Brian Morin

American Golden Plover (14)

Pluvialis dominica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 23 2022

Details: juvenile

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - Gull Island

Date uploaded: Sep 24 2022

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: That is an amazing find, beautifully captured. I guess you walked in the water to get there.
BrianMorin: There were two or three birds and they were my target for the trip. They didn't disappoint. The lake is very low with extensive beaches and mudflats. There were two channels separating the point from the island. One was 4-6" deep and the other 1-3" deep. Both were not very wide and easily crossed with either rubber boots or if you slip on sandals, crocs or water shoes. Bare feet is a rough way to go because of the rocks and shells. At least no waders required. Worth the trip for me but it was best early in the day and mid to late afternoon. Only accessible now through mid December (post hunting season) on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Philadelphia Vireo (19)

Vireo philadelphicus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 20 2022

Details: adult

Ingleside

Date uploaded: Sep 21 2022

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Nicely captured.
BrianMorin: It was a lucky find. In fact there were three species in the same bush, all feeding on white berries. The other two were Red-eyed and Warbling.

White-rumped Sandpiper (9)

Calidris fuscicollis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 16 2022

Details: adult, molting

Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Sep 18 2022

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Great find, nicely captured.
BrianMorin: It was nice to get an action shot.

Sanderling (42)

Calidris alba

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 16 2022

Details: juvenile

Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Sep 18 2022

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Terrific shot of one of my favorites.
BrianMorin: I like them as well. There were a couple of small flocks.

Peregrine Falcon (34)

Falco peregrinus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 16 2022

Details: immature

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - A Peregrine flyby set all the shorebirds scrambling. It was unsuccessful and moved on. This is the number one predator of migrating shorebirds, followed by the smaller Merlin. Both appeared that day.

Date uploaded: Sep 18 2022

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Amazing capture. it is always there hunting the shorebirds.
BrianMorin: Absolutely. You can expect one if you hang around for a while. I got very lucky stopping the action.

Baird's Sandpiper (13)

Calidris bairdii

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 16 2022

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - An uncommon but regular migrant.

Date uploaded: Sep 18 2022

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Neotropical Cormorant (12)

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 8 2022

Details: adult, outside normal range

Kingston - First sighted on July 28, the bird still shows up daily on one of two favourite rocks near shore. That's the way to get a rarity.

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Wow. Somebody did a good job “reviewing” their cormorants and not missing this one 😁
BrianMorin: Size helps in this case. Thankfully the smaller size, when next to a Double-crested, is noticeable.

Olive-sided Flycatcher (74)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 8 2022

Details: adult

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - An uncommon migrant virtually always at the top of a tall dead tree.

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: I tried but failed to get a photo of this species. Excellent job.
BrianMorin: You are right about the challenge. Its preference for very tall dead trees makes it a tough one to capture.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (11)

Tryngites subruficollis

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 8 2022

Details: juvenile

Oshawa - Had great fun with a couple of very obliging regional rarities that allowed very close approach. Actually they were the ones approaching us, not the other way around. At times they were as close as a metre. If these birds are ever reported we'd expect to check specific fields, especially sod farms but in this case they were feeding on algae-covered rocks along a beach on Lake Ontario.

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Fabulous. This colour always stands out to me as unique for some reason.
BrianMorin: The buffy colour stands out. There is a similar colour on parts of a Baird's but it is not as prominent as on this species.

Semipalmated Plover (36)

Charadrius semipalmatus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 25 2022

Details: juvenile

Ottawa

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2022

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: That is a very sweet Plover, beautifully captured.
Chris: Agree…great job Brian