Ecuador
Mar 16 2025
Jan 13
Mar 14 2025
Pedro Vincente Maldonado, Pichincha Province.
Jan 11
Mar 14 2025
male, adult
Jan 11
Canada (Québec) male, adult, outside normal range
Montreal - A Canadian first, at least as far as we know. Discovered a few days ago, it is anyone's guess how long it has been in Canada but at least part of its journey might have been as a hitchhiker on a ship. It is a short distance from the shipyards and such shipboard assists have occurred for a variety of birds in the past.
The bird was actively feeding on sumac berries and a few wild grapes. I had a few seconds to grab shots under very difficult conditions – beside a sea of observers and shooting through a chain link fence. I called it a male based on the bright rather than muted colour of the face and breast. It was heard singing several times, confirming it is a male.
The bird was actively feeding on sumac berries and a few wild grapes. I had a few seconds to grab shots under very difficult conditions – beside a sea of observers and shooting through a chain link fence. I called it a male based on the bright rather than muted colour of the face and breast. It was heard singing several times, confirming it is a male.
Jan 10
female, immature
Judged to be a female by large size and age by tail features, notably pointed rather than worn, rounded ends.
Jan 9
adult
St. Isidore - perched atop a solar panel in a solar panel farm.
Jan 8
male, adult, captive
Iroquois - A native of Russia and China, this species is feral in many countries including several US states. It occasionally shows up in Canada including one that wintered in Montreal last year. This duck is further upriver and could be the same one. It is very tolerant of the cold as long as it has open water.
Jan 6
Mar 12 2025
male, molting
Jan 5