When we debarked from the shuttle that takes birders out to the tip of Point Pelee National Park, it was clear that something was up. Hundreds of people lined the trail along the west beach, fully engrossed by the activity Read more…
May 31, 2016 @ 10 AM Location: Woodland Campsite wetland, Lakehurst, ON A pair of Trumpeter Swans were sighted in the wetlands feeding We usually only see the migratory swans in the fall, so this is a first. One swan Read more…
Here are some comments that Bill Snowden, a retired horticulturalist, sent along regarding concern expressed by Rob Tonus about Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drillings in his mountain-ash. Rob’s response to Bill’s comments are included below. When the Yellow-beliied Sapsucker taps mountain-ash, it Read more…
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 – 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 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 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’ Read more…
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. Read more…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
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 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 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 Read more…
The Bloodroot has been blooming for a few days now on the rail-trail near Cumberland Drive in the north end of Peterborough. It has grown in size! Very beautiful! Margo Hughes
On April 15th, I was able to get some shots of Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks and a Belted Kingfisher on Lynch Road, just east of Lakefield. Jeff Keller, Bridgenorth
On April 14, at around 4:00 PM, I stopped at the corner of Woodland Drive and the Lakefield Highway because the spring peepers, chorus and leopard frogs were calling. I walked to the edge of the water on the north Read more…
About two weeks ago, in the northeastern part of Peterborough County, I saw the following species. APRIL 14: Hubble Road – 3 Eastern Comma butterflies; Sandy Lake Road – 1 Eastern Comma and 1 Mourning Cloak. APRIL 15: Charlie Allan Read more…
I went out for a walk on April 20 at Beavermead and Roger’s Cove in the beautiful sunshine. In Roger’s Cove, I found a patch of violets in bloom, on the right side of the trail near the locks. Carrying Read more…