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Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
juvenile, outside normal range
Oshawa - The bird has been present for several days and remains in a tight area for viewing but you may be waiting for an hour or two while it makes the rounds in the cattails. I waited and it walked very close several times, once at 3 metres. I got it as soon as I arrived but after 15 minutes of on again off again viewing it disappeared and I left after an additional hour of waiting.
Nov 10 2022
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Oct 28 2022
winter plummage
Merrickville - An invasion of Cattle Egrets has brought well over 100 into southern Quebec and Ontario. One Quebec location briefly had over 50 birds. This is my second sighting in October with this bird being far more photogenic than the previously shown individual. As is usually the case, the egret was hanging around farm animals, on this occasion a pair of horses, and wandered as close as 10 metres from me at times.
Nov 1 2022
Copyright Krish
Birdviewing.com
Indian Paradise Flycatcher (41)
Feb 7 2022
male, adult
This species used to be called the Asian Paradise Flycatcher (APFC). In 2015 the APFC name was declared a superspecies with three subspecies called
Indian Paradise Flycatcher, endemic to the Indian Subcontinent
Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher, found in SE China and SE Asia
Amur Paradise Flycatcher, native to China, Manchuria and East Russia
Jul 11 2022
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
female, adult, outside normal range
Montreal- After seeing Ahmad's nice photo, I had to give it a try, expecting that the bird could leave any day. I didn't need to look for the bird, just the birders/photographers. The setting is right beside the Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport and the bird spent about 25% of its time working the fence line, occasionally heading further onto airport property. The rest of the time it was high in trees across the road, feeding on berries. Possible female based on tail length.
Nov 10 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Aug 24 2021
Crysler - Today a significant flock showed up, with 75+ probing the shallow river.
Aug 25 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Mar 4 2021
winter plummage
Val-d'Or – We failed to find any the first day but got really lucky the next. This is a popular species for hunters and since regional hunters have to travel hundreds of km north in normal years, this year they are taking advantage of it close to home. That means birds close to the road are prime targets so they are slowly declining within 75 km of some towns.
Mar 5 2021
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Dec 17 2020
multiple species
Wolfe Island (Kingston) - The uncommon Hoary in comparison with a Common Redpoll on the right. The hoary is paler overall with dull side streaks, unstreaked under the tail and a small bill, giving the face a pushed in look. Thousands of Common Redpolls have descended from the North and are appearing mainly in flocks of 25-100 in rural areas. Weedy fields or roadsides are preferred. When the snow is deep they should appear at feeders. There are a small number of Hoary Redpolls with them.
Redpolls are annoyingly skittish, often remaining only moments for observation. When they are at feeders they are far easier to observe.
Dec 18 2020
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Dec 8 2020
female
Amherst Island - a classic view of this striking species. We were under cover of a structure to avoid disturbing the bird, which was about 25 metres out.
Dec 9 2020
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Nov 6 2020
female, adult
Ottawa - Tremendous luck with this bird. I was in my car watching juncos and Tree Sparrows when it dropped to the ground right in front of me, about 5 metres away. Almost too close. This is just about full frame, with a slight crop on the left.
Nov 7 2020
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Sep 1 2020
immature
1000 Islands - This is a poor quality record shot of a wayward visitor to Ontario and New York. The remnants of Hurricane Laura were expected to bring the odd southern bird along for the ride. While the storm passed well below Canada, some birds would have been pushed along by the perimeter winds and continued north, stopping when they reached the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. This young Brown Pelican, an occasional visitor to Canada, spent about a week in the area, moving back and forth between the US and Canada.

Now for the photo. The pelican could really only be viewed with a scope, which I had, and even that was pushing it. I thought I'd at least try for a record shot for the fun of it. I lay the camera/500mm lens across the car roof (more stable than even my heavy tripod) and used a remote to minimize shake. I had to shift to manual focus because the lens couldn't pick up the distant subject. This is about a 50% crop so at least you can see the bird with its hefty bill and compare it to the smaller cormorants. When I returned home, I checked the distance using satellite view online with the distance measure. The bird was 3.4 km out but still identifiable. That was a record, record shot. :) Other birds that showed up along the lower Great Lakes included Laughing Gulls, Brown Booby and Magnificent Frigatebird.
Sep 8 2020