White-winged Scoter on Otonabee River - Tom Northey - Feb. 2, 2014

White-winged Scoter on Otonabee River – Tom Northey – Feb. 2, 2014

White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2014 14:50 by Drew Monkman
- Otonabee River--between Lock 23 and 24, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3806307,-78.2783819&ll=44.3806307,-78.2783819
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16799506
- Comments: "across from bus barns; on ice and then in water; all field marks visible"

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1)

- Reported Feb 06, 2014 09:10 by Walter Wehtje
- Armour Road, near Trent, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.345274,-78.3050537&ll=44.345274,-78.3050537
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16806712
- Comments: "<iframe src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/112305013@N07/12344836045/in/photostream/player/" width="500" height="331" frameborder="0"></iframe>"

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1)
- Reported Feb 06, 2014 09:30 by Walter Wehtje
- Nassau Mills rd and East Bank Dr, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.360249,-78.288939&ll=44.360249,-78.288939
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16806758
- Comments: "Different bird than the one we saw a few minutes earlier downstream. <iframe src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/112305013@N07/12344838635/in/photostream/player/" width="500" height="331" frameborder="0"></iframe>"

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2014 14:30 by Drew Monkman
- Lakefield--Otonobee River water front, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4272446,-78.2714751&ll=44.4272446,-78.2714751
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16799457
- Comments: "lone male sitting on ice; dark breast clearly visible"

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) (3)
- Reported Feb 05, 2014 17:15 by Mike Stiell
- Peterborough--Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2939092,-78.3085044&ll=44.2939092,-78.3085044
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16800676
- Comments: "1 male - 2 female"

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) (3)
- Reported Feb 05, 2014 14:45 by Walter Wehtje
- Peterborough--Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2939092,-78.3085044&ll=44.2939092,-78.3085044
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16800594
- Comments: "Males striking with their shaggy heads, brownish chests and black,white and gray pattern. Female same size as males"

Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2014 14:25 by Walter Wehtje
- Nassau Mills rd and East Bank Dr, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.360249,-78.288939&ll=44.360249,-78.288939
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16800536
- Comments: "Continuing bird. ~100 m N of pedestrian bridge."
Categories: Sightings

Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.