Stopover on the way south

For a few days, the US border has been reopened to Canadian visitors and we’ve noticed that Canadian geese have taken full advantage of the new measures as they are using our local golf courses as a convenient way to take a well-deserve break from their long return trip to Mexico.

With plenty of ponds available to them for some good fishing and relaxed swimming, we’ve observed hundreds of geese feasting on fish and drying up or relaxing on the green before resuming their Fall voyage.

However, we haven’t seen any of the white pelicans that stopped in the spring on their way north. They either used a different itinerary for their return travel or are still having fun in Canada’s Northern Territories. 

What’s clear is while we’ve seen the usual flocks of geese returning, we still have to see one single pelican. This mystery may never be resolved, so we certainly won’t lose sleep over it!