The Snow Goose spectacular continues east of Casselman. Today there were tens of thousands in the turf fields north of Lafleche Road; others have estimated the number at up to 65,000 which seems about right. At noon today a splinter flock of about 1,000 feeding in freshly cut corn closer to Cassleman contained at least one adult Ross's Goose, along with a lone Cackling Goose.
The Lafleche flock is drawing predators, during today's watch I noted a Peregrine (which may have been more interested in the gull flock which contained at least 7 Lesser Black-backed and 3 Glaucous), and a coyote/coydog which captured a Snow Goose.
Directions: To get to the Ross's Goose site from the 417 at Cassleman take route 7 south, turn left (east) on route 700, the birds were in a field on the south side of the road; according to a local they have been using the field for several days. Lafleche is located north of Lafleche road, off route 138 south of the 417.
The Snow Goose spectacular continues east of Casselman. Today there were tens of thousands in the turf fields north of Lafleche Road; others have estimated the number at up to 65,000 which seems about right. At noon today a splinter flock of about 1,000 feeding in freshly cut corn closer to Cassleman contained at least one adult Ross's Goose, along with a lone Cackling Goose.
The Lafleche flock is drawing predators, during today's watch I noted a Peregrine (which may have been more interested in the gull flock which contained at least 7 Lesser Black-backed and 3 Glaucous), and a coyote/coydog which captured a Snow Goose.
Directions: To get to the Ross's Goose site from the 417 at Cassleman take route 7 south, turn left (east) on route 700, the birds were in a field on the south side of the road; according to a local they have been using the field for several days. Lafleche is located north of Lafleche road, off route 138 south of the 417.
