Checking both areas yesterday there were about 1000 Snows, mainly Greaters, on #43 east of North Dundas High School beside the quarry. The birds are easy to see from the road.
In Winchester, both lagoon areas had numerous Snow Geese. There were a few thousand at the sewage lagoons on Cty Rd 3 northeast of town. Included were at least 125 blues, sticking fairly close together closer to the road. At the dairy lagoon there were less than 10,000, all sitting on the grass around the lagoon. When viewed from the end of Alexander Street I couldn't see many blues so I thought they had moved on but checking from the north on Liscumb Rd. I saw many more white morphs on the berm and hundreds of blue morphs, sticking fairly close together. Because all of the birds were resting, it wasn't possible to give a good estimate of Lessers vs Greaters nor check for Ross's. Brian Morin -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
