Rare Ross’s Goose in Peterborough (via eBird)

Ross’s Goose (Anser rossii) (1) – Reported Sep 20, 2017 12:00 by Matthew Garvin – PTBO – Edgewater road and Railway, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.299988,-78.31236&ll=44.299988,-78.31236 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39300375 – Media: 6 Photos – Comments: “Diminutive white goose similar in size to adjacent RBGU with flock of CANG North of Read more…

Great Egret sightings

On August 5, 2017 at about noon, there was a Great Egret flying north up the Indian River just north of “The Back Dam” just upstream from Warsaw. As I paddled towards where it had suddenly spiraled downward behind some trees, I finally noticed it perched on someone’s dock. Shortly Read more…

On July 29, my grandson and I discovered a jelly-blob looking “creature” in Buckhorn Lake. It’s about the size of a small loaf bread (or a haggis !) and seems to have some seaweed attached to it (or even through it). Toni Sinclair, Buckhorn Lake Note: This is probably a Read more…

Two sightings of endangered Least Bittern

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) – Reported Jul 20, 2017 14:50 by Ian Sturdee – 5997–5999 Highway 7, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen CA-ON (44.4328,-77.8960), Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Flew over road while I was driving. Identified by shape, size and overall colouring including streaked underparts. Had a good look Read more…