Brewster's Warbler (3)

Vermivora cyanoptera

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 12 2022

Details: multiple species

#Brewster's Warbler
#Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler hybrid

Date uploaded: May 20 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: Great lighting and addition Sue
BrianMorin: Excellent find. I haven't seen one for years.

Piping Plover (9)

Charadrius melodus

(Near-threatened)

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 9 2022

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: May 20 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: Fabulous find and photo.
BrianMorin: There is a good chance the pair will nest this year so hopefully they will be successful.

Hooded Warbler (64)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 3 2022

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

Point Pelee National Park - This beauty was high on my target list for the trip. I was lucky to have it close by on a log.

Date uploaded: May 20 2022

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Gorgeous shot. I love this bird!
BrianMorin: I love it to. It topped my warbler list for the trip.

Blue-winged Warbler (25)

Vermivora pinus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 12 2022

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: May 18 2022

Comments (2):
BrianMorin: Singing up a storm. Nice capture and good to get both species on the same trip.
Chris: Amazing capture Sue. Love that song 😁

Golden-winged Warbler (12)

Vermivora chrysoptera

(Near-threatened)

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 11 2022

Details: female

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park
#Ontario

Date uploaded: May 18 2022

Comments (2):
BrianMorin: This worked nicely, not having to go into the Rideau Lakes district to find breeding birds.
Chris: Great job.

Blackburnian Warbler (43)

Dendroica fusca

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 10 2022

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

Point Pelee National Park - only metres away along breakwall.

Date uploaded: May 17 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Such a striking warbler. Congratulations on this one!
BrianMorin: This guy was a show stopper and as close as two metres at times so too close.

Prothonotary Warbler (17)

Protonotaria citrea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2022

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park - Several breeding pairs were taking up residence.

Date uploaded: May 16 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Now that’s a keeper. I’ve not been able to get close enough for such a shot. Fantastic to see this outcome.
BrianMorin: I encountered four birds over the visit and had a few positive opportunities, one of them quite close, even closer than this, but I liked the reflection. I'll post another later on.

Whip-poor-will (4)

Caprimulgus vociferus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2022

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park - What a treat to find one along a trail. The bird was heard calling on a few evenings but is a migrant species here. It was perched only 8 inches above the ground.

Date uploaded: May 15 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Fabulous. Glad you’re out and about at Pelee. Funny, the only one I also had was in the same setting!
BrianMorin: That's great. A day earlier the bird was in the general vicinity, on a bit higher perch but off the trail, with branches in the way, so the result wasn't worth posting.

Eastern Phoebe (36)

Sayornis phoebe

Chris

Canada (Ontario)

Details: nest

Thanks to Sue and Ahmad for pointing this nest out. Presqu’ile Park.

Date uploaded: May 14 2022

Comments (3):
BrianMorin: That's a neat one. I love the use of moss.
Chris: It’s pretty intricate! This was a 3 second snap, coming out of the washrooms at Presqu’ile Park. As the mother had left, I took the opportunity quickly with the iPhone and made a direct upload.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (9)

Tyrannus forficatus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Apr 29 2022

Details: adult, outside normal range

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - What a treat to see this bird. I had the one In Montreal last fall but the setting was nowhere near as good as this. I could always orient myself for the right light unlike with the other bird. The flycatcher was likely blown up by warm stormy weather that originated on the Texas coast a few days ago.

It was very cold first thing in the morning and windy after that, keeping insects low or on the ground. It always fed on the ground and seldom went to a perch so most of my shots were of it on the ground.

Date uploaded: Apr 30 2022

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: That is an amazing bird, superb capture, fantastic setting.
BrianMorin: I selected a nice perched shot to show the bird rather than a lawn shot. I got plenty of those. This bird was fabulous and had us enjoying the show for almost four hours before it took a long break for the afternoon.