The five King Eiders at Bronte Harbour were seen again this morning. Three were near the scaup raft near the lighthouse at the mouth of Bronte Creek. This appears to be the same group that has been seen here over the last couple of weeks: one young male, one reddish female and one greyish female. Another greyish female was in the opening to the outer harbour and another young male was near the eastern lighthouse on the main breakwater. These birds are close enough to shore to be seen reasonably without a telescope.
I have uploaded a wide angle photo that include the group of three eiders to my Flickr page. The eiders are in the bottom right. The photo is currently at the top of my photostream. This should help orient people looking for these birds. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavin_edmondstone/ Directions: Exit the QEW at Bronte Road (Oakville) and go south to the lake then walk out on the pier. Gavin Edmondstone Bronte _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
