We had a shrike sitting on top of our corkscrew hazel this morning. Not sure which one. At first, we thought it was a Gray Jay but it had a definite black stripe through the eye. I was amazed as I’ve never seen one before and I’ve lived here for Read more…
After an absence of several months, a single Red-bellied Woodpecker has returned. He comes to the feeder about every three days. Paul Money, Ida
This morning, we saw a Bald Eagle, followed by a possible Golden Eagle, near Fothergill Isle where the ice and water meet. There must be a dead fish or animal out there that they are interested in. Rose Rogers Fothergill Isle, Pigeon Lake Ennismore,ON
I saw a Great Blue Heron today along Meade Creek at Beavermead Park. Crazy bird! Catherine Paradisis
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Nov 24, 2013 09:43 by Donald Sutherland – Mount Pleasant–3 km SSE on Stewart Line, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2407219,-78.4656617&ll=44.2407219,-78.4656617 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15749302 – Comments: “observed sitting on ground around 100m N of Stewart Line to E of #1132 Stewart Line (B. McClennan Read more…
This pair of Wild Turkeys has been around the Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School neighbourhood (Paddock Wood, Whitaker Street) since early June. We never know when or where they will show up.They have been hanging around our condo now since Thanksgiving. They are very tame and will walk right up Read more…
I ended up seeing a whopping 32 Monarchs this season, after all. In addition, I made a list of all the Giant Swallowtails (87!) I saw – including a few that were observed as roadkills – from August 20th to September 10th or thereabouts. They were all during the second Read more…
I am writing to report my sighting of a Great Horned Owl. I saw it around 2:30 pm, Thursday, November 7th at Beavermead Park. I spotted it when my dog and I were walking through the campground. We walked under a large willow, spooked it, where it took to flight Read more…
I saw a large but rather pale looking Eastern Garter Snake on a tree stump this afternoon, Nov. 15, basking in the sun. There is a nice size hole nearby that I have seen this or another snake using this fall. It could be a hibernation spot. I will keep Read more…
At 8:00 a.m. this morning, a lone immature Trumpeter Swan glided past our place, around the island & back towards Campbelltown. I am glad to see swans are still close by! Sharon Simpkins, Hiawatha
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – Reported Nov 13, 2013 08:35 by Brittany Milligan – Peterborough–Beavermead Park, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2938973,-78.3027537&ll=44.2938973,-78.3027537 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15671322
On Wednesday morning (Nov. 13) at around 9 a.m., Luke Berg had a flock of about 40 Bohemian Waxwings in University Heights. These birds are annual visitors to the Kawarthas. This morning, I saw about a dozen Bohemians at Fairbairn and McCrea Drive. Bohemian Waxwings are slightly larger than Cedar Read more…
I found a strange plant this week in a local bush in Otonabee Township. According to Bill Crins of the OMNR, it is Strawberry-blite (Chenopodium capitatum), an uncommon native plant and member of the goosefoot family. Rick Stankiewicz, Keene
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1) CONFIRMED – Reported Nov 10, 2013 07:30 by Iain Rayner – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4180879,-78.2587266&ll=44.4180879,-78.2587266 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15643936 – Comments: “Large falcon, black contrasting helmet to white throat and chest. Have pictures… Took a run, low across the pond, at a Read more…
Eleven years ago I had planted three American Chestnut trees (a once-abundant species in Ontario that has almost completely disappeared as a result of a fungus; now new varieties are being developped) on our property south of Kinmount. Last last year one of them produced nuts. I had hoped to harvest Read more…
Today, we had an Eastern Phoebe, two Eastern Bluebirds and a Cloudy Sulphur butterfly enjoying the warmth around the south side of the barn. Later in the afternoon, while kayaking on Rice Lake , south of MacGregor Bay Rd., I saw a Bald Eagle circling around one of the suspected Read more…
Just this morning about 10:00 a.m. I saw an immature eagle (likely Golden) land on the road a couple hundred meters in front of me before taking off over a marsh to the south. This was 3.2 km west of Flynn’s Corners (County Road 507) on County Road 36. Read more…
