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A flock of 40 Eastern Bluebirds was a nice addition to Christmas Day. Location: Stevenson Road, betweeen Gore’s Landing & Harwood Observer: Marilyn Taylor

Just a little report of the Wild Turkeys that walk my back deck with caution but also bravado. The largest count so far is 19 at one time, but we regularly have 12 to 16. These include 3 males and Read more…

On the Peterborough Christmas Bird Count, 33 species (plus 7 count period species) and 3264 individuals were recorded by 21 field observers. Due to the blizzard-like conditions, both of these totals are well below the averages for the last ten Read more…

100+ Bohemian Waxwings Location: Schneider Place, Peterborough Observer: Shirley Gillespie

An opossum was observed this evening eating chicken skins on the back deck of a house in Omemee. Location: Omemee Observer: John Sadler

Just before sunset today, an immature Bald Eagle traveled the length of Lower Stony, from west to east. That is the usual direction, based on past years. Location: Lower Stony Lake Observer: Rob Welsh.

Please take a look at this youtube video on climate change. It is the most compelling argument I’ve heard yet that the only logical and morally defensible decision is to take serious action now to address climate change. Location: Observer:

The Northern Flicker that has wintered for 6 or 7 years in the Avenues has returned a feeder on Gilmour Street, just west of downtown Peterborough. As well a Pileated Woodpecker has been seen twice on Homewood Avenue. in the Read more…

Environment Canada is predicting the coldest winter in 15 years, due mostly to the influence of La Nina (lower-than-normal water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean) which permits Arctic air to dominate the weather over Canada. Location: Observer:

Great Horned Owl seen at dusk, sitting in one of the dead trees in the large wetland on University Road Location: University Rd wetland, just north of County Rd 4 Observer: Ben Walters

Hermit Thrush and two White-throated Sparrows at feeder Location: Merino Road, Peterborough Observer: Sue Hill

350 to 400 Bohemian Waxwings near Gannon’s Narrows. Location: The birds were on the tops of large trees along Myers Crescent. Myers Crescent is a short loop road off Kinsale Road which connects with Lakehurst Road about 100 metres south Read more…

An employee of the Peterborough Centennial Museum is quite confident he saw a Great Gray Owl sitting on a lamp post in east city (Peterborough). (This would be the first Great Gray reported in central Ontario this fall that I’m Read more…

The finch forecast for this fall/winter is spot-on, judging by the visitors to feeders at Mount Julian this week. They include Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, and Common Redpolls. Six Bohemian Waxwings foraging in a Red Cedar were present this morning. Read more…

Pileated Woodpecker hopping from car to car in a parking lot and pecking at the front windshields (N.B. most likely seeing its reflection in the glass and assuming another Pileated had entered its feeding territory) Location: parking lot (directly adjacent Read more…

“Yesterday, I drained our rainwater barrel and suddenly a male Pine Grosbeak and two females landed a foot away from me to drink the running rainwater!” Location: 17 km north of Norwood Observer: Horst Vauth

Many Lilacs, European Buckthorn and Siberian Elm, along with a few Norway Maple and Silver Maple, have not yet shed their leaves. This is a very late date for these trees to still have leaves. Location: Peterborough Observer: Drew Monkman

50 Snow Buntings flying over the Causeway at Bridgenorth today and 23 Wild Turkeys on the Harrington Line ennismore Location: Bridgenorth / Ennismore Observer: Randy Smith

Pine Grosbeaks, both males and females, feeding in crabapple tree. Have been present for at least one week. Location: Cabot Street, Peterborough Observer: Geoffrey Way-Nee

35 Snow Geese (both white and “blue” individuals) flying overhead Location: Between Lakefield and Trent University. The birds may have landed on the Otonabee River Observer: Colin Jones

Pileated Woodpecker at feeder (Note: There have been a number of Pileated Woodpecker sightings in the city in recent days, especially along Parkhill Road between Monaghan and Armour – D. Monkman) Location: Whitaker Street / Armour Road in Peterborough Observer: Read more…

12 American Robins, 10 Golden-crowned Kinglets, Winter Moth, many fresh beaver cuttings Location: de Pencier Trail on east side of University Road at Trent University Observer: Drew Monkman; Jim Cashmore

Prickly Russian Thistle (Salsola tragus) a.k.a tumbleweed Has been “tumbling around the garden” Location: construction site on Cumberland Avenue Observer: Hilary Tyne