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Up here in NorthWest Ontario the lakes are frozen solid. People are still ice fishing trout.
A few shallow ponds are open and a few mallards and geese are on then.
But most waterfowl are hung up resting on the Rainy River waiting to head north when lakes finally melt. The river is starting to get crowded.
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Originally Posted by Roper
Thanks. Yeah the knew we were there. We were on the other end of the pond with the dogs. They let me walk up pretty close without moving. I didn't want to get too close and spook them off. We've got a lot of nesting activity on our wetland. Mallards, woodies, geese, Blue-winged Teal for sure. Maybe more.
Have a mallard hen nesting near the house :)
Just visited our place on Amherst Island this past weekend. Lots of goose nests - found 2 near our cabin but based on glassing some of our fields there were lots more - just didn't want to disturb them.
One goose scared the crap out of me - I was checking on a woody box (empty) in a flooded treed area and had not noticed the goose on her nest mere feet from the woody box. Had my back to the nest when I guess I got too close and she took flight - wing tip basically hit my head - had no idea she was there. She'd built her nest on a little island in the middle of the flooded trees.
We've also got multiple pairs of mallards in some of the smaller wetlands - did not want to disturb so not sure how many are actually nesting yet.
One of our flooded treed areas holding lots of woodies - I put up at least 6 when I walked by so safe to assume they are nesting nearby - odd to see 6 together, though, rather than pairs.
Still seeing some of the northerners - buffy, longtail, hooded mergs, one of the guys saw a widgeon.
Also found a deer shed in my walk around - nice 4 pt.
Seen quite a few. Goose and duck. Mallard Drakes grouped up having sausage parties.
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Lol...We've got a little men's club going on our front pond with the drake mallards. One of them must be getting desperate for some action. He's been hitting on the female goose that is on the nest. He'll sit right next to her on her little island.Quote:
Originally Posted by CocoZoo
I have notice geese forcing ducks and teal out of the pond. Mighty aggressive
Seen 2 different sets of goslings today in the wheat field next to my one pond. Look like about a dozen in each group. Not big yet, about the size of a blackbird but give them a few weeks eating the green wheat shoots and they will turn into crap producing machines in no time. No ducks yet but like mentioned above the drakes are grouped up floating around sleeping all day on the ponds
Karen and I were at Hullet today.. Big area by the way the geese are screaming at each other and chasing everything on the lakes or ponds. Should be a load of nests on all the islands created be the higher water levels. Water is up and Raccoons and things can't get to the nests with out swimming. In fact saw a "DROWNED" muskrat, near a nesting pair. How much work is it for a goose to drown a muskrat. Saw a few egg shells but they looked like tree nesting bird eggs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mattones