Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) (4)
- Reported Feb 02, 2014 12:50 by Chris Risley
- Peterborough--Little Lake, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2965341,-78.3105472&ll=44.2965341,-78.3105472
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16768623
- Comments: "Continuing birds, near RR bridge,"

Horned Grebe (winter plumage)

Horned Grebe (winter plumage)

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) (1)
- Reported Feb 02, 2014 12:50 by Chris Risley
- Peterborough--Little Lake, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2965341,-78.3105472&ll=44.2965341,-78.3105472
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16768623
- Comments: "Diving near rr bridge continuing bird, straight bill, dark with yellow tip, round head, white cheek patch back of neck"

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) (1)
- Reported Feb 02, 2014 10:00 by Walter Wehtje
- Kawartha Nordic Ski Club, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.6278629,-78.1226635&ll=44.6278629,-78.1226635
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16765199
- Comments: "Flew directly overhead while I was on Trillium trail. Huge raptor with relatively small head 
(i.e. not as massive a head as BAEA). Distinctly pale base to tail and blotchy underwings. Colors difficult to discern 
as it was a dark bird against an overcast sky."

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1)
- Reported Feb 01, 2014 by Tore Buchanan
- Hwy 28, north of Division Road, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3486786,-78.2143629&ll=44.3486786,-78.2143629
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16759033
- Comments: "Flew across the hwy and landed on top of a telephone pole"

Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) (1)
- Reported Feb 02, 2014 11:45 by Lori Humphrey
- Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.6029962,-78.0395794&ll=44.6029962,-78.0395794
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16764699
- Comments: "female, flew in in response to Barred Owl call imitations, began foraging high in red pine on E side 
W loop road, roughly midway between locked gate and entrance kiosk, near 'Two Way Traffic' sign."

Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) (1)
- Reported Feb 02, 2014 14:50 by Iain Rayner
- Ptbo - Parkway Trail, Barnardo Park, Peterborough, Ontario
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3266179,-78.3298923&ll=44.3266179,-78.3298923
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16766047
- Comments: "Looked like different bird then the one I saw at Christmas. This one was greyer"
Categories: Sightings

Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.