Polar Vortex

With Great Lakes now largely frozen, overwintering ducks and grebes appear to be moving inland to find open water

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) – Reported Feb 20, 2015 15:21 by Luke Berg – Otonabee River b/w Peterborough and Lakefield, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “New arrival, but not unexpected, with the freezing up of many water bodies. Female just south of Lakefield.” Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps Read more…

By Drew Monkman, ago