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Merlin at Little Lake Cemetery
Today ( 10 March 2017) at noon I observed a Merlin in a cedar at the Little Lake Cemetery. Of course, I did not have my camera. He was quite content to sit and let me wander around the base Read more…
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Turkey Vultures returning to the Kawarthas
Turkey Vulture (Northern) (Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) (1) – Reported Mar 08, 2017 14:56 by Matthew Tobey – Downtown Bus Terminal, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “flying northeast over the terminal” Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) (1) – Reported Read more…
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A rarely seen red phase Eastern Screech-owl in Selwyn Township
I saw first saw this fabulous red phase Eastern Screech-owl on the 9th Line of Selwyn at about 8:30 this morning, March 11. I was bringing home hay and went by it three times over the course of two and Read more…
Columns
The Land Between – Part 2 – National charity helps protect and preserve this unique and fragile ecoregion
Stretching from Georgian Bay to Kingston, along the interface of the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield, is a unique ecoregion, now known as The Land Between. It is home to loons, bears, moose, deer and more hummingbirds, at risk Read more…
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Northern Saw-whet Owl and Peregrine in city
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) (1) CONFIRMED – Reported Mar 07, 2017 08:30 by Chris Risley – 510 Gilmour Street, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Media: 1 Photo – Comments: “chickadees giving strange mobbing call and on inspection Read more…
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Possible nesting pair of Bald Eagles southwest of Bobcaygeon
There may be a nesting pair of Bald Eagles between Bobcaygeon and Dunsford, Ontario. We have seen them on a nest to the north and east of the bridge over Emily Creek on County Road 36. We drive past this Read more…
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Learn about Loggerhead Marsh in west end of Peterborough
Loggerhead Marsh is a Provincially Significant Wetland found on the west end of Peterborough. It is an important natural feature in our city due to its ecological and social value. The City of Peterborough has committed to protect the marsh Read more…
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More interesting sightings from Algonquin Blvd in Peterborough north end
On March 4, we saw a flock of 60 Red-winged Blackbirds in a tree near our home on Algonquin Blvd. On March 3, we awoke during the night to hear a Great Horned Owl calling. Mike and Sonja Barker
A Changing Climate
Why Canadians’ climate concerns don’t always line up with the evidence
We’re relatively less worried than we were in 2007 and our beliefs split sharply along political lines. By Robson Fletcher, CBC News – Posted: Mar 05, 2017 According to the latest evidence, Earth is hotter now than it has been Read more…
Sightings
Eagles seen attacking a Canada Goose
On the morning of March 3, my son witnessed two Bald Eagles attacking a Canada Goose in flight. The goose landed in the Crowe River and while landing, swatted the eagle off his side. The second eagle stayed above and Read more…
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Red-winged Blackbirds and a Northern Flicker
On March 3, a Northern Flicker paid a visit along with 9 Red-winged Blackbirds. Poor dears were in for a shock weather wise! We live across from the Harold Towne Conservation Area, just south of the Old Norwood Road. Sandy Read more…
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More waterfowl arriving in the Kawarthas
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) (1) – Reported Mar 05, 2017 14:14 by Brian Bailey – Peterborough–Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2939092,-78.3085044&ll=44.2939092,-78.3085044 – Checklist: – Media: 4 Photos – Comments: “Blue phase with Canada Geese, initially on the lake. Read more…
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Dead Long-eared Owl at Buckhorn Lake
I just got back from Florida and was getting some wood from the wood pile where I found the carcass of a Long-eared Owl. Looking at the condition of the carcass, it appears the bird may have starved to death. Read more…
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Flock of Tundra Swans on Pigeon Lake
On March 5, we saw 16 Tundra Swans on Pigeon Lake from our home on Fothergill Isle. Our house faces Jacob’s Island, alongside of which the birds were resting. One of the birds pulled away from the resting area and Read more…
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Great Gray Owl on Trans Canada Trail near Keene
