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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Leslie Kinrys on December 29, 2008, 07:31:13 PM

Title: Bald Eagle and Trumpeter Swans at LaSalle Park Marina
Post by: Leslie Kinrys on December 29, 2008, 07:31:13 PM

We visited LaSalle Park Marina in Burlington today.  We were amazed by the number of Trumpeter Swans swimming in the marina.  There were also six Coots, Buffleheads, Red-breasted and Common Mergansers, a Greater Scaup, and Black Ducks.  We were lucky enough to see an adult Bald Eagle flying over the area.

Directions: QEW to N. Shore Blvd exit, turn right (west) at North Shore Blvd East, turn left to stay on N. Shore Blvd.  Watch for the LaSalle Park sign.  Continue past the park sign to the stop sign.  Make a left, and go down to the marina parking.  You can walk along the waterfront there.

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Post by: Bird Brain on December 31, 2008, 10:52:04 AM

Cool.   :)

Did any of the Trumpeter Swans have wing tags?

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Post by: Greg Schneider on December 31, 2008, 12:12:12 PM

From my visit to Lasalle I think pretty well all but the juveniles were tagged.

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Post by: Kin Lau on December 31, 2008, 12:49:04 PM

Most of the LaSalle Trumpeters have tags, even most of the juv's when we were there on Christmas day.

LaSalle is a good spot for winter ducks because it stays ice free, and the trumpeters get fed there 3 times a day. Lots of spillage for the others.

We also got a couple of Ring-necked ducks and a couple of Ruddy ducks as well.

Out by the Burlington Life-bridge, we also got some really good looks at a couple of Male Surf Scoters and one juv Golden Eagle did a flyby.

Lots of WW Scoters at both locations.