saw the female Barrow's Goldeneye again today at the mouth of the Port Hope harbour. Directions to Cobourg harbour: Leave Hwy. 401 at Division St., Exit 474, and go south on Division to the harbour. Drive west around the harbour to the parking lot on the west side. Port Hope harbour: Take Hwy 401 to exit 464 (Ontario Street) and bear left on Mill Street where the road forks. Continue to the end of Mill Street where there is parking beside the river.If you can't see the goldeneye well enough from the walkway at the foot of Mill Street, drive west around the Cameco factory to the harbour mouth where there is parking. Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
