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Say's Phoebe (9)

Sayornis saya

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult, outside normal range

Ottawa - A new bird for the region. This little guy gave me a hard time. It was first spotted while I was watching the Red Phalarope a couple of days ago. I I dashed about 10 km to a waiting throng of birders but despite a lengthy search it wasn't seen while I was there. This morning I had the bird all to myself for 90 minutes. It was still very elusive but I had a number of good shooting opportunities.

Date uploaded: Nov 19 2021

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Wow ! Fantastic find, superb shot .
BrianMorin: I had made two additional attempts unsuccessfully in previous days so this was a great bird to finally locate. It has now been seen by dozens of eager observers. Because viewing is only to the south at this site, overcast conditions presented uniform light for me to work with, far better than back light.

Grey Phalarope/Red Phalarope (4)

Phalaropus fulicarius

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 16 2021

Details: immature

Ottawa - I had been hoping to find a Red Phalarope somewhere in the region this fall and had a chance to check out this individual which had just been spotted.

Date uploaded: Nov 17 2021

Comments (6):
Chris: Spectacular find and photo together! Love the backdrop as much as the bird 😮
BrianMorin: This was a little beauty and the light really made a positive difference. The phalarope swan around large boulders along the shore, disappearing for a minute or more, then coming back into view.

Great Blue Heron (179)

Ardea herodias

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 6 2021

Details: adult

Long Sault - The obvious caption here would be 'That's a stretch'.

Date uploaded: Nov 15 2021

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Wonderful capture.
BrianMorin: It's nice when a familiar bird does something different.

Mute Swan (49)

Cygnus olor

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 10 2021

Details: adult

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Nov 13 2021

Comments (1):
Chris: Great lighting Sue

Blackpoll Warbler (26)

Setophaga striata

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 10 2021

Details: juvenile

#fall migration
#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Nov 13 2021

Comments (2):
Chris: Great ID!
BrianMorin: Good focus.

Common Yellowthroat (62)

Geothlypis trichas

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 10 2021

Details: juvenile

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park
#fall migration

Date uploaded: Nov 1 2021

Comments (1):
Chris: Great job Sue. Good to see the fall plumage.

Groove-billed Ani (9)

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 26 2021

Details: 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.

Date uploaded: Oct 29 2021