Over the past couple of weeks, the Greater Snow Geese have been very slowly building on the sod farm east of Casselman. Today there were about 7000 birds with maybe 1000 Canadas sitting separately. There were also about 20 Lesser Black-backed Gulls mixed in with mostly Herrings in the same field.
The Snow Goose numbers will peak around Halloween with perhaps 80-100,000 birds present. Directions: From Ottawa head east on Hwy 417 to Hwy 138 which is 5 minutes east of Casselman. Head south a short distance on Hwy 138 to Lafleche Rd. There is no truck traffic to the dump on Sunday but on all other days watch for heavy trucks. From Hwy 401 exit at Brookdale and head north to the intersection. Turn right then go east a short distance to Hwy 138. The sod farm is 30 minutes north. Brian Morin _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
