To save any confusion, the subject line of my previous email today says "Sunday update" but it should say Monday. I forwarded Jacques's email from yesterday and didn't notice that. Good luck to anyone chasing it!
Jeremy Begin forwarded message: > From: Jeremy Bensette <[email protected]> > Date: November 2, 2015 at 4:17:23 PM EST > To: Bird Alert Ontbirds <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Fwd: Pink-footed Goose in Moose Creek - Sunday Update > > The Pink-footed Goose is currently with a large mass of about 50,000 Snow > Geese in the field directly south of and adjacent to Lafleche Rd. It was in > the field directly north of this road until a photographer apparently > trespassed out into the field, flushing and dividing the group over and over. > It took us nearly two days to see the Pink-footed Goose so we did not have > the will power to refind it yet again. It's certainly still in the area for > anyone who's looking for it. > > Jacques Bouvier's directions are at the bottom of the forwarded portion of > this email. Thank you Jacques! > > Good birding! > > Jeremy Bensette and Emma Buck > Leamington (after a bit of a drive home!) > > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Jacques Bouvier" <[email protected]> >> Date: November 1, 2015 at 9:23:38 AM EST >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Ontbirds] Pink-footed Goose in Moose Creek - Sunday Update >> >> When I went to the site at 8h15 am there were only a handful of birders >> watching a group of only 1000 Snow Geese. The rest of the geese must be >> feeding somewhere in the surrounding fields. They will be back! It was >> raining lightly. >> >> The Pink-footed Goose was not seen. Richard Waters did find a Ross's Goose >> when I was there; it became my 6th goose species of the week-end at this >> site. >> >> >> >> Please see photo of the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, Ontario's first, I found on >> Friday, here: >> >> >> >> http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/ >> >> >> >> Thanks to Brandon Holden who was the first to e-mail me, to tell me the bird >> in the blog photo was a PFGO and to Bruce Di Labio who phoned me to discuss >> the circumstances of the sighting. >> >> >> >> Later today I will be adding nice flight photos of the goose I took >> yesterday. These will be at this site: >> >> >> >> https://jacques-miroiseur.smugmug.com/ >> >> >> >> DIRECTIONS: >> >> Take Hwy 417 east from Ottawa past Casselman and take exit 58. Turn right >> (south) on Hwy 138. After a short distance turn right on Laflèche Rd. The >> geese are often seen feeding in the fields to the north (on right). >> >> >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Jacques >> >> >> >> Jacques Bouvier, St-Isidore ON >> >> Mes galeries de photos d'oiseaux (EEO birds): >> >> http://jacques-miroiseur.smugmug.com/ >> >> >> >> http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> Posting guidelines can be found at >> http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
