This morning from about 1030 to 1130 we boated to Scotch Bonnet Island, 17 Km west of Wellington. En route we estimated about 1500-2000 White-winged Scoters on the water. They were in small - medium sized flocks ( up to 100 birds) and most were closer to Wellington than to Scotch Bonnet but birds were visible throughout the trip...we were usually with 1-2 km off the north shore of the lake (Ontario) at that point. Wellington can be reached by taking Hwy 525/33 south off the 401 at Trenton and following 33 all the way to Wellington.....about a 30 minute car drive. Cheers, Chip Weseloh Laird Shutt CWS D.V. Chip Weseloh, Ph.D. Wildlife Biologist Canadian Wildlife Service-Ontario Region 4905 Dufferin St. Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4 Ph=416-739-5846 Fax=416-739-5845 email=chip.weseloh@ec.gc.ca > Canadian Wildlife Service-Ontario Region web site: > http://www.cciw.ca/green-lane/wildlife/ Ornithological Council Website: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET "Providing Scientific Information about Birds" Chip.Weseloh@ec.gc.ca