On November 21, 2015, at 7:15 am at 11 Bank Street South in Millbrook, an all-white woodpecker was enjoying the hanging peanuts. The bird was totally grey/white and NOT albino as had black eyes. It was the same size as a Hairy Woodpecker and its flight was swooping like a Read more…
Gray Jay (Northern) (Perisoreus canadensis) (2) – Reported Nov 28, 2015 08:45 by Wendy Hogan – Rockcroft, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Two birds swooping down onto highway to pick at a red squirrel.”
I believe these trail cam pics (one cropped) from Nov 23, 2015 at 9:39 am show a Red-bellied Woodpecker (near the bottom). This is the only shot the camera caught of it. I have never seen a bird here before with an all-red top of the head. He returned on Read more…
On November 11, 2015 at 1:30 pm, I spotted a Short-tailed Weasel (ermine or stoat) on the Trans-Canada trail to the east of Ackison Road. It had a pure white belly and legs with slightly darker shade on back and black end to tail (see attached picture). I was hanging around Read more…
Saturday (Nov. 28) afternoon at about 4:15 pm, we heard and saw a flock of ~ 75 Sandhill Cranes flying high just south of (and towards) Lakefield. They were very noisy and making their distinctive call! Carrie Sadowski
My husband and I spotted a Snowy Owl at about 10 AM on November 14th. It was sitting in a tree along the side of our road. We live about 10 min’s northwest of Young’s Point. The owl was just sitting there looking around. We were able to reverse the Read more…
A pair of Evening Grosbeaks visited our cardinal feeder on November 15 at about noon. They enjoyed a good feed of safflower seeds. They were only here for about 15 minutes, the beautiful male arriving at the feeder first and the female a few minutes later. Cheryl Lewis, Oakwood Crescent, Read more…
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (2) – Reported Nov 12, 2015 08:50 by Ben Taylor – Norwood Millpond, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3876934,-77.978657&ll=44.3876934,-77.978657 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25805982 – Comments: “smaller, short necked geese mixed in with Canada Geese” Redhead (Aythya americana) (1) – Reported Nov 12, 2015 13:52 by Martin Parker – Read more…
A beautiful Sharp-shinned Hawk visited our garden several times over four days in late October. It was quite small… hardly bigger than the Blue Jays it was chasing. Gwen Forsyth I shot this picture of a Barred Owl in Jackson’s Park on November 1. It was 11:30 AM right off Read more…
I photographed this spectacular American Robin on October 3rd. It has been gracing our yard since last spring. It built a nest on the downspout of our garage, and there were three, possibly four babies in the nest. Earlier in the summer, the robin still displayed some darker feathers. As Read more…
We have a Red-bellied Woodpecker at our feeder in west-end Peterborough this morning. It is coming to the mixed seed and sunflower seed feeders. We’ve never had one previously! Robert Moos Maple Crescent (N.B. Red-bellied Woodpeckers rarely turn up at city feeders. They are, however, becoming more common in the Read more…
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) (3) – Reported Oct 24, 2015 10:40 by Ben Taylor – Briar Hill Bird Sanctuary, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “2 white, 1 blue/black”
I found a Dark-eyed Junco on my lawn today, and I think it flew into my window so I picked it up. That’s not the first time I have picked up a bird this season. At my cottage two birds flew into the big window so my dad picked them Read more…
A neighbour tells us he saw a Fisher along the Otonabee shoreline just north of Hiawatha at Kent’s Bay! We have noted the rabbit population is diminished. Also our cat disappeared in early August, I had let him out early morning, still dark. MNR state they are unaware of Fishers Read more…
Despite sub-zero temperatures, the PFN had a highly successful bird outing this morning. The bright sun and lack of wind made birding conditions very pleasant. With the heavy frost, leaves were raining down all morning. The highlight of the outing was a flock of 16 Sandhill Cranes flying south of Read more…
Two Pine Grosbeaks had returned on Sunday. Both appeared to be female or young but the light was from the back so mainly a silhouette was seen. On Saturday White-throated Sparrows arrived en mass and are still apparent. Bill Snowden, Ennismore
Ben Shearer and I walked the 10km of the 401 from the Escott-Rockport Road (west of Mallorytown) up to and back from the Whatever-it’s-called water body a km and a bit W of La Rue Mills Road, and we found a great diversity of species: among Mammals – Muskrat, Raccoon, Read more…
While walking in Jackson Park last Sunday (Oct. 4) in the late morning, I saw the most amazing swarming of Common Grackles. There were thousands of them. What a spectacle! It was like the Hitchcock movie, The Birds. Everyone was in awe and the noise was deafening. I’ve seen large Read more…
Had my first Dark-eyed Junco feeding under the feeder today, October 7th. Bill Snowden, Ennismore Note: Our first juncos arrived October 9th, along with a few more White-crowned Sparrows. Yesterday, the shrubby fields and woodlot edges in the Cavan area west of Peterborough were full of flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Read more…
White-crowned Sparrow at feeder this morning, October 5. Bill Snowden, Ennismore.
Philadelphia Vireo – Reported Sep 30, 2015 07:27 by Bill Crins – Peterborough–Beavermead Park, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: Mourning Warbler – Reported Oct 01, 2015 10:00 by Basil Conlin – Peterborough–Beavermead Park, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “black cap with olive back and yellow underside, Read more…
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) (4) – Reported Sep 22, 2015 08:53 by Bill Crins – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “4 flying over with 2 KILL, then came down to south pond searching for a place to land, circled low over ponds several times, could Read more…
As you know, I’ve been following the progress of my 6 Smilax plants for a few years now on the farm. This was the very first year that I was able to identify the plant as it was growing in the spring and I’m just delighted. I thought that what Read more…
We have had the privilege of observing the family of falcons on Anstruther Lake since May. Since the male and female took over the ravens’s nest on the cliff close to our cottage four years ago, I have been taking some notes of their activities throughout the summer. The first Read more…
Location: Woodland Campsite, Lakehurst, ON Sept. 20, 2015 Trumpeter Swan (tag #J85) came into the marsh at my camp this morning – rested and fed for a while. It eventually came out of the water and approached my trailer. It actually approached me, so I grabbed some corn and was Read more…
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (90) – Reported Sep 20, 2015 10:00 by Peterborough County Birds Database – 621 Carveth Drive, Millbrook, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “several kettles throughout late morning, most quite high and moving east to west or southwesterly direction (12 + 10 + Read more…
At 10:35 pm on Sept. 21 at Kawartha Hideway on the north shore of Buckhorn Lake, I was out with the dogs and heard a bird which I figured was an owl. Checked my Peterson’s field guide… a Barred Owl. Hoohoo-hoohoo-hoohoo-hoohoo.. 8 accented notes in 2 groups of 4. Never Read more…
Pine Grosbeaks have been feeding on mountain-ash berries in my yard for the last few weeks, not eating the pulp but the seeds. Quite interesting to watch. This afternoon (Sept. 19) when we had the rain they were at the top of the tree fluttering their wings and having a Read more…
At 10:30 am on Sept. 19, we had 100 or so Monarchs congregating (roosting) in trees in our front yard at our farm on Chemong Road. I’ve never seen one on our farm before. My husband had gone down our laneway and drove through the swarm, and called me from Read more…
On Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 we were boating on Lower Buckhorn Lake around 7:00 p.m. near Gallery on the Lake and saw 3 Sandhill Cranes flying north. We were very excited to see this trio – very cool! Rosemary Rosada