The main flight has yet to arrive but there have been a few birds present. South of Moose Creek at the Moose Creek lagoons there have been a few thousand but when they are inside, and not on the raised shoulder of the lagoons, they are not visible. They will take off a few times a day and head to the fields. This lagoon is not accessible at all so viewing is only from 8th Road or by driving up beside the lagoons to the parking area. There is a nice trail/road to the left.
There were no geese on the sod farm on Lafleche Road off Hwy 138 but there was a good flock of resting gulls that included 56 Lesser Black-backs, mostly adults and second year birds. All the others were Herring. Scope recommended. Oddly, there was a juvenile Bald Eagle standing only about 15 feet away from the flock for some time with no interaction. At some point after mid-November be looking for Glaucous and Iceland Gulls there. In the previous two years the main goose flight came at the end of October. In earlier years it was usually any time after mid October. 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.
