Brian Morin

1781 uploads

Total photos: 1781
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 349
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Dickcissel (6)

Spiza americana

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 17 2023

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Merlin - I spotted two pairs in this area. The males were singing. This Midwestern species irrupts into the region in small numbers to breed and it often occurs after our main songbird migration is over.

Date uploaded: Jun 18 2023

Comments (1):
Chris: That’s interesting on the irruption. Glad they found the right habitat as I believe it’s population is declining

Franklin's Gull (24)

Larus pipixcan

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 9 2023

Details: immature, outside normal range

Oshawa - Although this is an immature bird it does show a faint blush on the lower front.

Date uploaded: Jun 12 2023

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Beautifylly captured.
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!

Tricolored Heron (36)

Egretta tricolor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 9 2023

Details: adult, outside normal range

London - A long haul but this species has eluded me in Canada so I decided to make the run and was successful. Sightings in the East are rare but they occasionally show up in the Southwest.

Date uploaded: Jun 10 2023

Comments (4):
Chris: How about that? Great result for the effort!
BrianMorin: Thanks. It was worth the effort, with a few bonus birds on the way home.

Sandhill Crane (77)

Grus canadensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

South Lancaster - In a field adjacent to Cooper Marsh Conservation Area. They had two chicks.

Date uploaded: Jun 5 2023

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Spectacular shot with the baby on its side.
BrianMorin: This was right place, right time, to the minute. It worked better than I had expected.

Red Knot (6)

Calidris canutus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 1 2023

Details: adult, summer plummage

Darlington Provincial Park - An uncommon spring visitor along the lower Great Lakes and rare elsewhere in the spring.

Date uploaded: Jun 2 2023

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Wow ! So beautiful, awesome shot.
BrianMorin: I have been hoping for a chance to capture this bird in spring plumage for years. In my region we very rarely find any that pass through in spring while in the fall a few juveniles do show up. This was out of my normal range but worth the trip. It is an attractive species, not only the bright colour but the beautiful upper feathering.

Blackpoll Warbler (26)

Setophaga striata

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 14 2023

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: May 28 2023

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian! We didn't see or hear any at Long Point this year.
Ahmad Shah: Excellent find, nicely captured.

Black-throated Blue Warbler (46)

Setophaga caerulescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 11 2023

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park - All dressed up for a night out.

Date uploaded: May 27 2023

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: That is a beauty.
BrianMorin: He sure was and it was the only individual I was able to capture of the numerous Black-throated Blues that were present.

Whip-poor-will (4)

Caprimulgus vociferus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2023

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park - What a treat to have a chance to see this night bird at close range and only 18" off the ground.

Date uploaded: May 23 2023

Comments (6):
Chris: Stunning colour pattern, even more so against the backdrop of the greenery
BrianMorin: The camouflage this bird has is amazing. While we can clearly see it up close, its appearance is that of a bump on a log.

Mississippi Kite (1)

Ictinia mississippiensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 13 2023

Details: immature, outside normal range

Point Pelee National Park - One or two birds appear each spring around mid-May, sometimes hanging around for a couple of days before returning south. This is a second year bird showing adult features like whitish head and gray underparts but still having mottled underwing.

Date uploaded: May 19 2023

Comments (4):
Chris: Congratulations not only on the sighting and great picture, but the first upload of the species!
BrianMorin: This was a target bird for me on the trip. I was fortunate to have one of the best looks at the species that people have had in years.

Willow Ptarmigan (9)

Lagopus lagopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2023

Details: molting, outside normal range

Point Pelee National Park - This is the most unlikely bird to ever visit the southernmost point of mainland Canada and a record for this Arctic wanderer. Hundreds of observers saw the bird within its five hour visit before it flew off towards a destination even further south, Pelee Island, 16km away. In typical ptarmigan fashion it paid no attention to its admirers, at times approaching to within a few feet of them.

Date uploaded: May 19 2023

Comments (4):
Chris: That is indeed incredible. While at Long Point I overheard talk of this occurrence. Glad you caught up with him!
BrianMorin: I have seen birds in northern Quebec but not in Ontario and to have one show up on this trip was an experience beyond incredible. Ironically we were watching the appearance of the bird on its journey which was first noted in Toronto a number of days earlier then possibly Burlington, then Port Stanley, Wheatley the day before and then Point Pelee before a final flight south to Pelee Island with no further updates. Hundreds of people saw this species for the first time that morning. The discovery close by at Wheatley the previous day was a closely guarded secret known only to a few local birders. All that changed before 6:00 a.m. when it showed up at the southern Tip of the park and the whole birding world knew. It made regional media news and I discovered moments ago that so did I. I was in the throng captured on video by a local broadcaster and aired on CBC (I recognized my hat and jacket) :) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2204262979681