A young male cinnamon teal was spotted in Grimsby, Ont. in September, much to the delight of local birders.
A cinnamon teal that's rarely seen in Ontario has been spotted in a Grimsby, Ont., wetland. Local birders estimate over 200 people have come to see the small duck, which is being treated as a celebrity of sorts.A young cinnamon teal believed to be male was spotted in Grimsby, Ont., in September, much to the delight of local birders. There's a celebrity in Grimsby, Ont.
Birders Kayo Roy, Bob Curry and Marcie Jacklin, left to right, were in the Grimsby Wetlands on Monday when they saw the rare cinnamon teal. "Birders have an amazing social media presence," she said, and word travels fast. Jacklin was joined by 20 or 30 other birders throughout the day, she said, including her friends Kayo Roy and Bob Curry, who've written books on birds in Niagara and Hamilton, respectively. Jacklin contributed chapters to Roy's book,By now, Jacklin said, "I'm guessing it's well over 200 people" who've come to see the cinnamon teal.
Deena Errampalli, a bird watcher from Grimsby, said she birds in the wetlands a couple of times a month. The wetlands, which are located along the waterfront trail in Grimsby, are human-made and maintained by the Hamilton Naturalists Club, which was Her husband said she's "obsessed," she laughed, and said she and all the other birders coming to Grimsby are "like the paparazzi for this little cinnamon teal that does not care."
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