A sure sign of heavy ice cover on the Great Lakes is an abundance of Scoters in Toronto. This afternoon I found 12 White-winged and 3 Surf Scoters all close to shore. There may have been more, but I wasn't carrying a scope. There were a lot of ducks out at the edge of binocular range. There's a lot of open water on the east side of the park. There were lots of divers, but not many dabblers. Also present was the adult male Harlequin.
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