Windy Eve at Pt Moo - 22 Apr 2024
After failing to see any Marbled Godwits at Erie Marsh this morning I wondered if maybe they had moved north to Pt. Mouillee. With forecasts for rain this evening and cold, cloudy, chilly weather tomorrow and Wednesday I decided I should take a ride to look for them. Winds were blowing from the SSW so it was at my back as I rode out the Middle Causeway to the Walpatich Unit then north toward Long Pond, Nelson Units and the North Causeway. Only when I was riding due south did the winds become a chore. The Walpatich Unit north of the Middle Causeway was loaded with Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, American Coot, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs . Photo opps were few but this Greater Yellowlegs did not flush and allowed close enough approach to digiscope. The first Canada Goose families have appeared. Average hatchling size was 5 - 7 goslings. One to two American Bitterns were quietly "chunking" in the marsh nearby, but fairly faint. Danny Bernard would report 4-6 bitterns
