340 results found


Sep 14 2020
juvenile
Ottawa
Oct 24 2020
Sep 14 2020
adult
Ottawa - This was one of the toughest. I had it for just a few seconds.
Sep 15 2020
Aug 31 2020
adult, outside normal range
Perth - A two-day wonder for this western vagrant. It put on a nice show, occasionally coming close to the road. It was gone the next morning.
Sep 3 2020
May 22 2025
adult, summer plummage, outside normal range
Presqu'ile Provincial Park - It was a miserable day with steady rain and very high wind. That no doubt brought the gull down. The bird had a nice breeding season 'blush' on the underparts.
May 27
May 4 2016
male, adult, summer plummage
Point Pelee National Park
May 10 2016
Apr 17 2025
adult
Ottawa - Winter visitor, along with hundreds of others soon to depart for the northwest to breed. The birds only showed up in numbers in recent days with two areas having several thousand. This one has flown down to the water for a quick drink after eating buckthorn berries.
Apr 18
May 1 2017
adult
Leamington
May 8 2017
May 4 2024
male, adult, outside normal range
Strathroy - A pair bred here last year. A male has returned but there was no female yet. The next closest breeding is possibly Manitoba (rarely) and Saskatchewan but mainly Alberta. It's a great find.
May 16 2024
May 18 2023
male, adult, inflight
Presqu'ile Provincial Park - This is a provincially endangered species with only a few breeding pairs. 2023 was a poor breeding year. This male was calling and flying about proclaiming territory. We were not near a nest. The pair did not nest this year but another pair did.
Sep 8 2023