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Virginia Opossum

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November sightings of interest

Lingering blackbirds: A Red-winged Black-bird and a Brown-headed Cowbird were coming to our feeders in late November but seem to have disappeared. A Common Grackle has also been coming. Here is a picture taken December 1 during the snow storm.  Greg Warner, Cherryhill Road, Peterborough My grand daughter, Grace Mackie, Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 1 year12 months ago
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Sightings of note: January 7 to 13

We have been getting a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers for the last 2 years. We also had a sighting of a Red-headed Woodpecker this past September (2017). I feed all year so we get a lot of different birds here. I also sighted a pair of Sandhill Cranes in September. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 years3 years ago
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Sightings of note: December 17 – 23

  Bald Eagle:  We live on the Sixth Line of Selwyn (right behind Paris Marine). I spotted this adult Bald eagle in the tree beside our house on Monday, December 18. Hope you enjoy it. Heather Turner                 Red-winged Blackbirds:  My “ long Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 years3 years ago
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Observations from Tim Dyson – Warsaw/Lakefield/Stoney Lake – Autumn 2017

N.B. Whenever I refer to “home”, it is between Warsaw and Lakefield, south of the Sawer Creek Wetland. Passerines and other birds and animals. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo flew over my kayak as I began to paddle up the Indian River from Back Dam Park at Warsaw on September 9th. It Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 years3 years ago
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Recent sightings of note: October 11-21

Oct. 21 – Narrow-winged Tree Cricket – Rob Tonus found this very late tree cricket on the grass beside the Rotary-Greenway Trail, just south of Nichol’s Oval Park. Note the reddish cap. This species sings at only at night, producing a mellow trill of variable length (usually 2-10 seconds). It Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 years3 years ago
Sightings

A rare visit from a Virginia Opossum

My wife, Mathilde, spotted a Virginia Opossum in our backyard on the evening of March 24 at around 9:30. We saw the white face and body by the light from our livingroom windows. It was eating a pomegranate that she had set out for some robins. Ralph Colley

By Drew Monkman, 4 years4 years ago
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