Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) (1) – Reported May 21, 2016 08:26 by Bill Crins – Lakefield–Sewage Lagoons, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “slim dark beak, white throat, white rump when flying, dark legs, relatively uniformly gray back and wings, suffused orange stripe and dark grayish stripe on Read more…
I found a dead Great Horned Owl on our property in Lakefield. It had a tag on its leg (#788-30808). I went on-line to https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/ and was able to find the following information: Species: Great Horned Owl Date banded: 03/16/2009 Banding Location: 5 KM N OF LAKEFIELD, ONTARIO, CANADA Age: Read more…
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) (1) – Reported Mar 15, 2016 23:45 by Scott Gibson – 1_Gibson Home – Bissonnette Dr., Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “continuing. giving clear tremolo, closer to house than on other dates.” Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) (1) – Reported Mar 14, 2016 Read more…
We’ve been fortunate to have seen a Barred Owl at our lakeside home on three occasions recently. One evening after dark, it flew through our covered feeder and grabbed a flying squirrel with its talons. It took the squirrel to the deck, stayed there for a couple of minutes, and Read more…
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) (1) – Reported Jan 27, 2016 23:10 by Iain Rayner – Ptbo – Hooton Dr, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Bird responded well to the N of road to imitations of Screech Owl with whinny.” Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) (1) – Reported Feb Read more…
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (12) – Reported Jan 30, 2016 06:20 by Dave Milsom – Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Feeding on spruce cones in Petroglyphs Prov. Park. All but one were female. Photos.” Barred Owl (Strix varia) (1) – Reported Jan 30, 2016 Read more…
My Barred Owl is back. First time in months. At about 0730 it landed on a branch overlooking the feeder where there were a number of mouse tunnels. It kept looking down and then suddenly swept down and picked up a mouse from under the snow – a one claw Read more…
Well, it’s been a year since I had the pleasure to take a photo of a Snowy Owl. My friend, Carl, and I went in search of this guy and found him (near Woodville). We had to walk quite a distance across a field to get a shot but it Read more…
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 02, 2016 14:15 by Linda Sunderland – Scriven Road, Bailieboro, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Scriven Road on top of telephone pole between 2nd and 3rd Line, female – first winter” Note: Graham Yates reports finding a beautiful Barred Read more…
On the morning of January 3, I had a Long-eared Owl in my backyard. The bird was perched in a mountain-ash close to my feeders. It may have been attracted by the bird activity at the feeder. Long-ears will prey on other birds. The owl stayed for about 45 minutes, Read more…
A Snowy Owl was observed for over 30 minutes on Dec 15th in the corn field behind Jim Glenn’s main depot in Keene. Michael Gillespie
This little fellow, an Eastern Screech-owl, perched on our suet chunk between 4:30 and 5:30 yesterday afternoon (Feb. 24). We thought maybe he just wanted to get out of the wind as we didn’t see him pecking at the suet, unless he was attracted by the many small birds in Read more…
Last night I turned on the deck light and was just about to go out to fill the heated birdbath when just 6 feet away from me, I spotted an Eastern Screech-owl on the lowest branch of the spruce that grows beside the deck. It was up against the trunk Read more…
Yesterday, I was standing in the middle of a road, 15 ft away from this Barred Owl. He was just watching me and listening to some overhead crows. I stood there for over 15 minutes. He was practically tame! Michael Gillespie, Keene
My friend, Carl, and I were coming back from the Wolf Centre in Haliburton today and decided to travel down County Road 36, south of Bobcaygen, as we have come across a Snowy Owl along there before. Today we were extra lucky, as we happened to see both a Barred Read more…
This beautiful Barred Owl visited my backyard Wednesday morning (Feb. 11) just after 7:00 and stayed until just before 9:00. A chickadee tried to get rid of him but it was the squirrels that managed to chase him off. Sue Paradisis, Tudor Crescent I had a Barred Owl near the Read more…
On Saturday, Feb. 7, we had a Barred Owl in our yard. It was eating something it had caught. Brenda McIsacc, Baltic Drive On Feb. 7, I saw a Barred Owl on Ackison Drive, near where the solar panels are at Lily Lake Road. I was my way to work Read more…
Yesterday, (January 27th), during a forty minute walk between Belmont Lake and Round Lake north of Havelock, I enjoyed a nice bit of eagling, (if that is indeed a word). First, along came a lovely 4th winter Bald Eagle at only about 150 m above the ground. She flew right Read more…
On Jan. 20th, I had my fourth Golden Eagle sighting this month. This one was a nice 2nd or 3rd year sub-adult. That makes at least three different ones in the past twenty days – one sub-adult, and two different 1st winter birds. The other first ear bird, I could Read more…
A Barred Owl hung out at the MNR at George and Charlotte streets this afternoon ( 17 Jan 15). It was right outside the front entrance to the building! Ernie Basciano, Carl Welbourn and Tim Corner
Gadwall (Anas strepera) (1) – Reported Jan 14, 2015 08:40 by Walter Wehtje – Peterborough–Monaghan boat ramp, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Continuing bird, male, on ice with mallards” Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 14, 2015 17:20 by Daniel Williams – Peterborough–Little Lake, Peterborough, Read more…
I saw this Snowy Owl up at Fleming this afternoon, January 9. It was interesting to see it flying as well, as it went from light stand to light stand up at the new soccer fields. It looks like a young bird. Andrew Lipscombe, Peterborough
A Snowy Owl sat on the Little Lake fountain box for the whole day on Sunday, January 4, 2015. It is a medium-sized , heavily speckled bird. Carl Welbourn Kawartha Camera Club
Although I saw two Barred Owls (one continuing, plus a new bird) on the Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count, I have been through the “owl city” between Havelock and Stoney Lake several times since, and have only seen one, (Cty Rd 46 & Keating Road) a few days ago. I wonder Read more…
Barred Owl (Strix varia) (1) – Reported Dec 28, 2014 13:00 by Susan Paradisis – Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “was quietly rousting in tree while downy woodpecker flitted from branch to branch noisily giving alarm call” Barred Owl (Strix varia) (1) Read more…
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 01, 2015 15:10 by Scott Gibson – Peterborough–Little Lake, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Immature sitting on Metal box in middle of lake. Have pic. <iframe src=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/101666993@N07/15981484950/player/” width=”500″ height=”331″ frameborder=”0″></iframe>”
I thought I would share a photo of the Snowy Owl which I was lucky to catch a glimpse of earlier today at about 2PM. I found the bird just past Snug Harbour Road north of Lindsay. Carley Wilson
I went shooting photos today with my friends, Carl and Dave, in search of a Snowy Owl. First we checked at County Rd. 19 but had no luck. We then took Hwy 7 west to Lindsay, as Carl saw owls along that route yesterday while out for a drive with Read more…
The Petroglyph’s Christmas Bird Count, centered on Petroglyph’s Provincial Park, was held on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Twenty-seven birders took part. 2717 individual birds were counted. Number of species: 38 (Just two shy of the record high of 40.) Species recorded in a record high number: Red-tailed Hawk (10 vs Read more…
My friend Carl and I were out on Saturday, December 20th in search of a Snowy Owl as we had learned there was one sighted near the Lindsay airport. On the way there we spotted a Coyote in a field across the road from the Pickseed Plant just outside of Read more…