[Ontbirds]Cackling Goose at Presqu'ile

[Doug McRae]

Greetings all,

I did a quick check of Presqu'ile Bay this morning from the Calf  
Pasture Viewing deck and saw lots of waterfowl.  The highlight was a  
fly-over Cackling Goose in with one of the many Canada flocks passing  
over this morning.  Other spp. present included all three swans -  
singles of Tundra and Trumpeter -, most expected puddle ducks except  
Bw Teal and Shoveler, tons of diving ducks including dozens of Lesser  
Scaup now mixed with the thousands of Greater's, Pb grebes (6), Coots  
(12), 4 G B Heron standing on the edge of the ice, 1 2nd winter  
Iceland Gull.  The next few days should be quite good.

Cheers,

Doug McRae


Doug McRae Nature Services
P.O. Box 3010
Brighton, Ontario
Canada K0K 1H0
613-475-5014
rdmcrae at sympatico.ca


Directions:  Presqu'ile is south of Brighton on the north shore of  
Lake Ontario.  To reach it, exit Hwy. 401 on ti Hwy. 30 (the only  
Brighton exit) and go south into town.  From there, follow signs for  
the park (a park map is available at the gate).