Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) (1)
– Reported May 19, 2014 10:42 by Donald Sutherland
– Douro–2.5 km NE on Douro Line 2 at May Creek, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.390433,-78.16751&ll=44.390433,-78.16751
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18532129
– Comments: “male, flew in to W side road”

Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) (1)
– Reported May 24, 2014 06:34 by Iain Rayner
– Ptbo – Centre Rd Farm pond, Peterborough, Ontario
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Blue-winged Teal - Wikimedia

Blue-winged Teal – Wikimedia

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) (1)
– Reported May 24, 2014 07:55 by Iain Rayner
– Ptbo – Hwy 28 Farm pond, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “Male, big bill, rufous sides, green head. Have picture”

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
– Reported May 19, 2014 10:28 by Donald Sutherland
– Lakefield–Centre Road at Douro Line 3, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.40752,-78.19269&ll=44.40752,-78.19269
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18532073
– Comments: “calling (whinny) spontaneously several times on S side road”

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
– Reported May 19, 2014 10:00 by Donald Sutherland
– Sawer Creek Wetland and Wildlife Area, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “calling spontaneously, W side road”

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
– Reported May 22, 2014 07:15 by Donald Sutherland
– Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.362531,-78.2885554&ll=44.362531,-78.2885554
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18532429
– Comments: “observed in flight from E-W across trail around 100 m N of trailhead. Obvious cuckoo with rusty primaries.”

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
– Reported May 23, 2014 15:00 by Iain Rayner
– PTBO – Edgewater road and Railway, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “Seen near car bridge along railway. Great looks, sat very still. Looked like Least(small, eye ring, wing bars) but entire underside was yellowy green”

Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) (1)
– Reported May 18, 2014 09:54 by Donald Sutherland
– Peterborough–Mervin Line, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “singing spontaneously in maples above road at E end in Silver Maple swamp between buttonbush thicket swamp and Otonabee River”

Cape May Warbler - Wikimedia

Cape May Warbler – Wikimedia

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) (2)
– Reported May 22, 2014 07:15 by Donald Sutherland
– Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.362531,-78.2885554&ll=44.362531,-78.2885554
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18532429

Cliff Swallow (Northern) (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota [pyrrhonota Group]) (15)
– Reported May 24, 2014 08:00 by Walter Wehtje
– Trent Campus, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3573713,-78.2904612&ll=44.3573713,-78.2904612
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18534138
– Comments: “All near boathouse”

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) (1)
– Reported May 22, 2014 07:15 by Donald Sutherland
– Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “first observed on trail around 70 m N of shelter at trailhead; flushed to W side trail and then flew to E side trail where observed investigating several shrubs within 10 m of trail. Observed again on E side trail approximately 20 min later on return.”

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (1)
– Reported May 23, 2014 06:35 by Jeff Stewart
– 621 Carveth Drive, Millbrook, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “Heard singing (“beeee-bzzzzzz”) from eastern hedgerow but unable to locate (heard singing again far off to the east on adjacent property)”

Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) (1)
– Reported May 23, 2014 08:00 by Matthew Garvin
– Rotary Park and London St. Bridge, Peterborough, Ontario
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Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) (1)
– Reported May 22, 2014 07:15 by Donald Sutherland
– Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “singing”

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
– Reported May 19, 2014 09:43 by Donald Sutherland
– Youngs Point, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “singing, in cedar by lock station”

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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.