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Prothonotary Warbler (17)

Protonotaria citrea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2025

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park - the colour of this bird is outstanding. It is so bright it can often be seen at a distance even though it is a small bird, hence its nickname 'swamp candle'.

Date uploaded: May 31 2025

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Gorgeous, Brian! Always a joy to see.
Ahmad Shah: Always one of the birders most wanted bird. Brilliantly captured.

Hudsonian Godwit (15)

Limosa haemastica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 23 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Bainsville - In the spring these large shorebirds normally fly to the Arctic without stopping in most of Eastern Canada. This rare encounter brought one down into a muddy field for several days. I've only seen a bird in breeding plumage once before. Normally we only see the occasional bird in the fall when they are pale gray.

Date uploaded: May 27 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!
Brian Morin: Hard to believe but I rushed back three hours from driving rain at Presqu'ile to see this bird in our regional neighbourhood. No rain at home thankfully so the result was perfect.

Barred Owl (27)

Strix varia

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 19 2025

Details: female, adult

Ottawa - The bird was hunting during the day to feed its young in a nearby nest about 20 metres up in an open treetop. Determining her sex was based on the bird's size, larger than a male. They will take large insects, worms, frogs, small fish and other prey as well as squirrels and rabbits. Several times the bird was quite close. We didn't approach it, it flew towards us as it continued the hunt.

Date uploaded: May 27 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Excellent closeup,Brian!
Brian Morin: I was almost as close to this bird as it appears. It came to us and was picking up worms at the time.

Franklin's Gull (24)

Larus pipixcan

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 22 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - It was a miserable day with steady rain and very high wind. That no doubt brought the gull down. The bird had a nice breeding season 'blush' on the underparts.

Date uploaded: May 27 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice find!
Brian Morin: It was one of the first birds I saw when I reached the beach. What a surprise.

Ruff (8)

Philomachus pugnax

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 14 2025

Details: female, adult, outside normal range

Prince Edward County - This North American rarity has been present for about 10 days. The water in a flooded field was deep enough that I only got the occasional glimpse of the strikingly coloured legs a few times. I have only seen a very few of these birds in my years of birding and this was my best result so far.

Date uploaded: May 15 2025

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Tricolored Heron (36)

Egretta tricolor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 12 2025

Details: adult, outside normal range

Moscow marsh - The bird was near the road in a very small wetland.

Date uploaded: May 13 2025

Comments (2):
Chris: Fabulous colours. Great find and capture too!
Brian Morin: Everything worked with this bird. It was in the best possible location for shooting for light and was close. I got it from my car at the end of someone's property that had a very small pond and wetland added at the end of the lawn. It worked for me and for the bird.

Mountain Bluebird (18)

Sialia currucoides

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Ottawa County - Western visitor putting on a show.

Date uploaded: Apr 22 2025

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find.
Brian Morin: I had to check out this bird. I have seen several females but never an adult male. It was worth the effort.

Wood Duck (110)

Aix sponsa

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Apr 20 2025

Details: male, adult

Ottawa

Date uploaded: Apr 22 2025

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Nice capture.
Brian Morin: It's hard not to capture these beauties when we have the chance.

Bohemian Waxwing (21)

Bombycilla garrulus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 17 2025

Details: adult

Ottawa - Winter visitor, along with hundreds of others soon to depart for the northwest to breed. The birds only showed up in numbers in recent days with two areas having several thousand. This one has flown down to the water for a quick drink after eating buckthorn berries.

Date uploaded: Apr 18 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Lovely. I haven't seen one in years.
Brian Morin: We haven't had any locally for a few years so the large number drew my attention to the Ottawa area. Most will likely be gone in a few days.

Harlequin Duck (27)

Histrionicus histrionicus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 7 2025

Details: male, adult

Mississauga - While this species is viewed every winter in the area with a few individuals, it is still a rarity in the province and is considered a species at risk in Eastern Canada. Females are usually observed more than males in southern Ontario.

Date uploaded: Apr 8 2025

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!
Brian Morin: In morning light his colours really pop.

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