Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1) – Reported May 28, 2016 09:51 by Peterborough County Birds Database – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) (1) – Reported May 30, 2016 08:19 by Luke Berg – Deer Bay Reach Road, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: Read more
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1) – Reported May 26, 2016 20:15 by Matthew Tobey – Fleming Forest, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Media: 1 Photo Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1) – Reported May 27, 2016 07:47 by Joshua D. Vandermeulen – CA–ON–PETE–Havelock–study site (2015), Peterborough, Ontario – Map: Read more
I heard and saw the first Bobolinks May 10 and managed some photos more recently. The males perch right on the tip of an apple tree branch to sing. I’ve also included pictures of two cormorants on one of their favourite perches on the river just south of Lakefield near Read more
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1) – Reported May 23, 2016 11:45 by Sue Sauve – Hannah Road, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “seen clearly for about 10 minutes in tree with bird houses and with the ‘steele’ sign”
Redhead (Aythya americana) (6) – Reported May 25, 2016 08:00 by Iain Rayner – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing flock in south cell”
I caught these Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in our oak tree today May 25, 2016. Looks like there’s a pair around. The birds were seen at Gannons Narrows/Pigeon Lake, Ennismore Kingsley Hubbs
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) (1) – Reported May 22, 2016 08:55 by Colin Jones – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing bird”
The Baltimore Orioles in our backyard prefer the hummingbird feeder. Seen May 17th, south end of Peterborough ~ 6:00 p.m. Also, on May 22, I got this picture of a doe White-tailed Deer on Nassau Mills Rd. at 1:00 p.m. Trudy Gibson
On May 16, I was out for my morning walk by the river near Holiday Inn and sat for a minute to drink a coffee. While I was sitting a couple ducks landed near me and within about 30 seconds this American Mink jumped out of the brush along the Read more
On the morning of May 17 on roads west of Highway 7A, there were abundant Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, two Brown Thrashers, Savannah Sparrows, Eastern Kingbirds, Tree Swallows, and several Baltimore Orioles together in a shrub. Enid Mallory
Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) (1) – Reported May 21, 2016 08:26 by Bill Crins – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “slim dark beak, white throat, white rump when flying, dark legs, relatively uniformly gray back and wings, suffused orange stripe and dark grayish stripe on Read more
The Kawarthas is home to at least 100 species of butterflies, 135 kinds of dragonflies and damselflies and a thousand or more different moths. Learning to identify the more common species is a great way to connect to the natural world around us and get kids interested in nature. Butterflies Read more
On May 12, I observed and photographed a Palm Warbler at Gannons Narrows on Pigeon Lake, Ennismore. It was a new sighting for me. Kingsley Hubbs
On April 29, I came across 10 Wood Ducks in Mark S Burnham Provincial Park. Eight flew off but two remained for a few moments, and I was able to get a picture. Carl Welbourn Note: Wood Ducks nest in the park in tree cavities, sometimes 50 feet or more Read more
I live on Cameron street in Peterborough on the Otonabee River. On the morning of May 8th, I noticed a large black animal n my backyard. At first I had thought it was a small bear, but when I got closer I realized it was a Beaver. It was in Read more
By any measure, birding has never been more popular. Its allure lies in the satisfaction of using one’s knowledge of season, range, habitat, field marks, song and behavior to identify and appreciate the birds around us. Birding can also become a window on environmental issues. Many environmentalists started out as Read more
On Friday, May 6, I was watching a Turkey Vulture circling overhead at Curve Lake, when a large, bright white bird with black wing tips and long legs flew past it, heading west. The black was definitely limited to the primary feathers. There was no black in the secondaries, which Read more
Dutchman’s Breeches are in full flower now… Gwen Forsyth, Lakefield Note: The name comes from their likeness to a pair of “breeches” – short trousers fastened just below the knee. D.M.
I was happy to see two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in my backyard in Peterborough this morning…May 5, 2016 ~ 0800 a.m. Trudy Gibson Note: I had a male grosbeak on May 5, too, at about 6 PM. They love black oil sunflower seed. D.M.
May 5 – Mike Barker had a White-crowned Sparrow at his feeder on Algonquin Blvd in Peterborough. May 4 – Marie Windover had a Whip-poor-will calling from 8:30 to 9:00 PM near her home on County Road 507. She also has a pair of Sandhill Cranes that appear to be Read more
The time that birders have awaited since the lonely, frigid days of winter is now upon us. With May comes the peak of spring migration as long‑distance migrants pour into the Kawarthas from the neo‑tropics ‑ Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. In Peterborough County alone, a Read more
At about 6:00 pm on May 4, I was lucky to see a mother Black Bear with FOUR cubs on Beaver Lake Road/FR 220 in Trent Lakes township. About a mile down the same road, I spotted a beautiful Red Fox. Then, along County Road 507 and West Bay Road, Read more