Vernon's talk of a goose extravaganza compelled me to take a spin up to Parson's Pond after work. I wasn't disappointed. My goose estimate was a more modest 2,000 (!) and I didn't see anything odd in the ~800 that were close enough to be sure (lots of shimmer coming off the water so the big flocks at the far end were just goose mirages). Other highlights were 4 killdeer and modest numbers of some other waterfowl.
Also made a quick sunset stop at St. Pauls on the way back. Too late to check the whole area and most of the birds were backlit by the sunset, but at least another 300 geese, at least as many black ducks and several mallards, scaup, mergansers, goldeneyes. Will see if I can get back up there soon for a proper look. Finally several pairs of geese on traditional nesting ponds along the road and ~10 caribou on bogs.
Darroch
NL--Parson's Pond, Northern Peninsula-St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA
Apr 25, 2017 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
14 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2000
American Black Duck 125
Mallard 5
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Northern Pintail 25
Greater Scaup 1
Common Goldeneye 4
Common Merganser 2
Northern Goshawk 1
Killdeer 4
Ring-billed Gull 35
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 6
American Crow 11
American Robin 2
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http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36270381