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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (2)

Tyrannus forficatus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Apr 29 2022

Details: adult, outside normal range

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - What a treat to see this bird. I had the one In Montreal last fall but the setting was nowhere near as good as this. I could always orient myself for the right light unlike with the other bird. The flycatcher was likely blown up by warm stormy weather that originated on the Texas coast a few days ago.

It was very cold first thing in the morning and windy after that, keeping insects low or on the ground. It always fed on the ground and seldom went to a perch so most of my shots were of it on the ground.

Date uploaded: Apr 30 2022

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: That is an amazing bird, superb capture, fantastic setting.
BrianMorin: I selected a nice perched shot to show the bird rather than a lawn shot. I got plenty of those. This bird was fabulous and had us enjoying the show for almost four hours before it took a long break for the afternoon.

Townsend's Solitaire (2)

Myadestes townsendi

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 21 2022

Details: adult, outside normal range

Durham - Another Western traveller, likely to spend weeks to a few months enjoying red cedar berries and wild grapes in Ontario.

Date uploaded: Dec 22 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Great record and photo. They’re not always easy to find.
BrianMorin: Agreed. This one posed nicely in typical vertical profile which is a unique look for this 'solitary' species of thrush.

Whip-poor-will (2)

Caprimulgus vociferus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2023

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park - What a treat to have a chance to see this night bird at close range and only 18" off the ground.

Date uploaded: May 23 2023

Comments (6):
Chris: Stunning colour pattern, even more so against the backdrop of the greenery
BrianMorin: The camouflage this bird has is amazing. While we can clearly see it up close, its appearance is that of a bump on a log.

Neotropical Cormorant (2)

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 8 2022

Details: adult, outside normal range

Kingston - First sighted on July 28, the bird still shows up daily on one of two favourite rocks near shore. That's the way to get a rarity.

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Wow. Somebody did a good job “reviewing” their cormorants and not missing this one 😁
BrianMorin: Size helps in this case. Thankfully the smaller size, when next to a Double-crested, is noticeable.

Purple Gallinule (2)

Porphyrio martinica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: immature, outside normal range

Ingleside - This out of range Florida bird has been around for weeks and with leaves gone it has been easier to find. Last night we had a hard freeze which had the bird not in its usual area. You won't see many shots of this species enjoying a Canadian winter. It is very healthy at this time and can fly no problem. It is feeding on dead fish, a frog (when it was warmer) aquatic vegetation and wild grapes. Those huge feet allow it to move very easily on the ice. Attempts by others to retrieve the bird so it can overwinter in a rehabilitation facility failed today. It is still too healthy and eluded its captors.

Date uploaded: Nov 21 2023

Comments (1):
Chris: Hope he makes it. I remember a Common Moorhen tried to overwinter in Dorval, and was eating popcorn at a movie theatre into December.