The recent very cold nights have frozen standing water and slow moving
creeks and shallow rivers. That has kept Snow Geese from frequenting a
number of potential sites. On Cty Rd 34 at Green Valley there were a few
hundred Canadas and 3 Snows with Riviere Beaudette showing as a narrow
creek. Once it thaws again this will be a good site. At mid-morning there
were no geese in any cornfields north and east of Lancaster but there were
about 10,000 on the St. Lawrence west of Westley's Point off Glengarry
Campground. No shore ice remains although there are still a few ice floes.
At mid river, further east, there were about 40,000 on the water. All of
these birds will leave the river to feed in cornfields. Afternoon feedings
are usually later in the day.
Fields along Cty Rd 23 north of Curry Hill have been good as has concession
#3.
Looking north, starting tomorrow, with a day of much warmer weather
followed by normal conditions thereafter, areas south of Navan, east of
Bourget and especially along Cty Rd #9 at Riceville could have potential.
Today there was a report of 1,000 along Frank Kenny Rd with about 20%+
being blues. It is likely that much of that flock was composed of Lesser
Snow Geese, which arrive in their highest number about 2-3 weeks after the
main flight of Greaters. Lessers have a much higher percentage of blues
than Greaters.
Brian Morin