March 2014

I had my first Red-winged Blackbird at my feeder in Lakefield early this morning. The Otonabee River is still busy with more waterfowl each day. On Monday and yesterday there were still several Red-breasted Mergansers and Red-necked Grebes between Trent and the arena in Lakefield. Ring-necked Ducks were in Lakefield Read more…

Common Grackles showed up late last week at our feeder in the west end of Peterborough. They have been hogging the feeder! We back into farm fields with lots of tree cover. Cindy Bartoli

I photographed this Ruffed Grouse off of Tara Road in Ennismore this morning. Jeff Keller

There were three Red-winged Blackbirds this morning at my feeder. I was pretty happy to see them back. Gives us hope after such a long winter! Spring is really on the way! Anne Corke, Cathcart Crescent (southwest of Peterborough)

I was up in Algonquin Park this weekend for a tracking workshop and saw a few signs of spring. While trying to decide if there was a difference between the tracks of a Ruffed Grouse to those of a Spruce Grouse the owner of the tracks showed up. The male Read more…

Early this afternoon my dad and I drove up the river from Peterborough to Lakefield and also stopped at Young’s Point and Burleigh Falls. Along River St. in Lakefield, there were 2 male and 1 female Ring-necked Ducks on the river. On the river upstream of the lock at Young’s Read more…

The Northern Flicker was back again on Saturday, but I almost didn’t notice it because there were so many American Robins in the crabapple behind him. The robins returned to the crabapple in the middle of the snowstorm on March 12. There was a real feeding frenzy for a couple Read more…

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)   – Reported Mar 14, 2014 10:25 by Donald Sutherland – Five Corners–2.1 km SE on Hwy 28, Peterborough, Ontario – Map – Checklist  – Comments: “perched on snow-covered N peak of metal-clad barn on E side Hwy 28”  

Spring must surely be on its way.  Yesterday, March 9th, in our flowering crabapple tree, there were about six or seven Cedar Waxwings.  I ran for the camera but, alas, they flew away.  Sandy Reid

  On my way into work this morning, March 12 at about 8:15 a.m. on Matchett Line, Otonabee – South Monaghan, I spotted this very furry animal in the ditch.  It was obviously just waking up as it was a little lethargic. It took me a minute to figure out Read more…

Click here for two recent videos of Bald Eagles – an adult and an immature – feeding. They were filmed this winter using a trail camera at my farm in the Haliburton Highlands near Canarvon. Gord Harrison

  At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday March 2, I was walking up the woods trail which goes straight up Armour Hill, starting just south of the swingset. Almost at the top where it opens onto Museum property, there is a tree which has fallen across the trail. Just prior to Read more…

On March 1, 11 a.m. at the pedestrian bridge over the Otonabee by No Frills, downtown Ptbo, a male Greater Scaup was in amongst the Mallards. I actually had my binoculars with me and was no more than 10 metres away. The green head and other key field marks were Read more…

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) – Reported Mar 05, 2014 16:25 by Martyn Obbard – Tara Rd. north of Yankee Line, Peterborough, Ontario – Map:   – Checklist: – Comments: “large white owl; first seen flying over hay field, then flew easterly and landed on top of hydro pole at sharp Read more…

Here are some pictures taken earlier this week of wildlife on the Otonabee River near Trent University. The Eastern Coyote was just upstream from Trent and the Red-breasted Merganser and Red-necked Grebe were on the first pocket of open water. Tom Northey, Little Britain   Note:  With the Great Lakes Read more…

A Northern Shrike was chasing chickadees at the bird feeders this afternoon, March 4, at about 12:35. It is the first I’ve seen this year in this locality. Bill Snowden, Ennismore

    Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) – Reported Mar 04, 2014 12:45 by Ken Burrell – Peterborough – Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario – Map – Checklist – Comments: “Seen well along the river, near Lakefield. Coming into prealternate plumage, with a bit of the neck coming into colour”   Red-necked Read more…

I saw a Snowy Owl March 1, 2014 at 9 am at the Lindsay Airport. Also, on Feb.28, there were two Eastern Coyotes on Mervin Line.   Ken Rumble