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Great Grey (49)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 21 2025

Details: adult, outside normal range

Ottawa - This is an irruption year with a few birds moving into the National Capital region and beyond. I had made two unsuccessful trips to see another bird a week prior so I really appreciated the end result.

Date uploaded: Jan 22

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Harris's Sparrow (9)

Zonotrichia querula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 8 2025

Details: adult, winter plummage, outside normal range

Port Perry - Feeding with juncos and Tree Sparrows on the ground. Skittish species, preferring to stay close to bushes. It will likely remain for the winter.

Date uploaded: Jan 9

Comments (3):
Chris: Terrific to see the adult. Have had some reports of immature and one sighting in Chateauguay in 1990s.
Brian Morin: Normally lingering out of place birds are immature so this was a plus. As luck would have it, on my travels in southwestern Ontario on this trip I had seen an immature three days prior.

Redhead (20)

Aythya americana

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 3 2025

Details: male, adult

Mississauga - semi-common winter duck

Date uploaded: Jan 9

Comments (5):
Krish: Very Nice ! looks very much like the "Common Pochard" in India and I think parts of Europe.
Brian Morin: Yes, similar. Attractive species.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (32)

Melanerpes carolinus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 31 2024

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Ottawa - Always nice to see. This is a rare regional species that is easier to find in the winter and will come to feeders.

Date uploaded: Jan 2

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Gorgeous capture, Brian!
Chris: Indeed such a nice one to see - fantastic snap as well!

Snowy Owl (217)

Nyctea scandiaca

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 15 2024

Details: male, immature

Ottawa - After a disastrous winter in 2023-4 when the lowest number of Snowy Owls in living memory were present in Ontario, or anywhere in Eastern Canada, this winter has seen a modest recovery, closer to normal. Males are uncommon, even in good years. At the height of the peak, from 2012-19, we only saw 1 male for every 20 females.There may be a few more males this winter.

Date uploaded: Dec 16 2024

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Magnificent capture.
Brian Morin: This was a real treat after seeing three others in recent weeks, all so far away you needed to have the bird identified in the photo. :)

Cackling Goose (10)

Branta hutchinsii

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 13 2024

Cobourg - A few of the smaller Cackling Geese migrate with Canada Geese in the East but the ratio is about 1-25,000 or even less.

Date uploaded: Dec 15 2024

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Great find.
Brian Morin: This was real work. I spent 40 minutes trying to find a couple in a flock of thousands of Canadas on the water that kept moving around. Then getting a decent shot was the next challenge. That took another 15 minutes but it was worth the effort.

Lapland Longspur (18)

Calcarius lapponicus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult, winter plummage

St. Rose-de-Prescott

Date uploaded: Dec 8 2024

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent capture.
Brian Morin: Patience and luck both played a hand with this sighting. We don't get many and last year I had none. The bird only had its head up for a split second but very seldom because it was feeding nonstop.

Red-tailed Hawk (72)

Buteo jamaicensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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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

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Northern Shrike (22)

Lanius excubitor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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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

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Cattle Egret (32)

Bubulcus ibis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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

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