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December sightings of note

I’d like to share a wonderful experience I had with bird visitors to my backyard on December 17. Sitting in my living room which faces south, I was aware of a lot of activity in the trees. I went to the windows and was treated to the sight of dozens Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 2 yearsDecember 19, 2022 ago
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December sightings of note

We live at the 12th Line and Northey’s Road in Selwyn. This Red-bellied Woodpecker has been here for the past week. Not the best picture (taken December 3). Paul Vigneux I had a productive day (December 6) at the Peterborough Airport. Most of these birds were photographed along Moncrief Line. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 yearsDecember 24, 2021 ago
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November sightings of interest

Snowy Owl – The Snowy Owls are back in the Lindsay / Little Britain area. The first sighting was two weeks ago. I shot this one yesterday (Nov. 22) on the road between Oakwood & Little Britain. Carl Welbourn, Kawartha Camera Club                 Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsNovember 28, 2018 ago
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Counting birds at Christmas

The annual Christmas Bird Count reveals the ups and downs of bird populations – and always some surprises. Between mid-December and early January, birders in more than 2,500 localities across North, Central and South America take a break from the holiday festivities to spend a day outside, identifying and counting Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsJanuary 11, 2018 ago
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An impressive trio of birds at Keene-area feeder

How’s this for a high triple at my feeder this morning: Eastern Towhee, Northern Flicker and American Kestrel ….. Followed by 3 Eastern Bluebirds while skiing on the rail trail! Michael Gillespie, Keene

By Drew Monkman, 8 years ago
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Merlins and two clutches of orioles on Otonabee R. property

I live on the Otonabee River between locks 24 & 25, and saw a pair of what I believe were Merlins flying over our yard Wednesday evening, August 24. Both of them had the shape of small falcons. I got a good look only at the brownish one when it Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 9 yearsAugust 31, 2016 ago
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Baby Kestrels have fledged

The baby Kestrels fledged today and left the nesting box. Unfortunately there was no camera in the car at the time, and so I had to return home and get one and then return. There were three young on the roof of the box and one adult initially, but when Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 10 yearsJuly 6, 2015 ago
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