This afternoon, there were 16 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS scattered among the 600 or so resting Herring Gulls, 7 Great Black-backed Gulls and one Ring-billed Gull. Also resting in the surrounding fields were well over 1000 Snow Geese and 600 Canada Geese.
A photo of one of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls can be found here: http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/ or here: http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/2013/10/un-total-de-22-goelands-bruns-less er.html DIRECTIONS: The Laflèche Rd landfill site is located at the dead end of Laflèche Road. >From HWY 417 take HWY 138 south (exit 58), turning right on Laflèche road which is the first road south of the 417. The dump is at the end of the dead end road, however, the gulls are best observed with the geese in the fields north of the the road. The road is fairly busy so it is best to park in one of the loading zones if it is not being used. The birds are far away from the road so a good scope is required. Good birding, Jacques Bouvier St-Isidore ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
