Birds

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Date taken: Dec 2 2024

Details: adult

Kingston (Wolfe Island) - A common raptor but it is hard to get good shots of them, especially an adult. I loved the way it was perched, especially showing the tail. It faced away so I called it to get it to look my way. It worked!

Date uploaded: Dec 3 2024

Northern Shrike (23)

Lanius excubitor

Brian Morin

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Date taken: Dec 2 2024

Details: immature

Kingston (Wolfe Island) The bird landed in the tree almost above my car. I shot from inside.

Date uploaded: Dec 3 2024

Common Hoopoe (4)

Upupa epops

Krish

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Date taken: Apr 30 2024

Details: adult

Date uploaded: Nov 20 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Nicely done

Cattle Egret (33)

Bubulcus ibis

Brian Morin

Date taken: Nov 13 2024

Details: immature, outside normal range

Brighton - This is the second individual I've seen recently, in this case beside an older calf. It was another late fall with multiple birds showing up in Ontario but fewer than in 2022. Some will remain until it gets too cold or snow covers the ground.

Date uploaded: Nov 14 2024

Purple Sandpiper (9)

Calidris maritima

Brian Morin

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Details: adult, winter plummage

Regular but uncommon species appearing in late fall-early winter, usually along the lower Great Lakes. A small number appear each year. Most birds end up on the Atlantic coast.

Date uploaded: Nov 12 2024

Eurasian Wryneck (59)

Krish

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Date taken: Nov 6 2024

Date uploaded: Nov 12 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Great camouflage

Lesser Violetear (34)

Colibri cyanotus

Sue Bishop

Panama

Date taken: Feb 22 2023

# Finca Lerida
#Chiraqui Province

Date uploaded: Nov 10 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Nice to see it dipping into the flower.

Grey-necked Bunting (1)

Emberiza buchanani

Krish

Date taken: Nov 9 2024

Details: male, adult

Date uploaded: Nov 10 2024

Cattle Egret (33)

Bubulcus ibis

Brian Morin

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Details: outside normal range

Frontenac County - This egret appeared in the same field of cows that a bird was seen a few years ago. There is an influx of single egrets in southern and eastern Ontario in recent days.

Date uploaded: Nov 8 2024

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find.
Brian Morin: It has been quite the week for these birds. Seven days ago I tried unsuccessfully to locate a bird at two different locations on my way home after finding the Hudsonian Godwit. This week, new individuals have obligingly appeared at multiple spots across the south and east. The homeowner took me into the field with the cows and we spent time watching and photographing.

Black Redstart (4)

Phoenicurus ochruros

Krish