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[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Goose flock near Lancaster approaching 1 million birds today

JS
Jeff Skevington
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 2:00 AM

If you haven't been to see this you need to play hooky tomorrow. I suspect
that the birds will move out with the warm front but they still may be
around in the morning. Following Tyler's post, Gord Vogg and I went today.
It is an amazing sight - one of the wonders of the animal world for sure. We
estimate that there were a minimum of 800,000 Greater Snow Geese present
today, perhaps as many as a million birds. We saw 3 Ross's Geese in the mix,
but mostly we just sat back and marvelled at the numbers. We were present
from 10am to 1pm.

Directions as per Tyler's email: To access the area from the 401 exit either
814(Lancaster cty rd 34) or further west at exit 804 (Summerstown cty rd 27)
follow cty rd 2/south service road eastward into Quebec (Hwy 338). There are
several viewing areas of the river along these roads.

A good spot to watch is the river access near the following coordinates:
45.15694 N, 74.45113 W. There is a little park just west of here that is
good for access too (parking only along the roadside).

Good birding,

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
E-mail: jhskevington@gmail.com or jeffrey.skevington@agr.gc.ca

If you haven't been to see this you need to play hooky tomorrow. I suspect that the birds will move out with the warm front but they still may be around in the morning. Following Tyler's post, Gord Vogg and I went today. It is an amazing sight - one of the wonders of the animal world for sure. We estimate that there were a minimum of 800,000 Greater Snow Geese present today, perhaps as many as a million birds. We saw 3 Ross's Geese in the mix, but mostly we just sat back and marvelled at the numbers. We were present from 10am to 1pm. Directions as per Tyler's email: To access the area from the 401 exit either 814(Lancaster cty rd 34) or further west at exit 804 (Summerstown cty rd 27) follow cty rd 2/south service road eastward into Quebec (Hwy 338). There are several viewing areas of the river along these roads. A good spot to watch is the river access near the following coordinates: 45.15694 N, 74.45113 W. There is a little park just west of here that is good for access too (parking only along the roadside). Good birding, 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 E-mail: jhskevington@gmail.com or jeffrey.skevington@agr.gc.ca