November 2012

In addition to the Bohemian Waxwings (3-4 dozen) visiting the crab apple tree, I have had a male Northern Flicker 4 mornings now eating from the suet ball. FYI the suet balls I buy at Griffin’s Greenhouses are preferred by the birds over the cakes. They love the balls! Location: Read more…

We have always been blessed with a variety of backyard birds, and in the past two weeks have enjoyed flocks of 80 or more Bohemian Waxwings landing in our Mountain-Ash and flowering crab trees. Location: Bethany Observer: Patricia Parks

We are currently attracting 12 or more Bohemian Waxwings, feeding off the flowering crab tree….. good start to tomorrow’s winter bird list. Location: David Fife Line, Keene Observer: Michael Gillespie

Today I saw two hen (ish) Northern Shovelers on east side of Little Lake. Location: Little Lake Observer: Sean Smith

Today, at Highland Park cemetery, I saw a flock of over 300 Bohemian Waxwings. Location: Highland Park Cemetery, Bensfort Road Observer: Ken Rumble

I saw 175 to 200 Bohemian Waxwings at Highland Park Cemetery. A Merlin is still visiting Little Lake Cemetery, along with a Pileated Woodpecker. Location: Highland Park and Little Lake cemeteries Observer: Ken Rumble

This afternoon approximately 200 Bohemian Waxwings in four separate groups flew over my house in Bethany heading west. One group of 59 landed in a walnut tree in my yard and stayed for about 15 minutes before flying off. Location: Bethany, Ontario Observer: Kim Clark

Our beautiful Trumpeter Swan is still here. The tag reads “283”. I have not seen a mate, however. Location: Hiawatha, Ontario Observer: Sharon Simpkins

I was walking by Little Lake Cemetery and I saw a flock of several hundred Bohemian Waxwings high in the trees and eating berries from a Mountain-Ash. It was amazing. Location: Little Lake Cemetery Observer: Karen Mooney

I was walking the trail in East City (just walked north of Hunter St. for a block) and saw masses of Bohemian Waxwings in the high mature trees. They had such a soft calling voice. It was a beautiful late morning and seeing and hearing these beautiful birds was such Read more…

I had my first ever White-winged Crossbill come to my feeders this morning. I believe it was a female, but could have been a juvenile. Location: Bethany, Ontario Observer: Kim Clark

I saw a single imm./female White-winged Crossbill today at planted evergreens at Beavermead Park. Ducks change everyday on Little Lake. Today there is a hen Red-breasted Merganser and hen Common Merganser, diving together Location: Beavermead Park and Little Lake Observer: Sean Smith

It must be a finch winter if I’ve got a single, singing male Pine Grosbeak in my impovershed back yard. Location: Thomas A. Stewart High School area, Armour Rd. Observer: Sean Smith

At 10 a.m. this morning, there were at least six Pine Grosbeaks feeding in Balsam Firs and a Tamarack, two houses south of 51 Maple Cres. They were making their gentle whistling call all the while. Location: Maple Cres., Peterborough Observer: Drew Monkmman

A client of mine had a Red Bellied Woodpecker show up a couple of winters ago at her feeder, then last year it stayed around all year. This year he had a mate and they stayed together all summer at her feeder and she thinks they were nesting in the Read more…

Yesterday morning, perhaps 75 Bohemian Waxwings were in our backyard. I had never seen even one before. They were after the berries on the flowering crab tree. Location: 244 Patricia Crescent, Peterborough Observer: LInda and Lowell Lunden

For about a week now we’ve been getting about 10 Evening Grosbeaks to our bird feeder, in Cavan. Location: Cavan Observer: Cassielynx

This morning there was an Eastern Phoebe in my backyard. Luke Location: Benson Ave., Peterborough Observer: Luke Berg