Northern Pintail (4)

Anas acuta

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2022

Cobourg - a lingering bird that will likely soon depart as winter ice sets.

Date uploaded: Jan 12 2022

Comments (6):
Chris: Brilliant lighting. Great job.
BrianMorin: He was a beauty. You couldn't tell that I was freezing my hands off on this bitterly cold morning.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (4)

Tryngites subruficollis

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 29 2025

Details: immature, outside normal range

Sarsfield (Ottawa) - Up to four birds were present for a few days – I saw two. They are rarely spotted in migration in the region.

Date uploaded: Aug 31

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find, well captured.
Brian Morin: At close range the bird can easily be seen but a little further away and not moving, it becomes invisible thanks to perfectly matched plumage.

Pectoral Sandpiper (4)

Calidris melanotos

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 1 2019

Details: juvenile

Ottawa - This 'juvie' is putting its best foot forward as it probes for dinner. We are in that interim period in the annual cycle, the shorebird season, which bridges summer and fall. This is one of the most interesting and challenging periods of birding and is for me more fun and satisfying than dealing with those 'confusing fall warblers'. This is especially true for photographers because more often than not if you strategize you don't need to chase them, they will come to you.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2019

Pine Siskin (4)

Carduelis pinus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jan 31 2019

Details: adult

Cornwall - Most siskins left the province last fall so a small flock at a local feeder was a pleasant surprise.

Date uploaded: Feb 1 2019

Canada Warbler (4)

Wilsonia canadensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jun 4 2020

Details: male, adult

Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Jun 5 2020

Northern Mockingbird (4)

Mimus polyglottos

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Details: adult

Hamilton - After a morning of not finding any of the birds I was looking for I spotted this individual in a park and quickly grabbed my camera.

Date uploaded: Sep 19 2019

White-winged Crossbill (4)

Loxia leucoptera

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Feb 5 2024

Details: male

Algonquin Park - Numerous Red Crossbills present but few White-winged this year. Normally we can expect pictures from ground level looking to tree tops but from the elevated visitor centre deck I was almost at the height of the trees.

Date uploaded: Apr 1 2024

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find and shot.
Brian Morin: It was one of the highlights of the trip, especially getting it from that perspective.

Black-throated Blue Warbler (4)

Dendroica caerulescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 5 2025

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jun 1

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Great capture.
Brian Morin: I have found that this species is often fairly cooperative when it comes to capturing its movements.

Dickcissel (4)

Spiza americana

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 17 2023

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Merlin - I spotted two pairs in this area. The males were singing. This Midwestern species irrupts into the region in small numbers to breed and it often occurs after our main songbird migration is over.

Date uploaded: Jun 18 2023

Comments (1):
Chris: That’s interesting on the irruption. Glad they found the right habitat as I believe it’s population is declining

Marsh Wren (4)

Cistothorus palustris

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jul 8 2024

Details: adult

Ingleside

Date uploaded: Oct 30 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice closeup. They are often uncooperative.
Brian Morin: They can be very tough to get for sure. I was pleased with the result.