Yesterday while walking the dog on the rail trail west of Ackison Road I saw a Belted Kingfisher at the swamp at the Johnson Road intersection; also several Woolly Bear caterpillars and one unidentified black and yellow caterpillar on the trail. See pictures below. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.345401142164440.71296.219082701462952&type=1&l=78ecbd7da3 Sherry Hambly, Peterborough
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1) – Reported Nov 06, 2013 07:25 by Iain Rayner – Ptbo – Water St., Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3133836,-78.3194076&ll=44.3133836,-78.3194076 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15583133 – Comments: “Large falcon. Direct flight, not low and dashy like a Merlin. Flew north over Water & Hunter St. Intersection. In silhouette. Read more…
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) (1) – Reported Nov 02, 2013 17:30 by Laura Gardner – Trent Wildlife Sanctuary, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.347944,-78.2859135&ll=44.347944,-78.2859135 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15557319 – Comments: “bird was flushed from meadow area and flew within a couple of feet of me – located along the blue trail (southeast Read more…
Mid-afternoon yesterday for a half hour or more I saw and photographed a ‘black’ squirrel whose end of tail hair was snow white for 5 inches or so. Leucistic, I guess. The hair wasn`t just frosted, it was white for its entire length, which the close-ups show. There were three other normal black-coloured Gray Read more…
View this alert on the web at http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN34560 NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated Northern Shrike (American) (Lanius excubitor borealis/invictus) (1) – Reported Oct 30, 2013 09:15 by Sarah Bonnett – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4180879,-78.2587266&ll=44.4180879,-78.2587266 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15542282 Redhead (Aythya americana) (3) – Reported Oct 30, Read more…
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) (1) – Reported Oct 28, 2013 20:30 by Marianne Clark – Peterborough Cty–536 Golf Course Rd., Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.5332859,-78.1407698&ll=44.5332859,-78.1407698 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15531676 – Comments: “began calling (“skew” call) a few minutes after I began playing a NSWO recording. Continued to call for Read more…
Last night, October 31st, I had the window open for the warm air, despite the high wind and rain. I was awakened at some point not by either of those, but by a very loud Eastern Screech-Owl, the first I’ve heard in our neighborhood. Other screech-owls I’ve encountered had given quite Read more…
Walking the Trans-Canada Trail on Monday, October 28, I came across a flock of three American Tree Sparrows – my first of the fall – along with a Fox Sparrow and a single American Goldfinch. The tree sparrows will spend the winter here. Later, three Golden-crowned Kinglets responded to my Read more…
Report from October 5, 2013 I have found two more patches of Carrion Flower (Smilax herbacea), also known as Coprosmanthus herbaceus . (It is a tendril-bearing plant with a stem that arches over bushes like a vine. The flowers are very ill-smelling. The fruit is a cluster of black-blue berries. Read more…
This weekend saw the first sightings of Snow Buntings this fall. An Arctic-nesting species, the birds no doubt took advantage of the winds blowing from the north to facilitate their flight southward. Snow Buntings are common in the Kawartha all winter and often gather in flocks of several hundred Read more…
*** Species Summary: – Canvasback – Redhead – Northern Shrike Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1) – Reported Oct 25, 2013 08:45 by Jason Straka – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4180879,-78.2587266&ll=44.4180879,-78.2587266 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15488072 – Comments: “Male. Brown head and gray back. Large duck with large, heavy, black bill. Diving. Read more…
With today’s cool temperatures and powdering of snow, the birds were once again flocking to my backyard this morning. Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows were feeding on the niger seed and finch mix I scattered in small piles on the ground, while Northern Cardinals, Red-breasted Nuthatches and Black-capped Chickadees were Read more…