Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (2) – Reported Jun 29, 2016 09:47 by Donald Sutherland – Jones Quarter Line at Bland Line, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Known location, two-part buzz and three-part buzz”
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…
May 5 – Mike Barker had a White-crowned Sparrow at his feeder on Algonquin Blvd in Peterborough. May 4 – Marie Windover had a Whip-poor-will calling from 8:30 to 9:00 PM near her home on County Road 507. She also has a pair of Sandhill Cranes that appear to be Read more…
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) – Reported Apr 14, 2016 07:31 by Donald Sutherland – Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “singing, fields E of S entrance to Promise Rock Trail” I heard my first Fox Sparrow of the spring on April 13 on Read more…
On March 18 at 11 AM, I heard a Song Sparrow singing in my front yard near Chemong Road and Reid streets. Awfully early, no? Marilyn Freeman Note: Yes, I’d say the bird is about a week earlier than usual. I’m not surprised, however, given the mild temperatures, and the Read more…