Fred Helliner wrote "In Presqu'ile Bay, off the calf pasture, a Common Loon was accompanied by two very young "loonlets" (the diving equivalent of cygnets) on July 14. When sighted again with both parents present on July 18, they had grown noticeably. This is one of only a very few confirmed breeding records of that species on Lake Ontario, at least on the Canadian side."
In my travels I have found loons breeding regularly for over a decade, in, and on the margins of Prince Edward County. Breeds have regularly breed in Weller's Bay, East and West Lake, Lake Consecon, Big Island Marsh and on a private lake within the county. While they may not be technically in Lake Ontario, nests have been located within 500m of Brighton Bay and Lake Ontario. There are further individuals regularly seen offshore of the county throughout the summer, which may be indicators of nesting pairs in nearby wetlands. Micahel Richardson
