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Common Redpoll (9)

Carduelis flammea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jan 22 2021

Details: adult

Ingleside - This is the subspecies Greater Common Redpoll. The bird is a little larger, with heavier streaking on the underparts, browner above, more black in front of the eye and heavier bill. The bird breeds on Baffin Island and Greenland and appears in small numbers during major redpoll eruptions like the one we are enjoying this winter.

Date uploaded: Jan 23 2021

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (8)

Sphyrapicus varius

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Details: male, adult

Lancaster

Date uploaded: May 2 2020

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Pied-billed Grebe (8)

Podilymbus podiceps

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Oct 30 2017

Details: adult

Erieau - wrestling with a goby

Date uploaded: Nov 4 2017

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Upland Sandpiper (8)

Bartramia longicauda

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 13 2021

Details: adult

Napier - A light drizzle was falling but since I was shooting from the car it didn't matter. It is always nice to see this uncommon grassland species.

Date uploaded: Aug 26 2021

Comments (4):
Chris: Terrific find and superb photo! Congrats.
BrianMorin: I had the time to drive slowly past until I got the background colours I wanted.

American Redstart (8)

Setophaga ruticilla

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 14 2020

Details: female

Ottawa

Date uploaded: Sep 15 2020

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Red-necked Phalarope (8)

Phalaropus lobatus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: juvenile

Casselman - An uncommon fall migrant.

Date uploaded: Aug 27 2023

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Wonderful capture.
BrianMorin: This was a lucky find because I was literally within 30 seconds of giving up on it. I had checked out three lagoons where two had been reported the day before and after a very careful search for 30 minutes I had come up empty. As I completed my search on the final section of the last lagoon, there it was, swimming about 20 metres offshore. I stayed with it for another 30 minutes as it swam to and fro, feeding on swarms of midges at water level. I would grab shots whenever it came close enough and once it was within a decent distance, about 8 metres. The light was good and the bird presented well. There was only one bird but that worked for me.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (8)

Larus fuscus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult

Cornwall

Date uploaded: Sep 29 2023

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Very nice shot, looks great with gray background.
Chris: Terrific. We don’t have many uploads of this species.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (8)

Regulus calendula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Apr 30 2019

Details: male, adult

Long Sault

Date uploaded: May 2 2019

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Snow Bunting (8)

Plectrophenax nivalis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Dec 7 2023

St. Andrew's West - It's that time of year. We had a large flock of up to 600 buntings feasting on spilled corn beside a farm. I managed to find a single Horned Lark in their midst.

Date uploaded: Dec 10 2023

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Gorgeous,Brian!
Brian Morin: Getting one alone out of a flock was the tough part as I'm sure you know.

Brant (8)

Branta bernicla

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 20 2025

Details: adult

Ottawa - A late migrant. Regionally rare at this time.

Date uploaded: Jun 21 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice capture!
Brian Morin: As often happens with this species, the bird was very cooperative. I watched it while sitting on a rock at a distance of about 20 feet.