Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) (1)
– Reported Jun 01, 2017 14:50 by Scott Gibson
– Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4180879,-78.2587266&ll=44.4180879,-78.2587266
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37313046
– Comments: “female. south cell”

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
– Reported May 29, 2017 13:00 by Kathryn Sheridan
– Lakefield Water Tower, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4160495,-78.2822227&ll=44.4160495,-78.2822227
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37318670
– Comments: “The bird was making a rattle sound sort of like a kingfisher. It was repeatedly diving downwards to catch something and then flying back up to its high perch. There are no bodies of water nearby so I didn’t think it could be a kingfisher. I didn’t have my binoculars with me, so I couldn’t discern colour in the light as it was, but I could see very prominent white wing patches. There was something interesting about the head, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was.”

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
– Reported May 31, 2017 08:45 by Peter Burke
– CA-ON-Galway-Cavendish and Harvey (44.5693,-78.3302), Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8

&t=p&z=13&q=44.569271,-78.330191&ll=44.569271,-78.330191
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37295581

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius spurius) (1)
– Reported May 30, 2017 20:09 by Luke Berg
– CA-ON-Peterborough – LHT b/w Dillon Rd and Redmond Rd, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.27021,-78.25818&ll=44.27021,-78.25818
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37277093
– Comments: “Singing male. ”

Red-headed Woodpecker – May 28, 2017 – Buckhorn Lake -Nima Taghaboni

Immature male Orchard Oriole – Wikimedia


Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.