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Semipalmated Sandpiper (6)

Calidris pusilla

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 25 2022

Details: juvenile

Ottawa - A regular migrant.

Date uploaded: Aug 27 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: Terrific Brian 😃
BrianMorin: While this is an expected migrant, at times in small to medium-sized flocks here, getting to see it at close range is always appreciated. It was so close (there is virtually no crop on the image) that taking the shots was very difficult because it was in constant motion.

American Golden Plover (6)

Pluvialis dominica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 9 2023

Details: adult, molting

Kemptville - There was a small flock in a recently tilled field. The birds were mainly further out and with terrible heat shimmer shooting was impossible. A couple of hours passed and they moved close enough that the shimmer was less of an issue.

Date uploaded: Sep 10 2023

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Pine Grosbeak (6)

Pinicola enucleator

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 19 2025

Details: male, adult

Matachewan - Beautiful male coming to a feeder. We have none down south this winter so seeing these birds was a treat.

Date uploaded: Feb 5

Comments (2):
Chris: A dream shot. Super result
Brian Morin: You are right. I dreamed of getting a shot like this with an adult male for years and when the scene unfolded I clicked away. Everything worked. I've had some luck closer to home in the past with males, which are never very numerous here (more females and immature males) but with nowhere near the result.

Virginia Rail (6)

Rallus limicola

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 27 2024

Details: adult

Cooper Marsh

Date uploaded: Apr 28 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Superb!
Brian Morin: These birds dislike open areas but once in a while one will poke around at the edge of the cattails. I could hear two calling about 5 metres away and eventually this one came into the open briefly.

American White Pelican (6)

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 3 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Prince Edward County (Gull Shoal) - We found two birds on a rocky shoal four km offshore. Pelicans breed in southwestern Lake Erie but a few birds wander before and after the breeding season. This summer individuals have been popping up across Ontario in the south, central and east, usually seen as flybys.

Date uploaded: Jul 6

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!
Brian Morin: This sighting wasn't on the radar for our trip that day.

Willow Ptarmigan (6)

Lagopus lagopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Québec)

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Date taken: Mar 12 2025

Details: adult, winter plummage, outside normal range

Barraute - There has been a major irruption from the Arctic in Abitibi County. It was my second trip this winter and this time I had 51 birds in two days. The experience was terrific.

Date uploaded: Mar 17

Comments (2):
BobTour: wow what a great accomplishment, very nice photo
Brian Morin: This was a whole lot of fun. Very long days slowly driving country roads but well worth the effort.

Killdeer (5)

Charadrius vociferus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Mar 21 2019

Details: adult

Morrisburg - We have had Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds and geese for over a week but it is the arrival of Killdeer that says spring for me. This was my first.

Date uploaded: Mar 22 2019

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American Coot (5)

Fulica americana

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jan 11 2017

Details: adult

Erieau

Date uploaded: Jan 13 2017

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Willow Flycatcher (5)

Empidonax traillii

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jul 25 2018

Details: adult

Long Sault - Identified by call. Now it is not safe to 'make a call' on these birds because they are too close to the Alder in plumage and most are no longer calling.

Date uploaded: Aug 18 2018

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Black-bellied Plover (5)

Pluvialis squatarola

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 19 2021

Details: immature

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - I managed to get a few shots just as the sun was setting. This was offshore on Gull Island, a 100-metre walk in water up to knee deep.

Date uploaded: Sep 25 2021

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Such a beautiful bird. We didn't brave the water and did not see many shorebirds on our recent trip to Presqu'ile. Well done!
BrianMorin: Even the immature birds are quite attractive. Presqu'ile is a great spot with such a variety of habitats that there is something for everyone. Access to the island is only possible from September 11 on following the end of the breeding season for colonial breeding birds.