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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Brian Bailey on May 18, 2012, 09:20:50 PM

Title: No King Eider at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Brian Bailey on May 18, 2012, 09:20:50 PM

Did a quick bike tour of Sam Smith Park this evening checking for the King Eider.  No luck, but I did find 4 Horned Grebes in the bay where it had been.  The Eider could still be around.  There was no sign of the grebes when I went by the same spot 15 minutes later.  

The Cliff Swallows have now returned to the filtration plant colony in significant numbers.  There are now Red-necked Grebes using both nesting rafts.

BB

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Title: Re: No King Eider at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Bluffs Birder on May 18, 2012, 10:39:57 PM

The King Eider was seen close in to shore in the bay with the Horned Grebes at roughly 11:45AM today but quickly started to head out for the open water.

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Walter

Title: Re: No King Eider at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Trillian Flummox on May 19, 2012, 04:04:18 PM

He was back this morning feeding close to shore in the second bay (from the east).

Title: Re: No King Eider at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Voyageur on May 31, 2012, 09:45:55 PM

I photographed that same duck this afternoon along the south eastern most spit
It was resting in amongst a few Mallards