> Kory Renaud and I just caught a few quick looks at what is probably a King > Eider in a large raft of diving ducks far off the west side of the parking > lot of The Tip of Point Pelee. They were very distant and bobbing between the > waves so it was pretty difficult to stay on it, but it appeared large, > strong, and kind of cinnamon brown coloured like one would expect from a > female/juvenile type King Eider. > > If attempting to chase it, you'll want to look in the northwest direction > while standing at the parking lot for The Tip. There is one raft of diving > ducks closer to shore (maybe 1km away) containing a number of Canvasbacks, > all three scoter species, and the expected common diving species, and the > likely King Eider is located in the raft about twice as far behind this raft. > > The Tip parking is at the southern end of the road that goes through Point > Pelee National Park, at the end of Point Pelee Drive southeast of Leamington > in Essex County. > > Good luck and good birding! > > Jeremy Bensette and Kory Renaud > > > Jeremy Bensette - Leamington, ON > Birding/wildlife tours, Photography, Naturalist Services
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