Yesterday, Jon Ruddy and I surveyed three of the big lakes in Renfrew county in
eastern Ontario. Numbers of Bonaparte's Gulls on Lake Dore are building up,
with a maximum count yesterday of 170, a large number for the Ottawa Valley.
Also present were 23 Surf Scoter and good numbers of Common Loon, Red-necked
Grebe and Horned Grebe. There was also a 1st winter Lesser Black-backed Gull,
surprising as there were not many large gulls present. A nearby field held 59
Sandhill Crane. Muskrat Lake held a small flock of Bonaparte's Gull, scattered
Common Loon plus one male Long-tailed Duck and a somewhat worried looking juv.
Common Gallinule.
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