At dusk tonight, April 29th, a bat flew by getting insects. I don’t know my bats but thought this is good news because of “white nose syndrome” and thought people would like to know the date first sighting of the spring. Jane Philpott, Kawartha Hideaway, Buckhorn Lake (Note: This may Read more…
Bob Prentice and I visited the northeast of the County and found five new butterflies for the year – Gray Comma, Northern Spring Azure (Note: The Spring Azure in this area has now been re-classified as Northern Spring Azure, Celastrina lucia), Olympia Marble, Hoary Elfin, and Henry’s Elfin. We also Read more…
Gadwall (Anas strepera) (2) – Reported Apr 26, 2015 08:30 by Iain Rayner – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing male and female. Seen well through scope.” Great Egret (Ardea alba) (1) CONFIRMED – Reported Apr 26, 2015 18:11 by Janet Kelly – Base Line Read more…
Today, April 26, I saw a lone Sandhill Crane flying over the wetland in Omemee. Gavin Hunter
This morning I lead a group of about 20 people to see birds at the Fairbairn Street Wetland in Peterborough (just north of Line 3) and along the Bridgenorth Trail (between the Hilliard St. end and the half-way point marsh). The birds were quite active and we managed to get Read more…
I saw and photographed a pair of Wood Ducks on the 7th line of Selwyn Township on Saturday morning, April 25. Jeff Keller
Yesterday, in the Bridgenorth and Young’s Point area, I was able to get some pictures of a Porcupine, Common Moorhen and Greater Yellowlegs. Jeff Keller
On April 17, at 5:30 PM, there were a pair of Ospreys on the nesting platform on the Highway 28 bridge at Young’s Point. On the 18th, I saw the following species throughout the day from dock on Brooks Bay at Jack Lake (south of Apsley). 1 pair of Common Read more…
Today, I saw 3 Caspian Terns at bridge on Nassau Mills Rd. near Trent U. Also, an adult Common Loon on Otonabee. 7 Greater Yellowlegs were along creek with 40 Canada geese on Douro 8th Line. Dave Milsom, Peterborough
A pair of Sandhill Cranes were seen yesterday on the west side of County Road 507, just south of Charlie Allen Road. They have been present in this area for several years. I still have a pair of Gray Jays that are coming to my feeder as well. I am Read more…
We heard (but didn’t see) an American Bittern calling from the reed island in the Indian River at the 3rd Line bridge on Saturday, April 18th, at about 7 pm. Jane Bremner
Here some pictures of my weekend sightings of a Northern Harrier in the area of Hwy 28 and Division Rd and a Barred Owl along 15th Line of Smith and North School Rd. Nima Taghaboni
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) (1) – Reported Apr 15, 2015 14:00 by Basil Conlin – Peterborough–Jackson Park, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “hunting near waters edge amongst broad leaf cattails.” Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) – Reported Apr 17, 2015 11:50 by Travis Cameron – KHSSP – Read more…
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1) – Reported Apr 17, 2015 12:05 by Matthew Garvin – PTBO – Edgewater road and Railway, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Swimming out in Little Lake towards the cemetery. In Silhouette and distant…but profile was Red Necked Grebe. Long neck, long bill, Read more…
The snow has finally gone, the days are noticeably longer, and spring is finally in the air. At this time of year, there’s an urge to organize and clean house. Maybe the snow melt has revealed a pile of unsightly garbage around the yard. Perhaps there’s a frenzied effort to Read more…
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) (1) – Reported Apr 15, 2015 18:38 by Paul Frost – Peterborough–Loggerhead Marsh, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Responded to playback with call in cattail marsh” Sora (Porzana carolina) (1) – Reported Apr 15, 2015 18:38 by Paul Frost – Peterborough–Loggerhead Marsh, Peterborough, Read more…
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) (1) – Reported Apr 13, 2015 09:34 by Daniel Williams – CA-ON-Norwood-332-480 Douro Eighth Line, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing bird. Orange bill, gray body, white line on side. Mixed in with CANG.” Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) (1) – Reported Read more…
The following are my Peterborough County “First of year” sightings this month: April 3 – Pair of Eastern Phoebes calling continuously, Brown Creeper, on Tates Rd Wilson’s Snipe calling at the north end of Northey’s Rd at 14th Line of Smith. April 4 – River Otter at north end of Read more…
We have had this fellow on our shoreline most of this morning (Sun. Apr. 12). First time for us seeing a Trumpeter Swan on Chemong Lake (Fife’s Bay). Nancy Cafik, Fife’s Bay Four were observed on the Otonabee River above lock 23 April 12. Bill Snowden, Ennismore
Osprey pair were observed at the nest site at Herrington Line and Emerald Isle Road this morning. No photo…pouring rain. Bill Snowden, Ennismore Thought you might be interested but the other day a couple of birders spotted a pair of “Merlins” in the tree in front of our place. Their Read more…
On the evening of April 2, with the warm wet rain, I went searching for salamanders on Birchview Road, north of Lakefield. Unfortunately there was a lot of thick fog and I could only see the road surface in a few areas. However I did find one Spotted Salamander and Read more…
This morning (April 7) there were two Sandhill Cranes on a corn field off of North School Rd. Also, I finally caught site of a Barred Owl fter all the sightings that have occurred in the Kawarthas this past winter. It was perched by the ditch on the corner of Read more…
On April 3 in our birdfeeder, something was buzzing. There must have been at least 100 Honey Bees on the seeds! Nice weather brought them to it I guess. Sandy Reid N.B. I did a bit of research to find out what’s happening here: “”When honey bees begin to rear Read more…
I thought you would be interested to know that I have Common Ravens nesting in my silo. I first saw them carrying large sticks up into the silo in early March. Scott Sargent, Omemee (Note: Ravens have expanded their range south of the Canadian Shield in the past decade. They Read more…
Only 11 birders attended this Easter Sunday Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) outing but were rewarded with some very good sightings. 61 species included several highlights : 5 Merlins : 4 at Young’s Point including a mated pair sitting next to their nest; 4 Kestrels ; Osprey at Lakefield; one Bald Read more…
Our Warsaw area wildlife sightings continue to grow. We have never seen this abundance and variety in such a short space of time on our stretch of the Indian River. In addition to the resident pair of Canada Geese that arrived on March 25th, the three pairs of Hooded Mergansers Read more…
There was a group of about 10 Bohemian Waxwings feeding over Cavan Creek below my yard this morning. They were spread out amongst the tree tops and flying out to catch flying insects. Scott McKinlay, Cavan
Some signs of spring: snowdrops poking through snow and Japanese witch-hazel commencing bloom (flowers not fully expanded) Bill Snowden, Ennismore
March 31 – Checking out the Otonabee River yesterday I saw three Cackling Geese swimming together with the many Canada Geese near the bus barns. The Snow Goose was not there but I found it later in a cornfield on Douro 8th Line. As I approached the large number of Read more…