[Ontbirds]Greater White-fronted Geese, Port Hope

[Joyce Collier-Brown]

At 1:30 pm there were six Greater White-fronted Geese on the ice at  
the Port Hope Yacht Club.  This is at the head of the channel  
immediately to the east of the Cameco plant, not in the river.

The geese were with dozens of Canada Geese, but luckily they were on  
the outer edge of the flock and thus nearest to the road.  They all  
had their heads tucked under their wings, but there was no mistaking  
the orange legs and dark barring on the undersides of two of the birds.

The birds were seen from Hayward St. in Port Hope.   From 401 to  
Ontario St. thence to Mill as per Margaret Bain's instructions, but  
Hayward does not cross the river and you can't access it directly  
from Mill St.  I believe the route is Mill south to Robertson, right  
(east) to John, south on John under the old railway bridge to  
Hayward, turn left and the head of the channel is on your right hand  
side.

Jim - you turned off a hundred yards too soon!  I was barking at Dave  
for not following you when we saw the channel.

Joyce Collier-Brown
joycecb at rogers.com