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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: mr.sharp-photo on December 22, 2009, 06:42:51 PM

Title: common goldeneye near Whitby harbour
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on December 22, 2009, 06:42:51 PM

I was up at Brock and Victoria, just east of Whitby harbour (where the avocet was nesting) at 4 PM today. among the throngs of Canada geese in the pond on the east side of the bridge (east of Whitby yacht club) were 2 red-head mergansers swimming with a common goldeneye.

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Post by: Moira on December 22, 2009, 08:42:16 PM

Very cool - I'll have to check it out.  This area is known as Pringle Creek for future reference.  Thanks.

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on December 23, 2009, 12:14:02 AM

American Avocets don't nest anywhere close to the Whitby Harbour, they nest and breed far away in the Mid-west to Western parts of North America.  They do tend to wander and can land anywhere while migrating, this one merely stopped off for a bite to eat before carrying on his journey.

Happy Birding,
Walter  :)