Photographed what to me was a very pretty but unusual bird yesterday about 3:30pm at the Narrows on Big Rideau Lake. Thanks to Tony Beck of Ottawa for identifying the bird as a Pied-billed Grebe in winter plumage.
Directions from Smiths Falls: Hwy 15 south about 25 km to from Smiths Falls, turn right at Hwy 42 to Newboro and turn almost immediately right onto County Road 14 (this turn is about 100 ft from Hwy 15 but can be easy to miss). Continue north on CR 14 to the first bridge at the Narrows on Big Rideau Lake. The bird was in the open water on the right hand (east) side of the road/bridge. It lingered at the edge of the ice between dives. We saw it at about 3:30 pm yesterday. Don Wigle Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
