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Horned Grebes and Forster's Terns - 11 Apr 2025

This morning skies were cloudy but forecasted to break around 10 am for sunshine. Temps were hovering around freezing so I took the bike down to the foot of Roberts Road with the intention of just biking the Banana Unit from Cell 1 to Cell 3 and back. Small rafts of Lesser and Greater Scaup were swimming near shore so I grabbed a few pics as I headed out the South Causeway toward Cell 1.  A few Mallard were flying overhead as I headed south along Cell 1 and the Lake Erie shoreline. One duck looked oddly long-necked while flying over and it wasnt until it passed that I realized I was looking at a Common Loon ! Luckily a second Common Loon followed shortly thereafter and I was able to get the camera on it. A Double-crested Cormorant for comparison.  As I circled the south end of the Banana Unit the first Forster's Tern of the season made a pass along the shoreline.  Along the east side of the Banana Unit the first of 25 Horned Grebes appeared near shore. Most were too...

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