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Hooded Warbler (1)

Wilsonia citrina

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2024

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: May 17 2024

Comments (5):
Chris: Stunning photo of an equally stunning species
Brian Morin: The Hooded is one of the warblers we hope to find on trips south in the spring. It was a tough task this year as there were few reports in the park and the birds tended to stay out of sight. On top of that, the light was very bad when this individual was spotted, mainly backlight. I managed to get a couple of opportunities to capture the moment.

Acadian Flycatcher (1)

Empidonax virescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 11 2024

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Murphys Point Provincial Park - Much farther east and north of the normal breeding range. This is certainly the same bird that was present singing for weeks at the exact same location last June. The song is unique and the plumage is greener than similar looking flycatchers like Willow and Alder.

Date uploaded: Jun 26 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: Only the third upload of this species. Terrific photo

Black-billed Magpie (1)

Pica hudsonia

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 14 2024

Details: adult, outside normal range

Shrewsbury - A pair of Magpies were building a nest in the cedars. They are well out of range, with the closest territory near the Manitoba border, about 1200 km northwest. Last year a pair, likely the same birds, bred 90 km further east.

Date uploaded: Jul 8 2024

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Western Grebe (1)

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult, outside normal range

Toronto- a provincial rarity.

Date uploaded: Oct 17 2024

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Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (1)

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 19 2025

Details: adult, outside normal range

Matachewan - Well out of its Western mountain range. A new bird for me and one I had long wanted to see.

Date uploaded: Jan 23

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent find.
Brian Morin: This was a long haul in very cold conditions but the trip's success made it all worthwhile.

Painted Bunting (1)

Passerina ciris

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 3 2021

Details: female, adult, outside normal range

Ottawa - I had forgotten to post this individual, well out of range but a pleasant surprise.

Date uploaded: Feb 27

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Tufted Duck (1)

Aythya fuligula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 6 2025

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Erieau - This Eurasian wanderer put in an appearance in the extreme southwestern part of the province. I had a very poor distant look at one in Toronto in January and failed a second time for a better look at the same bird in a different location. This bird was much better.

Date uploaded: Apr 8

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Another great find!
Brian Morin: This was a long trip but after failed attempts this winter I had to try again. It all worked nicely.

Blue Grosbeak (1)

Passerina caerulea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 27 2025

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Sibbald Point Provincial Park - I waited years to finally see an adult male. Previously I had seen a few females and an immature male. I saw the bird off and on for three hours. This was the last shot I took and it was the best of the day.

Date uploaded: Jun 17

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: That is a beauty, nicely captured.
Brian Morin: This was a 45 minute detour on my way south but it was well worth it – a great way to start a trip on a beautiful spring day.

Kentucky Warbler (1)

Oporornis formosus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 28 2025

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park - Rare but regular spring visitor.

Date uploaded: Jun 29

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!!
Brian Morin: I had seen this species a number of years ago but I got my first shots on this trip. At one point it walked right towards us and was just over two metres away.

Spotted Redshank (1)

Tringa erythropus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 11 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Cambridge - Fantastic find at a suburban retention pond where the bird was easily observed for an entire day. It was a one-day wonder but several hundred people got to see it before it left that night. The previous record in Eastern Canada was in 1990. The bird likely crossed from Russia, through Alaska into Canada and followed migrating shorebirds south.

Date uploaded: Aug 13

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Superb find, Well done.
Brian Morin: Very long day. Six hours travel each way but my late start (I only heard about it before 9:00 a.m.) meant I'd have nice late afternoon light leading into early evening. It was perfect. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I was one of the lucky few hundred. There were hundreds more that missed it. This bird in breeding plumage is unlike any other species we have.