This Imperial Moth is a new one for me. Apparently others in the Stony Lake area have seen them, too. Perhaps that is a coincidence or maybe climate change? Rob Welsh, Dodsworth Island, Stony Lake – July 3 Tim Dyson’s response to Imperial Moth question above: It’s not climate change Read more…
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) – Reported Jul 20, 2017 14:50 by Ian Sturdee – 5997–5999 Highway 7, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen CA-ON (44.4328,-77.8960), Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Flew over road while I was driving. Identified by shape, size and overall colouring including streaked underparts. Had a good look Read more…
Peterborough ON – September 7 2016. Latest evaluation performed by the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) of Loggerhead Marsh, located in the city’s west end, has classified Loggerhead Marsh as a provincially significant wetland. Based on available information on the marsh and its wildlife and using the Read more…
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) (3) – Reported Jun 01, 2016 20:16 by Iain Rayner – Peterborough–Fairbairn Street wetland, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) – Reported Jun 05, 2016 10:58 by Donald Sutherland – Lang-Hastings Trail–Technology Dr to CR 35, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Read more…
A Least Bittern was found this morning on the sidewalk in front of Jeff Purvey’s Restaurant at Brookdale Plaza in Peterborough. It was easily captured and put in a cardboard box. Late this afternoon, it was taken to an animal hospital for x-rays and may end up going to a Read more…