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Western Cattle Egret (33)

Ardea ibis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: outside normal range

Frontenac County - This egret appeared in the same field of cows that a bird was seen a few years ago. There is an influx of single egrets in southern and eastern Ontario in recent days.

Date uploaded: Nov 8 2024

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find.
Brian Morin: It has been quite the week for these birds. Seven days ago I tried unsuccessfully to locate a bird at two different locations on my way home after finding the Hudsonian Godwit. This week, new individuals have obligingly appeared at multiple spots across the south and east. The homeowner took me into the field with the cows and we spent time watching and photographing.

Black Redstart (4)

Phoenicurus ochruros

Krish

India

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Details: male, adult

Date uploaded: Nov 7 2024

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Nice capture
Sue Bishop: Beautiful!

Hudsonian Godwit (15)

Limosa haemastica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 3 2024

Details: immature

Ajax - An early morning shot of our largest uncommon to rare fall shorebird migrant. The bird was very active feeding on mudflats. It will stick its beak and head into mud to as close as a few millimetres below the eye.

Date uploaded: Nov 4 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Another great find!
Brian Morin: We had very poor shorebirding this fall due to high water levels in the east all summer. I wanted to check out this bird further southwest, the only one I would see this year. I watched it for over an hour, with both the bird and me in the mud on a fine fall morning.

Palm Warbler (46)

Setophaga palmarum

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 10 2024

#Long Point Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Nov 3 2024

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Snowy-breasted Hummingbird (28)

Amazilia edward

Sue Bishop

Panama

Date taken: Feb 18 2023

#Finca Lerida
#Chiriqui Province

Date uploaded: Oct 30 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Good pose.

Marsh Wren (36)

Cistothorus palustris

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jul 8 2024

Details: adult

Ingleside

Date uploaded: Oct 30 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice closeup. They are often uncooperative.
Brian Morin: They can be very tough to get for sure. I was pleased with the result.

American Redstart (70)

Setophaga ruticilla

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 11 2023

Details: male

#Long Point Bird Observatory

Date uploaded: Oct 27 2024

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Blue-headed Vireo (30)

Vireo solitarius

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 11 2023

#Long Point Bird Observatory

Date uploaded: Oct 27 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: That worked well. I tried to get a good shot of several individuals this spring but had poor results.

Pied Kingfisher (3)

Ceryle rudis

Krish

Uganda

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Date taken: Jul 17 2024

Details: adult, nest

Took a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel - a natural connection between lakes Edward & George. I was amazed to see colonies of Pied Kingfishers perched next to their nests, all along the mud walls of the channel. Everywhere we looked pied Kingfishers were flying, hunting or just resting in between some activity

Date uploaded: Oct 25 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Good catch! That would have been a neat experience.

Southern Red Bishop (1)

Euplectes orix

Krish

Uganda

Date taken: Jul 17 2024

Date uploaded: Oct 22 2024

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