After last night’s rain and cooler temperatures, there was a mini fallout of migrants along the Trent River this morning just south of Trent University alongside the South Drumlin. Probably other similar spots in Peterborough would be productive too. Warblers included 6 Chestnut-sided, 4 Black-throated Green, 3 Blackburnian, 2 Black Read more…
Redhead (Aythya americana) (2) – Reported Aug 13, 2015 07:02 by Daniel Williams – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Pair.” Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) (1) – Reported Aug 13, 2015 18:34 by Luke Berg – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: Read more…
May be beautiful weather but fall is near. The Barn Swallows at my farm have been departing over the last week. The last left yesterday, August 8. With the amount of mosquitos still around, I wondered if they might delay a bit, but they seem to be keeping to their Read more…
A Least Bittern was found this morning on the sidewalk in front of Jeff Purvey’s Restaurant at Brookdale Plaza in Peterborough. It was easily captured and put in a cardboard box. Late this afternoon, it was taken to an animal hospital for x-rays and may end up going to a Read more…
This evening, a Great Egret flew over our house on Algonquin Boulevard near the zoo. It was heading north up the Otonabee. Having a beer on the deck and looked up at the right time ! Mike Barker
Source: Rolling Stone – August 5, 2015 The worst predicted impacts of climate change are starting to happen — and much faster than climate scientists expected By Eric Holthaus August 5, 2015 Historians may look to 2015 as the year when shit really started hitting the fan. Some Read more…
This morning I spotted a sow Black Bear with three cubs on the Second Line of Belmont (east of Havelock) off of Highway 7. The bears were about 300 metres north of Sama Park. Sadly, I took too long to get my camera out. Ulrike Kullik