Greetings Birders, Myself and Kyle Holloway, after trying this area unsuccessfully about ten times, have finally observed Kyle's lifer King Eiders at the end of Fifty Road, then got better views of them at the end of Winona Rd in Hamilton.
There were eight or nine birds, difficult to precisely count as it was wavy. The birds were all in one raft, which was an incredible sight - the majority were adult females, but there were two first-year males with them. They were quite far off - a scope is a necessity. There were Surf (Some first-year males possibly confuse-able with first-year male King Eiders!), White-winged, and Black Scoters (only females) visible as well. The pair of Peregrine Falcons at the Burlington Lift Bridge gave good looks in full sun. At the Port Credit Harbor, we saw the long-staying Harlequin Ducks. Good birding! Lev Frid Maple, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
