This afternoon, at least 200 Canada Geese were found on the SWM pond at Derry Rd and James Snow Pkwy.
With the flock were at least 2 Cackling Geese. I am generally cautious about id'ing this spp., but these 2 I am confident of. There were 2 more possibles that didn't give me a good enough look at for me to be sure. The two I am sure of had the very short neck (seen in different postures as they swam about), short bills, and overall size as small as (or slightly smaller than) the Mallards that were mingling with them. This pond is abt 2.5 km south of the 401/James Snow Junction at the NW corner of the Derry Rd intersection. -- Yves Scholten, H.B.Sc. Terrestrial and Wetland Ecologist ph 416-910-7739 email [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
