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Wood Duck (114)

Aix sponsa

Sue Bishop

Canada (Québec)

Date taken: May 17 2021

Details: male

#Bernard Landry Park
#Laval

Date uploaded: Aug 17 2021

Comments (2):
BrianMorin: Nice spring plumage.
Chris: Great Sue.

Spruce Grouse (20)

Falcipennis canadensis

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

Date uploaded: Aug 16 2021

Comments (1):
Chris: Very nice Bob. A tough one.

Bonaparte's Gull (27)

Larus philadelphia

Ahmad Shah

Canada (Québec)

Date taken: Jul 7 2021

Pointe Yamachiche.

Date uploaded: Aug 14 2021

Comments (1):
Chris: Great to see this plumage. Well done!

Great Egret (118)

Ardea alba

Ahmad Shah

Canada (Québec)

Date taken: Jul 26 2021

Lasalle Rapids Park.

Date uploaded: Aug 14 2021

Comments (2):
Chris: Gorgeous scene with the contrast.
BrianMorin: While these birds have become more common, I don't tire of capturing them in a variety of settings. This is nice.

Stilt Sandpiper (11)

Calidris himantopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Aug 12 2021

Details: adult, molting

Crysler - Nice to see an adult of this uncommon species. There are very few areas for us to check for shorebirds this year so it was nice to see a spot along a river with good habitat and several dozen birds.

Date uploaded: Aug 13 2021

Comments (2):
Chris: Absolutely stunning!
BrianMorin: I spent a few hours walking in the middle of a river (50 metres wide) to get shorebird shots and while it never came super close it was enough to get one like this. Water was only about 2-10" deep and the river base in this zone was flat rock so an easy effort.

Long-billed Dowitcher (14)

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Aug 12 2021

Details: adult, molting

Crysler - We seldom see adults, only juveniles later on. Generally there are only one or two per year. It is very difficult to tell them apart from Short-billed but there are a few field marks including an under wing pattern difference. I saw that as well.

Date uploaded: Aug 13 2021

Comments (3):
Chris: Great ID tips…thank you!
Ahmad Shah: Excellent find.

Caspian Tern (20)

Sterna caspia

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Jun 2 2021

Details: adult

Cobourg - Breeding activity

Date uploaded: Aug 11 2021

Comments (2):
Chris: Great capture Brian. Looks like things are up and running!
BrianMorin: They are indeed.

Little Blue Heron (37)

Egretta caerulea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Jun 4 2021

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Kingston - What a treat seeing this bird. We had a false report near home the week before then this bird was confirmed. I spent quite a while observing and shooting, hoping for it to not be backlit. Only a few times over several hours did it move into good light.

Date uploaded: Aug 8 2021