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I have an Eastern Towhee coming regularly to my feeder. There are also a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers in our area. Location: south of County Rd. 2 on David Fife Line. Observer: Michael Gillespie

My husband sighted a single young male Barrow’s Goldeneye (with dark grey beak) on Lower Buckhorn Lake in the boating channel just before the town of Buckhorn. Location: Buckhorn Observer: Claudio

Today, I saw a Belted Kingfisher on David Fife Line where it crosses the Indian River. Location: David Fife Line Observer: Abby MacNaughton

I had a Northern Shrike at David Fife Line and River Road and another at David Fife Line and County Road 2. Location: David Fife Line Observer: Brendan Boyd

Today, I saw a Cooper’s Hawk chasing pigeons at George and London streets in Peterborough Location: Peterborough Observer: Brendan Boyd

As of late this afternoon, there were still several hundred gulls of six species on Little Lake. They were on the ice, almost in the middle of the lake. I viewed them from the Mark Street boat launch. Among the Read more…

Today I saw what I believed to be a Fisher. It was east of Omemee in farmer’s field south of our home. On Jan. 14 I confirmed it was a Fisher as we saw the prints in the fresh snow. Read more…

A pair of Bald Eagles are building a nest on an island in Hamilton Bay on Stoney Lake. They have been seen bringing material to the nest in recent days. Location: Stony Lake Observer: Nan Campbell

The White-winged Scoter and Common Loon were still present at 3:30 p.m. today at Gannon’s Narrows (see Jan. 4). The loon actually called briefly while I was there, which was the first time I’ve ever heard a loon call in Read more…

Mid-morning today, I scanned the aggregation of gulls sitting on the ice on Little Lake. The gulls were all along the open channel down the centre of the lake.Between 200 and 300 gulls were present when I arrived at around Read more…

My daughter, Valerie Wyatt, and her husband Paul Grant just returned from Gannon Narrows and found one White-winged Scoter with a group of 12 Common Goldeneye, visible from the east side of the bridge over the Narrows. A Common Loon Read more…

I saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker in the woods on the west side of the south end of the Bridgenorth Trail this morning. It was with four Hairy and one Downy Woodpecker. At noon, driving along Preston Rd between Mt Pleasant Read more…

Today at 1 p.m., I scoped Little Lake in downtown Peterborough and found an adult, 1st-winter and 2nd-winter Glaucous Gulls, 2 adult Iceland (Kumlein’s) Gulls, and a 1 st – winter Lesser Black-backed Gull among the Ring-billed and Herring gulls. Read more…

I saw an adult male Green-winged Teal yesterday morning mixed in with a large flock of Mallards on the Otonabee River at Cameron and Park streets. I looked again today, but couldn’t see it. Today (3:30pm) Isaw a Belted Kingfisher Read more…

The Petroglyphs CBC was held today in blustery winds with heavy snow squalls. 22 participants found 29 species, below our average of 33. No new high counts were obtained, but one all time low of 21 was counted for Blue Read more…

This afternoon, I saw an American Kestrel sitting on a telephone wire at the south end of Peterborough County – just north of Boundary Road on Country Road 28. Location: County Road 28 Observer: Sherry Hambly

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Early this afternoon, Sue Prentice & I saw (& photographed) an Ovenbird in the cedars at the north end of the pond in Jackson Park. Location: Jackson Park, Peterborough Observer: Andrew Jobes

The Peterborough CBC was held on Sunday, December 18th in pleasantly warm weather for a change. 27 participants found 57 species, well above average but below our high of 62. New high counts (with previous highs) were: Cooper

For the third day in a row ( Dec.16,17,18) I have had 5 male Eastern Bluebirds hanging about my orchard. They are all healthy looking, although I’m sure they’re a little hungry. One has been spotted at the feeder. Location: Read more…

Today, there were 3 Northern Shoveler’s – 2 females, 1 male at the Lakefield sewage lagoons. Location: Lakefield sewage lagoons. Observer: Tim Haan

Today, along the red trail at the Trent Nature Area on University Road (east side), I saw several flocks of American Robins, totalling at least 40 birds. Location: Trent Nature Area, University Road Observer: Drew Monkman

Today there was a Great Black-backed Gull on Little Lake, just opposite the old Mark Street wharf. Location: Little Lake Observer: Sean Smith

A female Long-tailed Duck was swimming off the north end of the Lakefield Marsh this morning. Location: Lakefield Marsh Observer: Tony Bigg

I saw a Northern Shrike today along the Trans-Canada Trail between Lily Lake and Ackison Road. On Dec. 13, I also saw and heard two American Robins on the same trail but in the sector between Ackison and Lily Lake Read more…

This afternoon, there were at least two Cackling Geese in with nearly 450 Canadas on Little Lake. When first observed the geese were along the southwest side of the lake along the shore and adjacent lawn in the vicinity of Read more…

At around 4:30 pm today I saw a Merlin land and sit on top of a telephone pole located on the NE corner of the intersection of Spillsbury and Forster. I was able to get a picture of the bird. Read more…