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About an hour ago I found a male Eurasian Wigeon on Lilabelle Lake north of Cochrane. Unfortunately all i have with me is binoculars and cellphone so i couldn’t get photos. It was swimming around they open part of the lake or loafing on the ice with 3 or more pairs of American Wigeons. The luminescent red head stood out well despite the distance and rain Lilabelle Lake is a large lake a few minutes north of Cochrane. When you get to Cochrane, take the first exit of the roundabout (Railway Street). Follow this road until you get to the arena, the turn left (north) on the road immediately after the arena (Genier Rd). Go about 6 km then turn left on Concession 4/5. The duck was in the open water at the end of the road. If it’s not there, you can try the North end of the lake (Concession 6/7) or the sewage lagoons on Concession 2/3 (contact me for directions). Cochrane is about 8 hours north of the GTA on highway 11. Rhonda Sent from my iPhone -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Ontbirds is reserved for sightings of provincially rare birds. To post a message on Ontbirds, send an email to: birdalert@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Ontbirds Moderators by email at birdal...@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
