Spotted Redshank (6)

Tringa erythropus

Chris

Canada (British Columbia)

Details: winter plummage, outside normal range

Next month will officially be the 20th anniversary of Birdviewing...reached species #900 today. It has been an amazing time seeing all of your incredible photos and the hard work going into each one. Honoured to be on the journey with you. Every photo has a story: today as we showed up at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, some folks had been waiting for 2 hours . Maybe Grace at 4 years old flushed it into the open (with a little extra noise), as within 2 minutes it came out for everyone waiting. And right behind the visitor centre. A few scares over the next minutes with Eagles overhead and then a Coopers Hawk coming right in. What an afternoon.

Date uploaded: Oct 26 2025

Comments (3):
Brian Morin: Glad you got it and a nice photo. That makes two Redshanks for Birdviewing this year. I wouldn't have been too concerned about the eagle but the Cooper's Hawk is another story.
Chris: Thanks Brian. I somehow missed yours - just had a look. Being in breeding was certainly more stunning. Glad you got a fantastic photo of him too :) Yes the Coopers swept in low over the water, flushed the whole flock of yellowlegs (about 30-40), chased one but ended up with nothing and perched in a tree about 100 yards away. Quite the show.

Baird's Sandpiper (13)

Calidris bairdii

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 14 2025

Details: juvenile

Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Oct 23 2025

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Excellent,Brian!
Brian Morin: While its colours are subdued, the feather structure is striking.

Common Grackle (20)

Quiscalus quiscula

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

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Date taken: Oct 13 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Oct 20 2025

Comments (2):
Chris: Nice capture on those colours Bob!
Sue Bishop: Nice shot!

Blue Jay (52)

Cyanocitta cristata

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

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Date taken: Oct 14 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Oct 19 2025

Comments (1):
Chris: Great focus Bob

Pileated Woodpecker (106)

Dryocopus pileatus

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

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Date taken: Oct 17 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Oct 19 2025

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Excellent closeup,Bob!

Black-capped Chickadee (68)

Parus atricapillus

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

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Date taken: Oct 14 2025

Date uploaded: Oct 18 2025

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Your Black-capped Chickadee is enjoying the sunflower head. We lost ours to squirrels.

Hudsonian Godwit (15)

Limosa haemastica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 16 2025

Details: juvenile

Turkey Point - A nice addition to the trip. A few pass through every fall but they are still considered rare.

Date uploaded: Oct 18 2025

Comments (3):
Chris: Very nicely captured. A great fall sight!
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!

Red-bellied Woodpecker (36)

Melanerpes carolinus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 16 2025

#Norfolk County

Date uploaded: Oct 11 2025

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Nicely captured
Chris: Fabulous Sue - they are usually high up there!

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (136)

Archilochus colubris

Sue Bishop

Canada (Québec)

Date taken: Aug 11 2025

# our garden

Date uploaded: Oct 11 2025

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: A nice shot for a yard bird.
Chris: Great to see Sue! Excellent freeze on the wings

Glossy Ibis (15)

Plegadis falcinellus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult, outside normal range

Ingleside - Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary. First regional record since 2011. This is an adult in non-breeding plumage.

Date uploaded: Sep 30 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!
Brian Morin: We were lucky the bird remained for a few days. It was also in a good spot for morning light.