Common Mergansers and Ring Necked Ducks 100’s; Double-crested Cormorant 1; Great Blue Heron 1; Hooded Merganser 2; Greater Scaup; Lesser Scaup; Northern Flicker 2; Pileated Woodpecker 1; Bufflehead; Common Goldeneye Location: Serpent Mounds Provincial Park on Rice Lake Observer: Luke Berg
Winter finches are still coming to the feeder. Today, there were a half dozen or so Pine Siskins and one Common Redpoll. Two Fox Sparrows and several juncos were also present. On April 10, a female Purple Finch showed up briefly. Location: Maple Cres., Peterborough Observer: Drew Monkman
I saw a Sandhill Crane today flying over my house and heading towards the river. Location: Omemee Observer: Gavin Hunter
Green Winged Teal -3 female and 4 male; Bald Eagle 2; Wood Duck 12; Eastern Blue Bird 4; Mute Swan 2; Great Blue Heron 2; Northern Harrier 2; Turkey Vultures 7; Red Tail Hawk 5 Location: Near Ganaraska Rd. and Stone House Rd. Observer: Luke Berg
A Barn Swallow was among a large group of Tree Swallows over the Otonabee south of Lakefield today. One Greater Yellowlegs was in the flooded field at Cty Rd 4 and Duoro 9th Line, also today. Location: Lakefield area Observer: Tony Bigg
I heard my first White-throated Sparrow of the spring migration. Location: Maple Cres., Peterborough Observer: Drew Monkman
Today and Wednesday there were 3 Greater Yellowlegs on County Rd. 2 south of Bensfort in a very large flooded field on the east side of the road. Also there are still three Osprey hanging out together where County Rd. 2 turns west at the shore of Rice Lake. Two Read more…
This morning two Brown-headed Cowbirds appeared for the first time at our platform feeder on the Otonabee River south of Landsdowne street. A male American Goldfinch appeared in full breeding plumage for the first time just before lunch. On Tuesday evening, a female Red-winged Blackbird made an initial appearance. Location: Read more…
This morning I saw my first Osprey flying over 6 Foot Bay Road and later another one at Gannon Narrows. “Our” single Common Loon has returned, but the pair that usually inhabits this area hasn’t turned up yet. Location: Buckhorn Observer: Toni Sinclair
This afternoon at Serpent Mounds, on the north side of Rice Lake, we had several thousand Lesser Scaup and a few hundred Greater Scaup (Approximately 80-90% Lesser). We also had 300-400 American Wigeon although there may have been more (There were ducks as far as the eye could see and Read more…
A pair of Osprey showed up on the nesting platform at the Cty. Rd. 2 and Old Keene Rd. today. Location: Keene Observer: Rick Stankiewicz
A Fox Sparrow made a brief appearance in our yard this morning. Location: Maple Crescent, Peterborough Observer: Drew Monkman
This morning we had also had a Tree Swallow, checking out the usual swallow nesting box in our back yard. There is also a singing Eastern Bluebird in the neighborhood, an Eastern Phoebe showed up yesterday, and a couple Chorus Frogs started calling from the wetland here on the 7th Read more…
There were three male Rusty Blackbirds singing across the road from my place today. Location: 1798 Young’s Point Road, Lakefield Observer: Myles Falconer
Today I saw several Rusty Blackbirds at the Trent Wildlife Sanctuary. This evening, I observed 12 Blue-spotted Salamanders and two Spotted Salamanders crossing the road on Camp’s Line near Birchview Road Location: Trent University and Stony Lake Observer: Luke Berg
Today , I observed my first Tree Swallows (5) of the year, calling in flight over the Avenues area of downtown Peterborough. There are Pine Siskins in song all over the downtown area, usually in yards with at least one, dense planted spruce. No doubt these birds are paired and Read more…