White-rumped Sandpiper (10)

Calidris fuscicollis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 29 2026

Details: juvenile

Ault Island - The bird clearly showed the white rump a couple of times.

Date uploaded: Oct 15

Views: 21

Comments (2):
Chris: Lovely combination all around. I would have mistaken for a Western - good ID!
Brian Morin: It helps when it shows the key field mark. Also the wings extend beyond the tail.

Marbled Godwit (23)

Limosa fedoa

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 8 2026

Details: outside normal range

Sainte-Luce - This Prairie bird was well off course on its migration south. It remained for over a month.

Date uploaded: Oct 9

Views: 26

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Great find,Brian!
Brian Morin: This was the final bird on my trip and it was a good one. Quite unexpected.

Great Horned Owl (24)

Bubo virginianus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 16 2024

Details: female, adult

Cornwall - Taken 15 minutes after sunrise.

Date uploaded: Oct 5

Views: 38

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Great capture,Brian. Worth getting up for!
Brian Morin: Third day in a row to try for shots and finally had success. The owl enjoyed the morning sun for 20 minutes before going to its nest nearby.

Bald Eagle (75)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 16 2024

Details: adult

Iroquois - This is a real shot, not a manipulated photo. An Osprey was heading to its nest while an eagle was doing the same. The two nests are only 100 metres apart. These species do not get along and the Osprey is usually the aggressor even though it is smaller. The eagle made a defensive move, doing a barrel roll as the Osprey passed overhead then continued the manoeuvre, uprighting itself. It was over in seconds. There was no interaction between the two but I caught a few frames of this one of a kind moment.

Date uploaded: Sep 30

Views: 35

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Amazing capture with bald eagle upside down.
Chris: Truly incredible to see and capture that moment with an inverted eagle.

White-breasted Nuthatch (35)

Sitta carolinensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 23 2026

Details: adult

Constance Bay-Ottawa The upside down bird. This is the first time I have seen and photographed a nuthatch with its tail fully spread.

Date uploaded: Sep 24

Views: 38

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Amazing pose.
Brian Morin: As I noted it was a first for me and I've seen nuthatches literally thousands of times.

Little Blue Heron (38)

Egretta caerulea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 18 2026

Details: juvenile, outside normal range

Ottawa - An unexpected rare regional visitor

Date uploaded: Sep 19

Views: 45

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice find and capture,Brian!
Brian Morin: It was a great subject to work with at close range for a short time.

Philadelphia Vireo (21)

Vireo philadelphicus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 11 2026

Presqu'iel Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Sep 18

Views: 38

Comments (1):
Chris: Very nicely done Sue. Glad you made the trip.

Rusty Blackbird (18)

Euphagus carolinus

(Vulnerable)

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 15 2026

Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Sep 18

Views: 30

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Good one. I haven't had one yet this fall.

Blackpoll Warbler (26)

Setophaga striata

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 8 2026

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Sep 16

Views: 26

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Fall warblers are so challenging. Good thing you have identifiable field marks.

Philadelphia Vireo (21)

Vireo philadelphicus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 11 2026

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Sep 16

Views: 36

Comments (3):
Brian Morin: Good photo. This looks like a Philadelphia Vireo, another good migrant. It lacks the strong white wingbars, yellow spectacles and olive-green head found on the Yellow-throated Vireo.
Sue Bishop: I think you are right about Philadelphia Vireo