Appleton Bay, Almonte Lagoons & Panmure Road

 March 29, 2024

We hoped to see Ross's Geese at Appleton Bay, but they had left.  Langis was there looking too.  He told us that the CTC ravens were starting to nest, so we planned to check it on the way home.

The wind was bitterly cold coming off the water, so left to check the surrounding fields eventually making our way to the Almonte Lagoons.  The duck were very far off, but we did manage to see the target female Ruddy Duck along with a large raft of Ringed-necks and a single Bufflehead and pair of Common Goldeneye.

We actually returned to Appleton, but neither the Ross's Geese nor Langis were there.  On the way, we passed two American Kestrels on the wires. 

So it was off to Panmure Road, where we saw two Eastern Bluebirds at #4534.  And at the corner of Dwyer Hill Rd, we saw our 3rd Eastern Meadowlark for the day, and this time got a distant photo.

At the CTC Centre, we checked the ravens' nest, but the results were inconclusive.  There was a black feather, which might have been a tail.  Only time will tell.