October 10: I had my first two Dark-eyed Juncos today. Sue Paradisis, Peterborough October 9: Today there was a Peregrine at the Buckhorn Lock. I was travelling south when it flew over the bridge at handrail height and landed in a tree about ten feet away from the east (lower Read more…
Here are some sightings of interest from this past week (July 25 – 31, 2016)) at my brother’s cottage on Big Gull Lake, south of Bon Echo Provincial Park. Family group of Cooper’s Hawks. Two or three very vocal juveniles, “whistling” loudly. As big as adults. A covey of 8 Read more…
On March 28 at 8:45 PM, I had 2 Blue-spotted Salamanders on Sumcot Drive off Allen’s Road west of Buckhorn. The salamanders were headed north in the direction of a known breeding pond north of Sumcot Drive. Martyn Obbard
August 26: Always nice to come across something new (to us) almost literally on our own doorstep, a Blue-spotted salamander, or maybe that should be Blue spotted/Jefferson salamander, as the very informative Ontario Nature website explains. Click here. I’ve included a small photo for scale – from tip to tail, Read more…