Hi Everyone, Spent a couple hours birding the Ottawa River between downpours this afternoon. There was a definite increase in the number of scoters between Shirley's Bay and Andrew Haydon Park. There were 170+ male Black Scoter, 140+ White-winged Scoter (mostly male) and 22 male Surf Scoter. Also had 200+ Red-breasted Merganser and 9 male Long-tailed Duck. Good Birding, Bruce
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