Sarnia Bay Birds

A visit to Sarnia Bay in early December gave us some good looks at a Horned Grebe. This fellow didn't mind fishing close to the walkway.

Spring and Fall are good times across North America to look for migrating Horned Grebes as they stop over on lakes, rivers and coastlines. In winter, they can be found on the Great Lakes providing open water is available.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Horned_Grebe/overview

Mallards can almost always be found at the Sarnia Bay. Even when the water is frozen, they can be found on land, especially since people feed them through the winter months.

The Red-necked Grebe (our reason for visiting the bay) wasn't nearly as cooperative as its cousin the Horned Grebe. It stayed further from land but still provided us with some good views. It is a larger grebe, weighing more than double the weight of the Horned Grebe.

A Red-tailed Hawk got some unwelcome attention when 4 American Crows found and harassed him.

Ring-billed Gull taking a break from flying.