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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, 3 yearsJuly 1, 2020 ago
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Great Blue Heron rookery in Trent Wildlife Sanctuary on University Road

I recently observed the Great Blue Heron rookery in the Trent Wildlife Sanctuary. As a point of interest, I noticed the rookery is quite visible from the height of land where the Tree Swallow/Eastern Bluebird research nesting site is located along the Blue trail, as one departs the Blue trail Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsJune 21, 2017 ago
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Hundreds of swallows swarming over Bridgenorth causeway

I have lived in the area for many years….and each year has a different flavour. Last week I noticed a large number of swallows (in the hundreds) flying near the Ennismore/Bridgenorth causeway. Each day they have been there swooping over and under cars, flying at windshields. Many are colliding with Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsMay 10, 2017 ago
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Big showing of (migrating?) Common Nighthawks, a species at risk

Tonight, August 15, we had a spectacular aerial show with Common Nighthawks, Tree Swallows and gulls. The nighthawks were swarming over our Curve Lake house. I would estimate 50 but it was difficult to count because of the irregularity of their flight. There were also about twenty gulls and 100 Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsAugust 17, 2016 ago
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A great morning of birding

On the morning of May 17 on roads west of Highway 7A, there were abundant Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, two Brown Thrashers, Savannah Sparrows, Eastern Kingbirds, Tree Swallows, and several Baltimore Orioles together in a shrub. Enid Mallory

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsMay 22, 2016 ago
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Hundreds of Tree Swallows at Millenium Park

Today, at noon, there were hundreds of Tree Swallows flying around the pine trees at the entrance to Millenium Park on Water Street. They appeared to be feeding on something – possibly midges? Eric Monkman (Note: I also heard that on April 7, there were “thousands” of Tree Swallows flying Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 9 yearsApril 8, 2014 ago
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