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Black-and-white Warbler (35)

Mniotilta varia

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 28 2025

Details: male

Point Pelee National Park - The warbler that behaves like a nuthatch. One of the earliest warblers to arrive.

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Excellent!
Brian Morin: I'm waiting for my first of the year. Should be this week.

Long-tailed Duck/Oldsquaw (25)

Clangula hyemalis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 6 2025

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

Point Pelee National Park - Adult male in full breeding plumage.

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture.
Brian Morin: Unusually close to shore and my first close up of a male in breeding plumage.

Blue-winged Warbler (26)

Vermivora pinus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 6 2025

#Long Point Provincial Park
The lover mandible on this bird was deformed but it didn't seem to have trouble feeding.

Date uploaded: Apr 23

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: That deformity is due to avian keratin disorder. It can manifest to varying degrees, some extreme, but as you noted, this one is not significant. Good capture too.
Chris: Very good one - never too common.

Scarlet Tanager (70)

Piranga olivacea

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 5 2025

# Long Point Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Apr 23

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: They can't come soon enough for me. There should be some birds later next week.
Chris: Lovely one - every photo brings an uplift, doesn't it?

Great Grey Owl (55)

Strix nebulosa

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Feb 1 2026

Details: immature

Summerstown Station - first year bird based on tail feathers showing no wear.

Date uploaded: Apr 20

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Wow! Stunning! Great find and capture,Brian!!
Chris: Agree. Amazing photo Brian. One for the ages…

Willow Ptarmigan (9)

Lagopus lagopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Québec)

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Date taken: Mar 2 2026

Details: female, adult, outside normal range

Champneuf - My second trip north this winter. I encountered 83 birds in multiple flocks; the largest was 30.

Date uploaded: Apr 8

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Terrific find, stunning shot.
Brian Morin: I found that with these birds sun makes all the difference in how the feathers appear. You don't see any feather detail in overcast conditions and this shows a striking pattern.

Barrow's Goldeneye (22)

Bucephala islandica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 16 2026

Details: male, adult

Ottawa - a good bird to get in the east.

Date uploaded: Apr 2

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent find, nicely captured.
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!

King Eider (73)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 29 2026

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Toronto - I returned to see this rare overwintering male before it heads north. Shooting conditions were much better than on New Year's Day, with no heat shimmer and moderate wind. The bird also came closer one time during my four-hour stay.

Date uploaded: Mar 30

Comments (4):
Chris: Terrific photo. Glad you weren’t as battered as in the winter.
Sue Bishop: Gorgeous shot, Brian!

American Redstart (70)

Setophaga ruticilla

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 19 2025

Details: male, adult

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Mar 29

Comments (1):
Chris: Fabulous photo - a sign of things to come!

Blackburnian Warbler (46)

Setophaga fusca

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 18 2025

Details: male, adult

# Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Mar 29

Comments (1):
Chris: You got the point focus on perfectly - great one!