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Author: Brian Morin

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Sep 1 2016
adult
Presqu'ile Provincial Park - A pleasant surprise today. Only a few Whimbrels stop here on their way south so I got lucky while viewing other shorebirds. It was only present for three minutes.
Sep 2 2016
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Aug 23 2016
adult
Algonquin Park
Aug 25 2016
7
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Jul 29 2016
male, adult
South Lancaster
Aug 2 2016
42
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Jul 20 2016
Napanee Plain Alvar - I failed a couple of weeks ago to get anywhere near these rare breeders. Today there were about 5-6, probably a single family and two birds were about 150 feet away, much too far to shoot. Then one came in closer and eventually landed beside the road near my car. It was almost too close to shoot and the upper angle was very awkward for an inside shot but I managed to do it. This is a very rare breeder in Ontario.
Jul 21 2016
27
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male, adult
South Lancaster
Jul 15 2016
19
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female, adult
South Lancaster
Jul 15 2016
27
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Jul 7 2016
adult
Napanee - the repertoire of this bird was incredible. It did virtually perfect songs of Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jay (two different calls), Eastern Phoebe and the call of a Kingfisher in addition to its own call notes. There were others too but these were the best. Practise makes perfect they say. If you closed your eyes you could not distinguish the calls as not being the real thing. We found this bird while looking for a Tufted Titmouse that was calling. That was one big titmouse :)
Jul 8 2016
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Jul 5 2016
male
Constance Bay - west of Ottawa. I spent the afternoon with this pair which were actively feeding. Chicks still quite young – not visible. This is the only breeding pair I know of in the region. The nest was near the top of a 50 ft snag. Update: I just learned that there are 4 known breeding pairs in Eastern Ontario but that's still a far cry from the number we used to have.
Jul 6 2016
39
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Jun 21 2016
male, adult
Ottawa - This is as common as they come but at least it was still singing when so many warblers have gone quiet, attending to feeding duties.
Jun 22 2016
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Jun 21 2016
adult
Ottawa - I returned to the site I had a bird recently and wanted to capture it on a sunny day. After a while it landed on a nearby perch and sang for me.
Jun 22 2016
34
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