Apologies. What I saw on Thursday was a pair of Red-Necked Grebes.
On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 7:03 PM, RW Bullock <rwbull...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yesterday, there were 2 red throat-ed loons in the harbour of Port > Colborne (Lake Erie entrance to the Welland Canal). > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 6:17 PM, Bruce Di Labio <dilabiobird...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Everyone >> Today, November 25 I spent most of the morning birding Lake >> Deschenes-Ottawa River. It was a great morning and I observed 226 >> Red-throated Loons (counted them all!) in 4-5 flocks with a few singles >> too. At first the loons were resting but as the weather started to clear, >> a >> small number began to take flight and fly around between Britannia Pier >> and >> Deschenes Rapids before settling back on the lake. As the morning >> progressed the visibility improved and though distant you could see them >> well and they appeared to be all winter adults. Since the early 1980s I've >> encountered RTLO fallout/flights a number of times on Lake Deschenes, >> (1983-2010) between October 27 to November 23 with the largest fallout, >> 2000-3000 birds on November 12,1984. Today's fallout/flight is the latest >> date, the previous late date for a Red-throated Loon fallout/flight was on >> November 23,2010 when Tom Hanrahan and I observed a flock of 120+ on Lake >> Deschenes. The origin of these fallouts/flights is still somewhat of a >> mystery. Are they birds coming out of Hudson/James Bay due to a freeze up >> or from the St.Lawrence River? I'm sure weather plays an important role >> with the combination of low cloud ceiling, fog and precipitation. >> >> Good birding, >> Bruce >> >> Directions: There are a number of vantage points along the south shoreline >> of Lake Deschenes/Ottawa River including Shirley's Bay Boat Launch, Dick >> Bell Park, and Britanna Pier. All accessible off Carling Ave. >> >> Bruce Di Labio >> P.O.Box 538 >> Carp,Ontario >> K0A 1L0 >> 613-715-2571 >> >> Send Ottawa Citizen Bird Column Reports/photos to dilabiobird...@gmail.ca >> >> http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com >> _______________________________________________ >> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the >> provincial birding organization. >> Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca >> For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit >> http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup >> Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/vi >> ew/information.ontbirdsguide >> Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Ontar >> ioFieldOrnithologists >> >> > > > -- > Many thanks, > > Wayne > > R.W. Bullock, MD,CCFP(EM) > Emergency Physician, Hamilton Health Sciences > Associate Clinical Professor, McMaster University > > This information is directed in confidence solely to the person named > above and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. This > information should be considered strictly confidential. If you have > received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately via > return email. Thank you for your assistance. > -- Many thanks, Wayne R.W. Bullock, MD,CCFP(EM) Emergency Physician, Hamilton Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, McMaster University This information is directed in confidence solely to the person named above and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. This information should be considered strictly confidential. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately via return email. Thank you for your assistance. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
