On the morning of March 3, my son witnessed two Bald Eagles attacking a Canada Goose in flight. The goose landed in the Crowe River and while landing, swatted the eagle off his side. The second eagle stayed above and did not attack the goose. My son grabbed the binoculars Read more…
On March 3, a Northern Flicker paid a visit along with 9 Red-winged Blackbirds. Poor dears were in for a shock weather wise! We live across from the Harold Towne Conservation Area, just south of the Old Norwood Road. Sandy Reid
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) (1) – Reported Mar 05, 2017 14:14 by Brian Bailey – Peterborough–Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2939092,-78.3085044&ll=44.2939092,-78.3085044 – Checklist: – Media: 4 Photos – Comments: “Blue phase with Canada Geese, initially on the lake. Later, feeding in the cemetery with Canada Geese.” Cackling Goose Read more…
I just got back from Florida and was getting some wood from the wood pile where I found the carcass of a Long-eared Owl. Looking at the condition of the carcass, it appears the bird may have starved to death. Derry Fairweather, Buckhorn Lake
On March 5, we saw 16 Tundra Swans on Pigeon Lake from our home on Fothergill Isle. Our house faces Jacob’s Island, alongside of which the birds were resting. One of the birds pulled away from the resting area and swam by our home. Rick and Marge Decher
This beautiful Great Gray Owl was sighted on March 4 on the Trans Canada Trail where it crosses County Road 38. If you walk to right at the trail parking lot, the bird was few hundred metres down on the left, sitting at the trail edge. We approached to within Read more…
I was lucky to come across this Red-headed Woodpecker on May 21, 2016, at my home on Northey’s Bay Road on the north shore of Stoney Lake. I had never seen one and haven’t seen one since. In August 9, 2016, we also had a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth feeding at Read more…
Sitting here a little before midnight on the last evening of February, I am watching the second thunderstorm of the past one hundred hours happening outside right now. Last Friday evening (the 24th of the month), we had what I believe was the first storm of this kind of 2017, Read more…
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) (1) CONFIRMED – Reported Feb 28, 2017 13:14 by Donald A. Sutherland – Peterborough–King St at Reid St, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34869369 – Comments: “in flight NNE over downtown” Tundra Swan (Whistling) (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) (2) – Reported Feb 27, 2017 12:28 by Read more…
Our pair of Canada Geese arrived today, along with a single male Bufflehead. The geese do not nest nearby as far as we know, but they regularly patrol our stretch of the Indian River in the spring to see off any rivals, using our old dock as a base. The Read more…
We live on Young’s Point Road on the west shore of Lake Katchewanooka. Our High-bush Cranberry was loaded with fruit. However, a big flock of Bohemian Waxwings came in and cleaned it out completely. I thought you might enjoy these photos. Roy Bowles
I haven’t submitted a sighting in a while but thought of it today when a lovely pair of Trumpeter Swans appeared on the Pigeon River, just north of Omemee, among the usual Canada Geese. They don’t appear to have bands or yellow tabs on their wings so I’m assuming they are Read more…
Just reporting a Northern Shrike that we’ve seen right at our house the past two days. He’s very shy so I couldn’t get a picture, but we’re sure it is a shrike! Janet and Doug Latham, Cameron Line
We saw this animal at the top of the big hill on PL Road (Kawartha Nordic Ski Club), late on the afternoon of February 20. We’re confused by the tail, which seems too narrow for a Beaver, but too wide for a Muskrat. It was small — body about 14 Read more…
This morning (February 24), a Red-winged Blackbird visited our feeder. We’ve also had a Belted Kingfisher on the Otonabee River all winter, along with two juvenile Bald Eagles and quite a few Common Goldeneyes. There has also been a Red-tailed Hawk along the 6th Line of Selwyn. Annamarie Beckel, Selwyn Read more…
At 2 pm, on February 21, I saw a Great Gray Owl on Kelleher Road in Campbellford, ON. The bird was 500m east of Lock 8 on the Trent River. The owl was still there on February 22. Donald Munro
I saw a Merlin this morning, February 23, on the top of a hydro pole at the corner of Burnham and Maria Streets in Peterborough. Sue Paradisis, Tudor Crescent
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) (1) – Reported Feb 21, 2017 00:24 by Scott Gibson – 1_Gibson Home – Bissonnette Dr., Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “actively calling…loud enough to wake me up.”
Today, February 22, I managed to get a picture of a Pine Siskin among the goldfinches, and I also saw my first Brown Creeper of the year. Rob Welsh, Stoney Lake
This morning, February 20, two swans (most likely Trumpeter but possibly Tundra) flew at low altitude over our house, heading northwest. We are located 1.5 km east of Keene. We do have one [ or two ? ] pairs of Sandhill Cranes that stay all summer in the bog near Read more…
My friend Dave and I went for a drive up the River Road to see if we could spot some Bald Eagles at Lock 25, south of Lakefield. We were in luck as there was a pair. One bird was perched on a log and the other was on the Read more…
I had a Barred Owl show up the morning of February 12. It hung around for about 20 minutes before the Blue Jays started squawking at it. It sat there and watched the snowmobiles fly by on the nearby trail that runs up the side of the 507. It was Read more…
On February 14, I saw a Great Gray Owl at 5:00 pm, perched on a large oak tree, across the road from 765 Cordova Road. Marmora ON Denise Doekes I heard about a Great Gray Owl several days ago on the southern edge of Cordova Mines village, which would be Read more…
Today, February 15, I was at band practice at Living Hope Church on Lansdowne St. east beside the OPP building. There are 12 crab apple trees in front of the church and I counted 5-6 American Robins in each tree. That’s a lot of robins in one spot.! They were Read more…
On Feb. 10 at 1:30 pm, I was putting on my skis at the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club (Haultain). Something big caught my eye. A mature Bald Eagle flew right over the training flats. It was easy to see the white head and tail with my bare eyes. Marilyn Freeman Read more…
At 1 pm on Feb. 9/17, I saw 50+ Snow Buntings on County Road 10, just north of Ida. I didn’t have binoculars with me to check out if there were any other species with them. Ken Rumble
I was at Lynde Creek, Whitby, on February 8 and came across this male Red-bellied Woodpecker. Is it true that this species is uncommon in the Kawarthas? Brian Crangle Note: The Red-bellied is not a common woodpecker but its numbers are increasing each year. It now breeds in the Kawarthas Read more…
About two weeks ago I noticed a Cooper’s Hawk feeding on a Mourning Dove in our backyard in the west end of Peterborough. I was able to get a picture. Jim Falls
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) (1) – Reported Feb 06, 2017 11:41 by Matthew Tobey – Sir Sandford Fleming Dr at The Parkway, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Adult flying northwest” Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) – Reported Feb 06, 2017 14:10 by Matthew Tobey – Peterborough–Little Lake, Read more…
This Eastern Screech-owl showed up in our drive shed in Ennismore on Saturday, February 4. We live just south of the Yankee Line. Steve Plunkett, Ennismore Note: Screech-owls may be increasing in the Kawarthas. A record four birds were tallied on the 2016 Peterborough Christmas Bird Count. D.M.