Sightings

The Red-bellied Woodpecker is at our feeder today. Hope he stays around! Two Pileated Woodpeckers are also regular visitors right now. Location: Otonabee River South at Cedar Bank Road Observer: Eva McFaul

There was an Osprey sitting on its nest on Scriven Line just south of Cty Rd 2 this afternoon. All the other nests (~15), I viewed were empty. Location: Scriven Line Observer: Anne Anthony

I just saw my first Osprey of the year today on my way to school. It was flying downstream towards lock 25 on the Otonabee. Location: Lakefield Observer: Luke Berg

Today, Ethan Huner and I went in search of waterfowl for most of the afternoon. We started at Little Lake where duck numbers were down significantly from days earlier. The usual suspects including Ring-necked, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Merganser and Hooded Merganser were present. We then moved on to Mathers Read more…

Today at about 13:30, a small group of 6 Tree Swallows flew north past the Lakefield Sewage Lagoons. The north pond of the lagoons is still frozen, and the south pond is about 2/3 ice-free. Very little was there; 6 Buffleheads and 6 Mallards. Location: Lakefield Sewage Lagoons on County Read more…

This morning at Miller’s Creek Conservation Area on the 7th Line of Smith-Ennismore, I saw three Sandhill Cranes flying. They were in the cow pasture to the left of the entrance. On Emerald Isle Rd.in Ennismore, I had a female Northern Harrier. Location: Bridgenorth and Ennismore Observer: Bill Snowden

Yesterday Dave and I saw two Sandhill Cranes in a field just south of the Birdsall Wildlife Area (2 pics). We also saw Pintail Ducks at Mather’s Corners, along with the species seen by Don Sutherland. We also saw lots of Common Mergansers at several points along the north shore Read more…

Lulled into thinking that it would be more spring-like, today I toured around the eastern side of the county, north to Sandy Lake and south to Hastings, and then along Peterborough Rd 2 to Hwy 28. It was cool and windy and most shrub thicket swamps and marshes were still Read more…

This morning, there was a single White-throated Sparrow in my backyard in Lakefield. Location: Lakefield Observer: Colin Jones

This morning I saw the same Wild Turkeys as Tony (March 30) displaying in the corn field at Parkhill Rd and Ackison Rd. There were about three males and six or seven females. The males all had their tail feathers spread out widely. Location: Observer:

At 6:02 a.m. a Common Loon announced his arrival on Buckhorn Lake. It’s probably the single one who always arrives first. A Great Blue Heron flew in yesterday, too. Since the ice started breaking up, we’ve seen several Common and Hooded Mergansers, Buffleheads and 2 Ring-necked Ducks. Location: Buckhorn Observer: Read more…

On our way home from work at approximately 4:30 p.m. my husband & I spotted 2 Sandhill Cranes feeding in a field just west of Douro 2nd line on the south side of Cty Rd 4. A little bit further towards Warsaw a Northern Harrier was hunting low over the Read more…

Taking advantage of the nice weather for a change I walked the rail trail between Villiers Line and Cameron Line. I heard five Ruffed Grouse drumming and one Killdeer flying over. A creek runs alongside the trail for most of the distance. At one point I saw a large dark Read more…

We are on the north shore of Sturgeon Lake. Saw a pair of Bald Eagles in a tree on Muskrat Island all day yesterday (Mar 29,2011). I have never seen Bald Eagles here before. Location: Sturgeon Lake Observer: Dennis Callan

Today, I saw a Northern Harrier fly over a field north of Cty Rd 2 and Cty Rd 35. Location: Mather’s Corners Observer: Rick Stankiewicz

Turkey Vultures have been flying low over Aberdeen Ave. at Bethune for the last few days at around 4-6 p.m. Last night there were 22 of them! They have been making a kind of chirping sound. Location: Aberdeen Ave. Observer: reported to Anria Loubser

Both on Monday, the 21st, and this morning, my friend and I spotted three Eastern Bluebirds along the roadside by Six Foot Bay Golf Course (west of Buckhorn). There are some bluebird boxes near there, so I expect they are returning birds. Location: Buckhorn, Ontario Observer: Toni Sinclair

Today 13+ Turkey Vultures circled over Stony Lake. They were very high and gradually moving north. Location: Boshink Narrows, Stony Lake Observer: Rob Welsh

There was an Osprey sighted near Perrytown north of Port Hope today. Location: Port Hope Observer: Paul Jones

Today, I saw and photographed a pair of Trumpeter Swans on the Otonabee River at Lock 23 (between Lakefield and Trent University). Location: Otonabee River Observer: Colin Jones

Although they are common, I haven’t heard any mention of these new arrivals so I thought some might be interested to know they are around. North of Rice Lake, the fields have had Killdeer in them for the past few days. As well, a Kestrel showed up in Assumption (Old Read more…

This week we were “flocked” by Common Redpolls. We have lived here since 2005 and this is the first time we’ve seen them here. As of last weekend, we also sighted (in our backyard) the first robins, grackles, red winged blackbirds of the season. Location: Sturgeon Lake Observer: Susan Staniforth

A quick check of the pond at Mathers Corners produced very few birds, but there was 1 Northern Pintail, 1 Northern Shoveler and 1 Ring-necked Duck. (best viewed from Drummond Line south of Cty. Rd. 2) The heronry at the south end of Drummond Line had 4 herons on nests Read more…

Driving east on Highway 7 at dawn at the Madoc exit, I saw two Great Blue Herons flying west. What a wonderful sight. Location: Madoc Observer: Joanne O

The Trumpeter Swans have returned! Very exciting. Let’s hope we’ll have some babies! Location: Kent’s Bay, Hiawatha Observer: Sharon Simkins

This morning behind the house (Westbrook Drive) at 10:50 a.m. Kathy found a flock of about 40 Cedar Waxwings in the tops of the trees. Yesterday Martin observed one Common Grackle at Young’s Point, and Kathy had a couple near Fleming Campus. This morning several were in the Westbrook Drive Read more…

Tonight I heard a Merlin screaming at the corner of Rogers and Sophia streets in East City, and yes, also I heard Red-winged Blackbirds at the university. Location: Peterborough Observer: Erica Nol

I did not see, but heard, my first Red-winged Blackbird of the season when filling up my bird feeder this morning. I live about 10 kms past Flynn

Today, my wife spotted our first American Robin of the “spring,” sitting on our neighbour’s deck railing. Location: Peterborough Observer: Don Finigan

There was a bit of excitement in our front yard this afternoon. All at the same time, we saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker, a downy and a hairy, a Common Grackle and a flock of goldfinches.. The goldfinches have stayed around our feeder all winter..a first here. A couple of months Read more…