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Thayer's Gull (2)

Larus thayeri

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Dec 5 2014

Details: adult, winter plummage

Cornwall - This second adult Thayer's Gull has less head marking than the other bird. Some Thayer's Gulls have dark eyes but others are light. Both of these birds had eye colour similar to Herring Gulls. CORRECTION: After careful consideration and review by an experienced gull watcher this may be a hybrid Thayer's Gull and Kumlien's Iceland Gull.

Date uploaded: Dec 6 2014

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Boreal Chickadee (2)

Parus hudsonicus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Mar 9 2017

Details: adult

Algonquin Park - a very challenging species to both find and photograph. They are nothing like our familiar Black-caps. They are very secretive and are more often heard than seen. They are not fond of seeds but enjoy peanuts and suet.

Date uploaded: Mar 10 2017

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Black-backed Woodpecker (2)

Picoides arcticus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 29 2021

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Constance Bay - A few Black-backs venture south of their boreal habitat in winter but they remain a rare visitor. They are usually found in forests with red or jack pine and work on dead or dying trees. I have seen a few and heard more over the years but never had a chance to get decent photos. This bird took hours to track down but in the end I got plenty of good shots. However, getting the forehead patch of the male to show was extremely challenging. If you don't see it, the bird looks like a female.

Date uploaded: Dec 30 2021

Comments (8):
Ahmad Shah: Great find, nicely captured.
BrianMorin: It was worth the effort. For those unfamiliar with it, be listening for subtle taps, not the noisy tapping of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers. If it calls, so much the better, but the bird never did call for us. We zeroed in on its tapping.