Snow Bunting in winter plumage (Serena Formenti)
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 birds. D.M.
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) (1)
– Reported Oct 26, 2013 17:15 by Luke Berg
– 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: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15497951
– Comments: “foraging on the road on west side of cemetery right near the entrance.”
Flock of Snow Buntings in a winter field
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) (1)
– Reported Oct 26, 2013 14:42 by Donald Sutherland
– Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.362531,-78.2885554&ll=44.362531,-78.2885554
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15497228
– Comments: “flyover, calling in flight S”
