Snowy Owl – Reported Mar 30, 2014 08:35 by Luke Berg – Peterborough–Scriven Rd 500m north of County Rd 2, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing imm. male sitting 30 ft from the road. Very hard to see as it blends in perfectly with the remaining Read more…
I saw and heard two Merlins this morning, March 30, at the Little Lake Cemetery on the east side as I was looking for ducks. Jeff Keller
Yesterday, March 29, at noon, I drove through the Little Lake Cemetery and counted the waterbirds between the cemetery and Beavermead Park. I found 2 Redheads, 8 Common Mergansers, 1 Bufflehead, 8 Mallards,1 Long-tailed Duck, 10 Hooded Mergansers, 12 Common Goldeneye, 50 Canada Geese, 1 Horned Grebe and 1 Great Read more…
Highland Rd and Fairbairn – Mar 29 @ 3PM. While trundling (more like leaping and lurching) down to my bird feeder today I noticed a flock of birds, silent but very busy in the shrubbery behind my yard. It was a flock of Cedar Waxwings. Beautiful birds! Also sighted my Read more…
This morning, March 29, on the Otonabee River on the east side of the Little Lake Cemetery, there were a pair of Redhead ducks. Jeff Keller
While driving to the Trent University campus this morning I was amazed to see a Great Egret fly in and land on some exposed rocks below the dam that’s just upriver of the Nassau Mills Road bridge (just south of campus). It stayed put and I was able to take Read more…
Here is a picture of a Northern Shrike that was in our yard in mid-March. I am located on Centre Line, Selwyn (previously Smith) . Gord Bullied
Early in February at around 4:45 p.m. my husband and I saw what we are quite sure was a Grey Fox right behind our house here in Peterborough. It was grey in body colour with a black tail. It had a thicker body than a Red Fox, was sturdier looking Read more…
The highlight of the Peterborough Field Naturalists’ Presqu’ile trip on Sunday, March 23 (led by Gerry Ball) was a Parasitic Jaeger seen harassing gulls on Presqu’ile Bay. The bird was viewed from Government Dock. A total of 69 species were seen, including Wood Ducks, Northern Pintails, Northern Shovelers, Green-winged Teals, Read more…
This American Robin was in my mountain-ash tree several days ago, feeding on last years berries. Jeff Keller, Bridgenorth
I spotted a Pied-billed Grebe on the river just below Lakefield yesterday, March 26, in the p.m. Many other waterfowl were present as well, including the Horned Grebe. Bill Snowden
On March 21, my wife and I watched two adult Bald Eagles sitting on the ice in front of our house and eating a Mallard duck they had caught. A third eagle, an immature, arrived and tried unsuccessfully to join in on the meal. Recently, one of the eagles also Read more…
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) – Reported Mar 26, 2014 08:10 by Martyn Obbard – Tara Rd. north of Yankee Line, Peterborough, Ontario – Map – Checklist – Comments: “presumed continuing bird; perched on top of hydro pole at sharp bend in Tara Rd. beside Quarry Golf Course; was not there Read more…
I want to a sighting of what we believe to have been a Peregrine Falcon. Back on February 15th my son and I were on the walkway between the King St parking lot and George St (behind the stores on Charlotte St). We came across a falcon standing proudly on Read more…
There are three Trumpeter Swans in Lakefield just south of the beach area. Other waterfowl in the same area are Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Mallard and Canada Goose. The three Red-necked Grebe that have been there for a while seem to have moved Read more…
An Eastern Phoebe was seen on March 22, north of Bobcaygeon on Irwin’s Road. Susan Blayney
Around 11:30 this morning, March 23, at 4 Conger Street, I saw five Turkey Vultures flying north-east very low. I was making coffee near a window and the shadows surprised me. They were definitely kettling: slow vertical, fast horizontal movement. I’ve never seen them do it from so close. They Read more…
We saw a single adult Peregrine on the “usual” nest in North Kawartha township last Sunday. It flew off and out of sight immediately. Guess it’s not used to traffic yet. Sorry we couldn’t identify the sex – perhaps male would be more likely? John & Marie Fautley
I observed and photographed a male Long-tailed Duck and male Lesser Scaup on the Otonabee River this morning near the cemetery at Little Lake. They were just swimming along and fishing together. Beautiful birds, especially the Long-tailed Duck. D.J. McPhail
On March 21 between 5:00-6:00 p.m., we were driving slowly down Manice Ave in Peterborough with the window down looking for birds. I could hear a Red-winged Blackbird, so I got out and walked slowly along the ditch. I was able to see a few RWBBs. However, I only got Read more…
Just out checking my sap buckets and saw our two resident Ospreys. The one was right over top of me and the other 50 metres to the east. They must be shocked to see the snow. Lots of ducks. A few geese flying around looking for a place to nest. Read more…
First American Robin at the end of 6 Foot Bay Road, Buckhorn this morning. However, because there is no open water here, there are still no waterfowl to be seen. Apparently, there are lots of watefowl at the Gannon Narrows end of Buckhorn Lake. Antonia Sinclair
On March 20 at 11 a.m., I spotted a flock of Wild Turkeys foraging by the side of 5th Line Smith near the cellphone tower. They looked very lean. I managed to get a photo. Barb Evett
On Thursday, March 20, Mitch Brownstein and I did an informal waterfowl census of sorts between Young’s Point (South Beach Road) and Lock 19. We counted 3 Red-necked Grebe (2 in Lakefield), 1 Horned Grebe (Lakefield), 120 Common Goldeneye, 4 Bufflehead (Lakefield), 6 Ring-necked Duck, 20 Common Merganser, 19 Red-breasted Read more…
Yesterday (March 19, 2014), on my way home from work, I saw a Great Blue Heron flying overhead just N of Warsaw on Cty Rd 4. Colin Jones, McCracken’s Landing
The spectacle of bird migration that occurs twice each year in Canada has few equals anywhere on Earth. Billions of birds leave Canada every autumn for locations to the south, only to return the following spring and once again announce the change of season. Many of these migrating birds depend Read more…
At noon, on Wednesday, March 19, the following ducks were on the Otonabee River, adjacent to the Cemetery: 1 Green-winged Teal, 5 Long-tailed ducks, 10 Hooded Mergansers Ken Rumble
The Snowy Owl on Hwy 28 at Division Road was hanging out on the telephone poles by the side of the road this morning (March 18) around 7:30 a.m. Luckily I had my camera handy and got some great pics. Nima Taghaboni
I snapped a picture of this blonde squirrel today (Mar 15/14) on our property on Stony Lake. It has been hanging around since Xmas. Lucy Lowes (Note: I believe that this is a leucistic Red Squirrel, which means that it is lacking normal skin pigmentation. “Leucism is a general term Read more…
On Thursday, March 14, I saw and heard an American Robin in a tree near my house on Garbutt Terrace in Peterborough. He was singing his heart out. Click here to listen to song. J. Raymond