Rondeau Ric

Went looking for the tufted duck again and missed it again. We still had a good day and saw a group of white winged scoters at Lasalle Park in Burlington. Melanitta fusca Although the White-winged Scoter winters primarily along the coasts, small numbers winter on the eastern Great Lakes. Populations on the Great Lakes may have declined during the 1970s, but appear to be increasing in response to the invasion of the zebra mussel, a new and abundant food source. source -  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-winged_Scoter

White-winged scoter , a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr. We went on a field trip to see a king eider. Not only did we see the eider we also saw a snowy owl and lots of other ducks. This bird is so spectacular that I decided to post him first. He was at Bronte Harbour on Lake Ontario swimming among the ice flows. Melanitta fusca Although the White-winged Scoter winters primarily along the coasts, small numbers winter on the eastern Great Lakes.