Thirty keen birders spent today, January 1st, in the Peterborough and Petroglyphs areas with by far the most open water ever seen on this trip. This resulted in few birds on the Otonabee River but several surprises elsewhere, including a male Ring-necked Duck on Stony Lake and 3 Northern Shovelers Read more…
Only 11 birders attended this Easter Sunday Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) outing but were rewarded with some very good sightings. 61 species included several highlights : 5 Merlins : 4 at Young’s Point including a mated pair sitting next to their nest; 4 Kestrels ; Osprey at Lakefield; one Bald Read more…
Twenty-two birders braved the cold, snow and wind yesterday to record a total of 29 species on our annual Ontario Field Ornithologists January 1st outing. Our best sightings were a Hoary Redpoll with a large flock of Common Redpolls at a feeder on Library Road, off Northey’s Bay Road near Read more…