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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 2025

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.

Gray Kingbird (1)

Tyrannus dominicensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 28 2025

Details: juvenile, outside normal range

St. Clair National Wildlife Area - A rare bird in Canada and a new species for me. It spent most of its time on wires so a brief trip to a natural setting was what I had hoped for. At that location it was also much lower. Oddly enough, there is also one of these Florida natives in Quebec.

Date uploaded: Oct 29 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: great find and capture, Brian!
Brian Morin: The best part was I got some great close shots in a natural setting rather than on a power line at 50 metres, which was where I had it the first day.

Mandarin Duck (1)

Aix galericulata

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Details: male, adult, captive

Iroquois - A native of Russia and China, this species is feral in many countries including several US states. It occasionally shows up in Canada including one that wintered in Montreal last year. This duck is further upriver and could be the same one. It is very tolerant of the cold as long as it has open water.

Date uploaded: Jan 6

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent find.
Brian Morin: My only prior experience with this species was in a wildlife park. This was way better.

Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)

Myiarchus cinerascens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 11 2026

Details: outside normal range

Point Pelee National Park - Rare migrant from the Southwest. The bird remained for two days.

Date uploaded: May 19

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Another rarity! Congratulations!
Brian Morin: That was not on anyone's radar for this spring. A new bird for me.

Brewster's Warbler (1)

Vermivora cyanoptera

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: female, adult

Near Bonville - This is a Blue-winged x Golden-winged hybrid. Apparently females may have yellow below while males tend to be off white. One way or another this rare find for me was unexpected.

Date uploaded: May 27

Comments (5):
Chris: Great photo…congrats on your first upload of this hybrid.
Sue Bishop: Wonderful! Always a treat to encounter!!