Figure 1 
Cobb Lake Creek - Pendleton - Riceville Area 
After turning left on Russell Road from Concession 8, go 
east for approximately 20 km. You will go through Bear Brook, 
Cheney and Bourget. The name of the road will change to Pres¬ 
cott - Russell County Road 2. After passing through Bourget, go 
roughly 6 km to the bridge that crosses Cobb Lake Creek. On 
either side of the road, a large lake may have formed if the 
conditions are favourable. Thousands of geese and ducks can be 
observed from this point. Look for diving ducks here also. 
After carefully checking the flocks for waterfowl, continue 
along County Road 2 and turn right onto County Road 19, which 
runs roughly north-south. Follow south through the town of 
Pendleton to where the South Nation River flows along side the 
road. Check the surrounding fields. 
Continue south on County Road 19 over the bridge and up to 
County Road 16. Turn left and follow County Road 16 east 
through Riceville to County Road 9. As you drive along, watch 
to the left for concentrations of geese. Turn left onto County 
Road 9 and follow it until just before the bridge that crosses 
the South Nation River. At this point, turn left onto the side 
road. Drive along for a short distance, then turn right at the 
T-junction. This dead-end road follows parallel to the South 
Nation River for a few kilometres. As you drive down the road, 
you will note a few farm buildings. If the geese are feeding 
close to the road, park opposite the buildings so that the geese 
will not see you. This area is the best for observing large 
numbers of Canada Geese, Northern Pintails and smaller numbers 
of other puddle ducks. Also watch for Greater White-fronted 
Geese and Snow Geese. (See Table 2 and Figure 3.) 
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