At around 10 a.m. on Christmas Day he finally showed up after a 25 minute
wait in the car parked a few meters away from the feeder. Excellent views
from all angles. Was just about to give up after having been entertained by
chickadees, both kinds of nuthatch, a pair of cardinals and a downy
woodpec
Dear Ontbirders,
We're sorry to inform everybody that the Brewer's Blackbird in
Toronto is a Rusty. Jean photographed it yesterday. We sent the
photos to several experts such as Alvaro Jaramillo and Peter Burke
who wrote and illustrated the blackbird handbook and three other
experts. The opin
The 2nd unofficial Linwood CBC was held Saturday, December 22. The count
circle is centred on the town of Linwood (northwest of Waterloo). Most of
the circle is agricultural land and this is a traditional area for wintering
raptors. 16 field observers tallied 49 species this year (up from 46 whe
Both yesterday and today, I enjoyed brief visits from one Northern
Flicker at my feeder. It was unable to feed at the feeder because is it
one of those weight-sensitive ones but it tried several times, then flew
into the trees and worked its way upward before flying away. I'm not
sure how rare t
Happy Holidays Fellow Birders,
As I was driving through the new sub division west of the Graham Creek I
sighted a NORTHERN SHRIKE flying overhead and landing on the roof of the
house on the corner of Water View & Lake Breeze south of Newcastle. Yes,
9-11 " long. Large-headed, with dark hooked b
At 13:05 today, 25 December, the Rusty Blackbird came to the feeder
from the creek side of the woods, it only fed on the ground briefly 2
to 3 minutes then returned to the woods again. Roy Smith and I had to
wait for more than 30 minutes, another couple had waited for 1 hour
and
A friend and I spent Christmas Day out and about in a number of areas and
for both of us this was an excellent birding day!
Shirley's Bay area:
There were lots of Bohemian Waxwings especially along the east side of Rifle
Rd. At the feeding station we found a number of common Redpolls, +++Blue
Jay
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