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Common Grackle

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May sightings of note

May 2 was a beautiful morning for a bird walk. Warm south winds the night before had brought in migrants. Walked the trails at Camp Kawartha with Jacob Rodenburg and Tim Dyson – respecting two metre distancing of course. In a couple of hours we found 38 species, including some Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 yearsMay 31, 2020 ago
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November sightings of interest

Lingering blackbirds: A Red-winged Black-bird and a Brown-headed Cowbird were coming to our feeders in late November but seem to have disappeared. A Common Grackle has also been coming. Here is a picture taken December 1 during the snow storm.  Greg Warner, Cherryhill Road, Peterborough My grand daughter, Grace Mackie, Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 yearsNovember 9, 2019 ago
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July Sightings of Interest

20th Annual Petroglyphs Butterfly Count: The compiling of the July 21st butterfly count is finally finished  and final results have been submitted to the North America Butterfly Association. A total of 55 species were recorded, slightly above the average for the last few years. The Indian Skipper found in the Park Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 4 yearsJuly 26, 2019 ago
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Sightings of note: December 24 – 30, 2017

Barred Owl: Sighted Saturday, December 30, at 2:30pm in Burnham’s Woods (Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park) on Hwy 7, just east of Peterborough. It was sitting in one of the large hemlock trees about 40 metres from the end of the parking lot. I wouldn’t have seen it had it not Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsDecember 26, 2017 ago
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A flurry of very early spring migrants

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) (1) CONFIRMED – Reported Feb 28, 2017 13:14 by Donald A. Sutherland – Peterborough–King St at Reid St, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34869369 – Comments: “in flight NNE over downtown” Tundra Swan (Whistling) (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) (2) – Reported Feb 27, 2017 12:28 by Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsFebruary 28, 2017 ago
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Thunderous flock of 1000s of grackles at Jackson Park

While walking in Jackson Park last Sunday (Oct. 4) in the late morning, I saw the most amazing swarming of Common Grackles. There were thousands of them. What a spectacle! It was like the Hitchcock movie, The Birds. Everyone was in awe and the noise was deafening. I’ve seen large Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsOctober 12, 2015 ago
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