*** Species Summary:

– Great Egret (1 report)
– Sora (1 report)
– Upland Sandpiper (1 report)
– Least Sandpiper (2 reports)
– Cliff Swallow (2 reports)
– Golden-winged Warbler (2 reports)
– Blue-winged Warbler (2 reports)
– Cape May Warbler (1 report)
– Clay-colored Sparrow (1 report)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Great Egret (Ardea alba) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 08:30 by Shauna Ryner
– Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.4180879,-78.2587266&ll=44.4180879,-78.2587266
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36932252
– Media: 3 Photos
– Comments: “Flying overhead, continued to fly over the neighboring farmer’s field.”

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 05:52 by Paul Frost
– airport road train tracks, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.25379,-78.36882&ll=44.25379,-78.36882
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36928667

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 17:30 by Iain Rayner
– Ptbo – Centre Line Rd Smith, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3788766,-78.3250377&ll=44.3788766,-78.3250377
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36947945
– Comments: “Sitting in field W of road. Have seen them at this location for last 3 years.”

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) (5)
– Reported May 17, 2017 07:16 by Luke Berg
– 8 Line of Douro, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3831952,-78.2671595&ll=44.3831952,-78.2671595
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36928308
– Comments: “Feeding in small section of flooded field. Flushed by a tractor. ”

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) (2)
– Reported May 17, 2017 17:10 by Iain Rayner
– Ptbo – Towerhill Rd – flooded field near Sobeys, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.32657,-78.3439684&ll=44.32657,-78.3439684
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36948273

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) (30)
– Reported May 17, 2017 11:45 by Matthew Garvin
– PTBO – Trent University Pedestrian Bridge, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3522914,-78.293066&ll=44.3522914,-78.293066
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36946035
– Media: 4 Photos

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 14:14 by Dan Chronowic
– Trent University – East Bank – North Parking Lots, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3606019,-78.2876408&ll=44.3606019,-78.2876408
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36938523

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (2)
– Reported May 17, 2017 08:00 by Luke Berg
– Peterborough–Hubble Road, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.53712,-77.9193&ll=44.53712,-77.9193
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36929472

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 09:09 by Luke Berg
– Sandy Lake Pine barrens/Sedge marshes, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.659557,-77.8931522&ll=44.659557,-77.8931522
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36934766

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 05:45 by Iain Rayner
– Bridgenorth–Brumwell St., Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3830019,-78.373848&ll=44.3830019,-78.373848
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36948113
– Comments: “Singing ‘bee-bee-bee-bzzzz’ song very rapidly. After ten minutes it came to trail edge and showed well. Pure male, yellow head and breast, black eyeline, greenback, blue wings with two white wing stripes. 50yards S of trailhead.”

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (2)
– Reported May 17, 2017 08:00 by Luke Berg
– Peterborough–Hubble Road, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.53712,-77.9193&ll=44.53712,-77.9193
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36929472

Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 09:00 by Basil Conlin
– Peterborough–Dufferin Cement Pond, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3172775,-78.3001506&ll=44.3172775,-78.3001506
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36940124

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
– Reported May 17, 2017 14:20 by Matthew Tobey
– Cavan-Monaghan–Jones Quarter Line, Peterborough, Ontario
– Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.2567769,-78.5402148&ll=44.2567769,-78.5402148
– Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36940832
– Media: 1 Photo
– Comments: “Singing male.”

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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.