White-throated Sparrows arrive on schedule: Right on schedule, five White-throated Sparrows arrived in our backyard this morning, the first of the fall. Some years, several dozen are here at the same time. They enjoy the finch mix (millet, nyger, sunflower seeds) I scatter on the ground each spring and fall. Read more…
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) (1) – Reported Sep 22, 2017 10:30 by Scott McKinlay – Millbrook Conservation Area, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.1492506,-78.4480704&ll=44.1492506,-78.4480704 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39345272 – Comments: “Seen with a solitary sandpiper on a mud bar in Millbrook pond. It was slightly smaller than the solitary with browner, lighter Read more…
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…