Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Early Spring Waterfowl on the Move

 Still not much in the way of subject matter here, but in the past number of days we have seen a good influx of waterfowl, as expected this time of year.  Some wintering ducks are still hanging out on the St. Clair River.  I did not get much in the way of photos this past weekend.

Tundra Swans are on the move, and I have seen hundreds every day near Wallaceburg.




Greater White-fronted Geese are certainly regular anymore, and Lambton County has had more than its share.  Various groups have been seen, and 52 were reported at Kettle Point this morning!  I saw a few fly over Wawanosh Wetlands on Sunday while I was there.

On Friday, a Ross's Goose was found at Sarnia.  With lack of anything else to do, I went up to see it later in the afternoon. It spent most of the day on the Sunset golf course.  Not able to get a photo.

I checked out Suncor Nature Way as well.  Good place to see Mallard hybrids!



I did get to Rondeau Friday morning but did not find anything of note....again!  




Saturday I got to Rondeau again, but did something different by walking out marsh trail.  It was still quite frozen, but I was anxious to get out there for a change.  Some open water spots were present, especially around Long Pond.




The "birdhouse"!


Among other ducks, Wood Ducks were showing up in numbers.

Sunday was quite nice, and I went up to Wawanosh wetlands for a walk.  I travelled up via the St. Clair Parkway.  There were still lots of wintering ducks around Sombra.


Lots of geese flying around, including the white-fronted that flew over.

Local wetlands have opened up, so I will be checking those.





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