On April 30th, looking out the main floor windows, Peter spied a large bird flapping its wings far up into our huge White Pine which is about 120 feet from the river and a similar distance from the house. If it hadn’t flapped its wings we would never have known Read more…
Today, January 31, I saw 10 Trumpeter Swans off of the beach in Lakefield. Three were immatures. Guy Hanchet, Lakefield A female Northern Flicker was at our suet feeder twice this morning, Jan 22. Jim Cashmore, Claudette Court, Peterborough Just like every year for the past 15 years, the Mallard Read more…
At our cottage on Crowe Lake, we’ve been watching our annual convention of Trumpeter Swans. After I took this video there was quite the flurry of activity. We are so fortunate to be able to enjoy this part of nature. Maxine Prentice, Peterborough Update from Maxine: The swans return each Read more…
We live at the 12th Line and Northey’s Road in Selwyn. This Red-bellied Woodpecker has been here for the past week. Not the best picture (taken December 3). Paul Vigneux I had a productive day (December 6) at the Peterborough Airport. Most of these birds were photographed along Moncrief Line. Read more…
Varied Thrush – On January 1, my son Philippe and I went to see the rare Varied Thrush that is coming regularly to a feeder at the office of the Bark Lake Conference Centre, just west of Gooderham. This species is native to British Columbia but occasionally wanders into eastern Read more…
Northern Hawk-owl: On December 19, I was able to get this picture of a Northern Hawk-owl near Barrie. Donald Munro Glaucous Gulls: On December 16, I went up to Trent University to see the two juvenile Glaucous Gulls that are hanging out Read more…
Lingering blackbirds: A Red-winged Black-bird and a Brown-headed Cowbird were coming to our feeders in late November but seem to have disappeared. A Common Grackle has also been coming. Here is a picture taken December 1 during the snow storm. Greg Warner, Cherryhill Road, Peterborough My grand daughter, Grace Mackie, Read more…
Large congregation of eagles in Campbellford – This morning, January 29, at Percy Reach on the Trent River south of Campbellford, there were 13 Bald Eagles waiting their turn, while 3 Eastern Coyotes ate deer on the ice. The coyotes have killed three deer in the last two weeks here. Read more…
Cooper’s Hawk: I had a Cooper’s Hawk visiting the neighborhood for a couple of days in the last week of December. Also had a pile of grey feathers (likely a Mourning Dove) in the garden near our feeder at this time. I managed to get a reasonable photo when it Read more…
Snowy Owl – The Snowy Owls are back in the Lindsay / Little Britain area. The first sighting was two weeks ago. I shot this one yesterday (Nov. 22) on the road between Oakwood & Little Britain. Carl Welbourn, Kawartha Camera Club Read more…
Osprey: I saw this Osprey on its nest today (April 20) on County Rd 2, west of Hastings. Impressive pad! Wendy Marrs Snowy Owl: This beautiful Snowy Owl was in our backyard this morning (April 20) around 8 am. What a thing of beauty! This is my first time ever Read more…
Snowy Owl – It was snowing on Upper Buckhorn on April 6 and guess what shows up at my neighbor’s dock? Looks like a male. Derry Fairweather Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) – Reported Apr 05, 2018 16:07 by Toby Rowland – Read more…
I heard a Great Horned owl at the edge of the cedar/ash/white pine forest by the Otonabee River near 9th line. On Feb 10- 5:45 am. Susan Chow Barred Owl (Strix varia) (1) – Reported Feb 09, 2018 Read more…
On my way home from a friend’s this evening at dusk (Jan. 27 – 4:45pm) while driving through pouring rain on Co. Rd. 38 between the Dummer-Asphodel Road and Webster Road south of Warsaw, an immature Snowy Owl suddenly appeared flying along beside me at about hydro line height. It Read more…
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) (1) – Reported Jan 20, 2018 14:00 by Alexandra Israel – Lang Area, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42106339 – Media: 1 Photo – Comments: “Alerted by mobbing chickadees. Only general location given.” Gray Jay (Northern) (Perisoreus Read more…
Barred Owl: Sighted Saturday, December 30, at 2:30pm in Burnham’s Woods (Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park) on Hwy 7, just east of Peterborough. It was sitting in one of the large hemlock trees about 40 metres from the end of the parking lot. I wouldn’t have seen it had it not Read more…
N.B. Whenever I refer to “home”, it is between Warsaw and Lakefield, south of the Sawer Creek Wetland. Passerines and other birds and animals. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo flew over my kayak as I began to paddle up the Indian River from Back Dam Park at Warsaw on September 9th. It Read more…
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1) – Reported Dec 09, 2017 12:01 by Ben Taylor – Charlotte and Rubidge, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40994101 – Comments: “Seen flying east along Charlotte Street. Stocky bird with steady, powerful wingbeats.” Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) (1) – Reported Dec 09, 2017 08:48 Read more…
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Dec 02, 2017 09:40 by Donald A. Sutherland – Peterborough–E side Airport Rd opposite Peterborough Municipal Airport, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Media: 1 Photo – Comments: “perched atop ventilation ducts on roof of easternmost blue building (Flying Colours Read more…
Expect a lot of snow and a ‘classic Canadian winter’ In my fall nature almanac, I had the temerity to predict that the sunshine and cool temperatures of early September would lead to extraordinary leaf colour. Well, I sure got that wrong. In fact, this fall’s colour show was one Read more…
I sent you a note about this time last year about a small flock of Sandhill Cranes passing over Lakefield. Well, this year they have been joined by some friends. At about 2:30 this afternoon, November 17, about 4 flocks of the size of the group in the picture passed Read more…
Well, it’s been a year since I had the pleasure to take a photo of a Snowy Owl. My friend, Carl, and I went in search of this guy and found him (near Woodville). We had to walk quite a distance across a field to get a shot but it Read more…
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 02, 2016 14:15 by Linda Sunderland – Scriven Road, Bailieboro, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Scriven Road on top of telephone pole between 2nd and 3rd Line, female – first winter” Note: Graham Yates reports finding a beautiful Barred Read more…
A Snowy Owl was observed for over 30 minutes on Dec 15th in the corn field behind Jim Glenn’s main depot in Keene. Michael Gillespie
My husband and I spotted a Snowy Owl at about 10 AM on November 14th. It was sitting in a tree along the side of our road. We live about 10 min’s northwest of Young’s Point. The owl was just sitting there looking around. We were able to reverse the Read more…
I caught sight of this Snowy Owl on a hydro pole along County Rd 4 during a snow squall Wednesday morning (Feb 18, 2015). It was my fourth Snowy photographed this winter so far. The bird was quite large and had heavy barring along chest. I also took this photo Read more…
My friend, Carl, and I were coming back from the Wolf Centre in Haliburton today and decided to travel down County Road 36, south of Bobcaygen, as we have come across a Snowy Owl along there before. Today we were extra lucky, as we happened to see both a Barred Read more…
Researchers at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section in Peterborough are once again studying Short-eared and Snowy Owl diet. We are looking for changes in the owls’ diets over time and linking that to cyclical changes in prey abundance. We’re also exploring the extent of Read more…
Gadwall (Anas strepera) (1) – Reported Jan 14, 2015 08:40 by Walter Wehtje – Peterborough–Monaghan boat ramp, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing bird, male, on ice with mallards” Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 14, 2015 17:20 by Daniel Williams – Peterborough–Little Lake, Peterborough, Read more…
I saw this Snowy Owl up at Fleming this afternoon, January 9. It was interesting to see it flying as well, as it went from light stand to light stand up at the new soccer fields. It looks like a young bird. Andrew Lipscombe, Peterborough