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Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Aug 15 2021
juvenile
Cornwall - Common Nighthawks no longer breed in our region so if we want to see one in the summer we have to head almost two hours northwest onto part of the Canadian Shield. They prefer open rocky areas with limited vegetation for breeding. This bird was a migrant that spent the day sleeping on a power line. In the third week of August, several flocks of a dozen or more moved through late in the day.
Aug 22 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Sep 18 2021
female, adult, outside normal range
Owen Sound - This bird should be heading to Africa via Europe after breeding in the eastern Arctic but got her wires crossed.
Sep 19 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Oct 26 2021
outside normal range
Stratford - Saved me a trip to southern Texas at best or maybe even into the tropics. This anomaly is not a first for the province but is still exceptionally rare. The bird was very approachable but that wasn't necessary because at times it would head towards us as it busily probed the grass in a horse pasture for insects. Before I arrived it had been walking around the feet of observers.
Oct 29 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Nov 19 2021
adult
Cornwall - One thing is for sure with birds, you always have to be ready for surprises. This is a Ring-billed Gull with excessive melanin in its genes, something that occurs far less frequently in birds than leucism, where there is a deficiency in colours, usually melanin. We know this is an adult because it was reported two years ago in the same area and looked exactly the same at that time. This is the first bird of any kind that I have encountered with such a condition. Leucistic birds (pale or white feathers) are more commonly found.
Nov 27 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Nov 29 2021
immature, outside normal range
Barrie - This second year bird, a bit larger than a Herring Gull is well outside its Pacific Coast range. This is only Ontario's second bird, the first being last year.
Nov 30 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Nov 29 2021
immature, outside normal range
Toronto - A second BC bird in one day. This one has found a Toronto park to its liking.
Nov 30 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Jan 7 2022
outside normal range
Niagara Falls - This southern vagrant has spent five months hanging out with Mallards at a park. It is a bit smaller than its many cousins and when it is close it really stands out. It presumably will relocate in the spring.
Jan 21 2022
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
May 5 2022
adult, summer plummage, outside normal range
Erieau - The occasional individual deviates from its western flight path that would normally take it to South Dakota or even southern Alberta. I made two attempts at photographing this individual and on the second day it was much closer, offering excellent views. The breeding plumage is stunning, right down to the ruby-red eye. I've waited a long time for this bird.
May 26 2022
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Jun 9 2022
adult
Alfred - This is a nest site, part of a colony in a large pile of peat on a peat farm. I hope the young fledge before the hill is excavated.
Jun 10 2022
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Oct 16 2022
outside normal range
Windsor - The bird has been cooperative, showing for at least 10 days.
Oct 20 2022