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Northern Pintail (21)

Anas acuta

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2022

Cobourg - a lingering bird that will likely soon depart as winter ice sets.

Date uploaded: Jan 12 2022

Comments (6):
Chris: Brilliant lighting. Great job.
BrianMorin: He was a beauty. You couldn't tell that I was freezing my hands off on this bitterly cold morning.

Eastern Bluebird (39)

Sialia sialis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult

Guelph - part of a small overwintering flock that were feeding on remnant wild grapes and berries, including these winter berries. This plant keeps its fruit into the coldest part of the year, usually until birds clean them out.

Date uploaded: Jan 12 2022

Comments (5):
Chris: Amazing to see. I guess he's enjoying whatever types of berries those are.
Ahmad Shah: Nice to see this beauty in winter .

Short-eared Owl (23)

Asio flammeus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 4 2022

Details: adult

Kingston - Wolfe Island. We had great luck with four Short-eared Owls today.

Date uploaded: Jan 5 2022

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Great looking owl.
BrianMorin: This was a real beauty, fairly close, shot from the car.

Black-backed Woodpecker (5)

Picoides arcticus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 29 2021

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Constance Bay - A few Black-backs venture south of their boreal habitat in winter but they remain a rare visitor. They are usually found in forests with red or jack pine and work on dead or dying trees. I have seen a few and heard more over the years but never had a chance to get decent photos. This bird took hours to track down but in the end I got plenty of good shots. However, getting the forehead patch of the male to show was extremely challenging. If you don't see it, the bird looks like a female.

Date uploaded: Dec 30 2021

Comments (8):
Ahmad Shah: Great find, nicely captured.
BrianMorin: It was worth the effort. For those unfamiliar with it, be listening for subtle taps, not the noisy tapping of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers. If it calls, so much the better, but the bird never did call for us. We zeroed in on its tapping.

Great Gray Owl (74)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2021

Williamsburg - We are hoping that this will be a flight year for our largest owl. The normal irruption cycle is every four years with them occasionally showing up every fifth year. This is the fifth year so we have our fingers crossed for a good show in January. This photo was the only bird seen in the entire region last winter.

Date uploaded: Dec 25 2021

Comments (5):
Chris: Great one Brian. So nice to see ☺️
BrianMorin: This was my original favourite bird and because it is not a species we see regularly, it has remained a very special species.

Ruddy Duck (25)

Oxyura jamaicensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 7 2021

Blenheim - Ruddy Ducks are uncommon or rare in much of the province but they can be found in good numbers in a few areas in the southwest during migration.

Date uploaded: Dec 16 2021

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Nice one.
BrianMorin: It was great to get a flock together.

Magnolia Warbler (71)

Setophaga magnolia

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 11 2021

#Presqu'ile provincial Park

Date uploaded: Dec 7 2021

Comments (2):
BrianMorin: The nice thing about this species in fall is that there are enough markings to properly identify it.
Chris: Great one Sue!

Carolina Wren (14)

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 29 2021

Details: adult

Toronto

Date uploaded: Dec 1 2021

Comments (5):
Chris: Great closeup. Love the colours.
BrianMorin: When opportunity knocks you answer of course. While waiting patiently for the Golden-crowned Sparrow to appear this wren popped onto the scene. I couldn't pass that one up.

Golden-crowned Sparrow (22)

Zonotrichia atricapilla

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 29 2021

Details: immature, outside normal range

Toronto - A second BC bird in one day. This one has found a Toronto park to its liking.

Date uploaded: Nov 30 2021

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Another wonderful finding. Great work.
BrianMorin: This species doesn't show up that often, perhaps every 7-10 years, and was a first for me.

Glaucous-winged Gull (16)

Larus glaucescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 29 2021

Details: 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.

Date uploaded: Nov 30 2021

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Wow ! That is an amazing find, Brilliant job.
BrianMorin: It had just shown up the day before and being such an unusual species it was worth the trip.