This beautiful Great Gray Owl was sighted on March 4 on the Trans Canada Trail where it crosses County Road 38. If you walk to right at the trail parking lot, the bird was few hundred metres down on the Read more…
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Sighting of rare Red-headed Woodpecker at Stoney Lake last May
I was lucky to come across this Red-headed Woodpecker on May 21, 2016, at my home on Northey’s Bay Road on the north shore of Stoney Lake. I had never seen one and haven’t seen one since. In August 9, Read more…
A Changing Climate
Welcoming an early spring? Chill out — it’s not necessarily a good thing
Warm weather that arrives too soon can harm birds, trees — and people By Nicole Mortillaro, CBC News Posted: Mar 03, 2017 LINK TO ARTICLE HERE Mounting evidence suggests spring is occurring earlier as a result of climate change. While that Read more…
Columns
The Land Between – Part 1
When you drive up County Road 23 into Buckhorn, you have probably noticed the abrupt transition in the bedrock. As you approach the town from the south, layers of limestone line both sides of the road. However, as you exit Read more…
Sightings
The Flash and Boom of February
Sitting here a little before midnight on the last evening of February, I am watching the second thunderstorm of the past one hundred hours happening outside right now. Last Friday evening (the 24th of the month), we had what I Read more…
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A flurry of very early spring migrants
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) (1) CONFIRMED – Reported Feb 28, 2017 13:14 by Donald A. Sutherland – Peterborough–King St at Reid St, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34869369 – Comments: “in flight NNE over downtown” Tundra Swan (Whistling) (Cygnus Read more…
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Pair of Canada Geese arrive back two weeks earlier than usual
Our pair of Canada Geese arrived today, along with a single male Bufflehead. The geese do not nest nearby as far as we know, but they regularly patrol our stretch of the Indian River in the spring to see off Read more…
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Bohemian Waxwings make quick work of a High-bush Cranberry
We live on Young’s Point Road on the west shore of Lake Katchewanooka. Our High-bush Cranberry was loaded with fruit. However, a big flock of Bohemian Waxwings came in and cleaned it out completely. I thought you might enjoy these Read more…
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Early return of a pair of Trumpeter Swans
I haven’t submitted a sighting in a while but thought of it today when a lovely pair of Trumpeter Swans appeared on the Pigeon River, just north of Omemee, among the usual Canada Geese. They don’t appear to have bands or Read more…
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A Northern Shrike pays a visit
Just reporting a Northern Shrike that we’ve seen right at our house the past two days. He’s very shy so I couldn’t get a picture, but we’re sure it is a shrike! Janet and Doug Latham, Cameron Line
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Beaver out for an uncharacteristic mid-February stroll
We saw this animal at the top of the big hill on PL Road (Kawartha Nordic Ski Club), late on the afternoon of February 20. We’re confused by the tail, which seems too narrow for a Beaver, but too wide Read more…
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An early Red-winged Blackbird
This morning (February 24), a Red-winged Blackbird visited our feeder. We’ve also had a Belted Kingfisher on the Otonabee River all winter, along with two juvenile Bald Eagles and quite a few Common Goldeneyes. There has also been a Red-tailed Read more…
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Great Gray Owl in Campbellford
At 2 pm, on February 21, I saw a Great Gray Owl on Kelleher Road in Campbellford, ON. The bird was 500m east of Lock 8 on the Trent River. The owl was still there on February 22. Donald Munro
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The Merlin – an uncommon winter sighting in Peterborough
I saw a Merlin this morning, February 23, on the top of a hydro pole at the corner of Burnham and Maria Streets in Peterborough. Sue Paradisis, Tudor Crescent
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A chance to hear a Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) (1) – Reported Feb 21, 2017 00:24 by Scott Gibson – 1_Gibson Home – Bissonnette Dr., Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “actively calling…loud enough to wake me up.”
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A rare (this year!) Pine Siskin at Stoney Lake
Today, February 22, I managed to get a picture of a Pine Siskin among the goldfinches, and I also saw my first Brown Creeper of the year. Rob Welsh, Stoney Lake