At 4 PM I had the female King Eider just E of Glover Rd associating with a pair of Surf Scoters. I was able to show it to Gavin and Ian Platt. One had to look through the chain link fence to see her. Earlier, the Pacific Loon came close to 50 Point then swam east opposite the rifle range and out farther but the Western Grebe remained close in to 50 Point. Hugh Currie
The Burrells wrote: > After viewing the Western Grebe at Fifty Point, Mike and I birded > the Stoney Creek lakeshore, at Fruitland Road, we spotted a first-winter > male King Eider with a flock of scaup, as we were leaving the Eider flew > east so it's probably wise to check other locations along the lake. This > bird is very female-like in plumage, except for it's bill, which is a > orangish colour. There were all three species of scoters and at least 2 > Red-throated Loons on the lake. > > Good birding, > Kenny Burrell > Heidelberg, Ont. > > Directions: > take QEW east, exit at Fruitland road, go north towards the lake and > park. > > -- > MZ > > _______________________________________________ > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] > To join or leave ONTBIRDS visit > http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
