Normally if I see little white geese in a pond with Canada Geese I suspect they're some sort of domestic waterfowl, and once I look closely at them that's what they prove to be. I was happy that the little white geese I spotted last Tuesday morning with a Canada Goose flock just south of Farmville were Ross's Geese -- a first for Prince Edward County and so also a new year bird, number 101. While number 100, Pine Warbler, was predictable (see last post), number 101 certainly was not! And so our strange winter continues a little longer.
A milder surprise this week was that an Osprey had not returned to Briery Creek Lake as of Thursday evening. The last two years one has been back there by the end of February. That species is now a candidate for number 102... perhaps later today. But I'd be happy with another rare duck or goose, too.
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| Ross's Geese south of Farmville, 25 Feb 2014 |
A milder surprise this week was that an Osprey had not returned to Briery Creek Lake as of Thursday evening. The last two years one has been back there by the end of February. That species is now a candidate for number 102... perhaps later today. But I'd be happy with another rare duck or goose, too.
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