Abby and I drove the area yesterday evening and came up with 48 Wild Turkeys, 13 Northern Pintail, 2 Green-winged Teal, a Wood Duck, a Turkey Vulture, Eastern Meadowlarks, Song Sparrows and a Great Blue Heron among other things, but nothing special hiding in all the Canada Geese. Anyway, I arrived a couple of hours after Mike's report and it was still there. It was a bit distant for the 300mm but as a record shot, I'm more than happy.
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| Greater White-fronted Goose -- Briar Hill Wetland, Peterborough |
In other news, there was a male Long-tailed Duck on Little Lake (the first I've seen in Peterborough County although one overwintered in Hastings less than a kilometer into Northumberland) and the Horned Grebe is still hanging around.
On the morning of the 14th I checked the Lakefield Sewage Lagoons and finally saw a flock of Snow Buntings locally. Shortly after that, a Red-shouldered Hawk soared over while being harrassed by an American Crow.
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| Red-shouldered Hawk |
I rarely see these guys so it was a really nice surprise.
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