[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes: 2 hatch but adult hooked

Sadly one of the two adult Red-necked Grebes (the female, based on prior observations) has a fisherman’s hook stuck in her neck. There are two young chicks. Oakville Humane Society was on the scene before I got there but were evidently unable to catch the grebe. I have posted a photo on Flickr

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes now have four chicks

The Red-necked Grebes nesting at Bronte Harbour are having a wonderful nesting season with four chicks now hatched. Two eggs remain in the nest. The nest is looking rather precarious but is hanging in there. If you are interested there are some photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavin_ed

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes: 1 hatch

Six weeks after the first egg was observed we have a young grebe in Bronte Harbour. I did not get an egg count today but there were 7 on June 11. There is another grebe nest in Bronte Creek upstream from Lakeshore Road. There are about 3 dozen easily observed Cliff Swallow nests on the east side

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes Update

Further to Karl Egressy's post yesterday the Red-necked Grebes nesting in Bronte Harbour are now down to one egg. This egg is very fresh looking, likely laid this morning. There had been three eggs previously. The Cliff Swallows nesting on the Compass Restaurant are having a very good year tha

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes

Not surprisingly the nest that I reported a month ago that was attached to a float near the boats did not last long. The marina was later than normal in placing the nest tires out this year but two tires are now in the usual area. This afternoon we observed an egg on each tire. The east tire wa

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes

As of today both nests have two chicks remaining. The west nest has two fresh eggs being incubated, there are no eggs at the east nest. Directions: Exit the QEW at Bronte Rd. (Oakville) and go to the lake then turn left. The birds are in the basin just east of the Lighthouse Restaurant. Gavi

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes: Rescue

Sue and I just got back from what we thought would be a quick trip to check on the grebes before going to Sobeys. The east nest has four chicks, one of which hatched this afternoon. The eggshell was still in the nest. Unfortunately the newly hatched chick went into the water before his/her feath

[Ontbirds]Bronte Harbour Red-necked Grebes, May 28

As of Sunday May 28 there is one nest with six eggs and one hatchling. The young bird likely hatched last Wednesday. As in previous years there are additional pairs trying to build nests attached to the back of boats in the marina. This is the tenth year for Red-necked Grebes nesting in Bronte.