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[Ontbirds] Ross’s Goose and Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Lafleche Landfilleast is Ottawa

JS
Jeff Skevington
Sat, Oct 19, 2019 1:55 PM

Birding with Mark Gawn and Jamie Spence. Mark spotted the adult Ross’s
Goose as it arrived with a flock of Snows. There were at least 136 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls (counted as they arrived at the dump from the south)!
Also of interest were 4 American Golden Plovers.

Jeff

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Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
960 Carling Avenue, K.W. Neatby Building
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada
Phone: 613-720-2862
FAX: 613-759-1927
E-mail: jhskevington@gmail.com

Birding with Mark Gawn and Jamie Spence. Mark spotted the adult Ross’s Goose as it arrived with a flock of Snows. There were at least 136 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (counted as they arrived at the dump from the south)! Also of interest were 4 American Golden Plovers. Jeff -- Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue, K.W. Neatby Building Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Phone: 613-720-2862 FAX: 613-759-1927 E-mail: jhskevington@gmail.com