tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post7164152722636200303..comments2024-03-09T07:38:54.691-08:00Comments on PeregrinePrints not dot com ... Blog: Myth Busting ?! - Grebes and ScotersBrandon Holdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-81569899126456150042014-02-10T07:06:36.218-08:002014-02-10T07:06:36.218-08:00I don't think there has really been any major ...I don't think there has really been any major changes in ice cover for Lakes Erie and Ontario over the past several weeks - so that fits our thoughts quite well.. Superior and Huron have had dramatic freeze-up's over the past several days, but that was after the ducks/grebes started showing up!<br /><br />Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-27777138329561399052014-02-08T05:11:15.404-08:002014-02-08T05:11:15.404-08:00Hey Brandon- I agree that the freeze-out theory so...Hey Brandon- I agree that the freeze-out theory sounded good when I first heard about it ten years ago, but then over the years it didn't seem to make much sense. It seems like some years esp those with little shore ice through mid-Jan, you can go out and see RT Loons, RN Grebes, and Horned Grebes at known locations along the south Lake Ontario shore (ie. thru winter). Years with a lot of shore ice these birds are not present, and likely leave to the southeast/coast. BUT the deal is that given shore ice or no ice, they are always starting to increase/appear in larger numbers starting mid-Feb onwards, and are no doubt birds returning north at this time. And for the record, has the ice cover really changed that drastically across the GLs from late Dec this year till now? There's been a lot of ice out there for weeks on end. The birds would have reacted to it a while ago if that was really the reason for their appearance. -JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com