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Lesser Yellowlegs

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April sightings of note

I was down along Nichols Road and County Road 2 on April 1 and saw this Northern Shrike. Carl Welbourn Today, April 1, it was nice to hear four Chorus Frogs calling along the trail near Trent University. Early sign of spring ! Mostly frozen willow shrub wetland with some Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 months7 months ago
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October sightings of interest

Leucistic American Robin:  This “Hallowe’en ghost robin” was eating berries in our yard.  Fred and Marg Forster, Keene  (Note: Leucism refers to a lack of normal colour pigments in the feathers. D.M.)               Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) (3) – Reported Oct 29, 2019 Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 1 year1 year ago
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Rails, Monarchs and more at nature-rich Nonquon Lagoons in Port Perry

Today, July 22, at the Nonquon lagoons in Port Perry, there was an interesting mix of life and death struggles. Lots of sights of successful breeding as Mallards, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers and Trumpeter Swans showed off their new families. Very few shorebirds but the habitat is still not good Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 years3 years ago
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“Fall” shorebird migration continues

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) (5) – Reported Aug 07, 2016 07:21 by Iain Rayner – Ptbo – Otonabee Gravel Pit, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Media: 1 Photo – Comments: “Think the Juveniles have started to show up.” Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) (1) – Reported Aug 07, 2016 Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 4 years4 years ago
Sightings

“Fall” migration already underway as Least Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs return from Arctic nesting grounds

Least Sandpiper (8) Lesser Yellowlegs (3) – Reported Jul 15, 2016 06:20 by Scott Gibson – Peterborough–Fairbairn Street wetland, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Media: Photos

By Drew Monkman, 5 years4 years ago
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