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Double-crested Cormorant (1)

Phalacrocorax auritus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Aug 21 2013

Details: juvenile

Cooper Marsh - Lancaster. I don't make a habit of taking cormorant pictures but this one was out of place in a lily choked canal and the setting was attractive so I just had to take the shot.

Date uploaded: Aug 22 2013

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Sabine's Gull (1)

Xema sabini

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 25 2013

Details: adult, outside normal range

Ottawa - This species occurs on western Lake Ontario each fall in small numbers but is rare in Eastern Ontario. Most Sabine's seen in the south are juveniles. Adults are very rare. The dark gray head and yellow-tipped bill are distinct.

Date uploaded: Sep 26 2013

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American Black Duck (1)

Anas rubripes

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Oct 17 2013

Details: adult

Ottawa

Date uploaded: Oct 18 2013

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American Crow (1)

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Nov 28 2013

Details: adult

Chesterville - It hardly seems worthwhile taking a picture of a Crow but this bird piqued my curiosity. It spent a few minutes working on a partial cob of corn then flew away with its prize.

Date uploaded: Dec 1 2013

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Barn Swallow (1)

Hirundo rustica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jun 16 2014

Details: male, adult

Ingleside - gathering nesting material– grasses and mud. Notice how the long tail is held up to avoid getting it muddy.

Date uploaded: Jun 18 2014

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Common Moorhen (1)

Gallinula chloropus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Details: female, adult

St. Albert - this Moorhen family (renamed Common Gallinule) had 6 chicks. At one point it grew to 10 when another female asked this one to mind the kids while she went shopping for lunch :)

Date uploaded: Jul 8 2014

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Chuck-will's Widow (1)

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 15 2015

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park - I have been lucky enough to hear a couple of these birds in the past but seeing one is a first for me and for hundreds of others as well.

Date uploaded: May 18 2015

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