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Irvine Regional Park
Mexican amberwing was half the size of the other dragonfly at the pond. They were so fast it was difficult to capture them.
A large, dark nectar feeder endemic to New Zealand. Easily distinguished by two curled white feather tufts (“poi”) visible on the throat. Tail and wings have blue, purple, and green iridescence. Found throughout much of New Zealand, including Auckland, Kermadec, and Chatham Islands, though mostly absent from Canterbury. Favors native forest and scrub, also venturing into suburban parks, farmland, and rural gardens. Often detected by its unique voice consisting of melodious notes intermixed with croaks, coughs, clicks, and wheezes. Also listen for its noisy whirring flight. Similar to male Eurasian Blackbird, but easily identified by its white throat feathers and iridescence. Song can be easily confused with that of a bellbird, but listen for distinct loud coughs, grunts, and wheezes in Tui song. (eBird)
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Constant companions throughout our trip! I don't think there was a day without hearing their songs. Beautiful birds with amazing plumage and their cool white collars.
Te Anau Wildlife Centre, Southland, New Zealand. March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
Breeding males are stunning bright yellow with a black back and red head. Females and immature males are duller, sometimes mostly grayish with just faint yellow on the face and undertail coverts. Always note two white wingbars and pale bill. Breeds mainly in coniferous or mixed forests at middle or high elevations. Winters as far south as Central America, where it can be found in any forested habitat. Often stays high in the canopy. Listen for male’s burry song in the spring and summer and short, rising rattle year-round. (eBird)
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A surprise visit to Ottawa this past winter, this male Western Tanager found a home in some woods near downtown Ottawa. The Ottawa Field Naturalists Club went into action and worked with local residents to allow this rare visitor to be seen and admired by the birders and photographers of not just Ottawa but many other eastern Canada and US locations. Food was provided by the club, much to the joy of the tanager and all the other birds and animals in the area. It took us four visits and many hours standing in the snow and ice to finally see him, but as you can see, we finally got really good views. Sadly, just as we were expecting him to return home, he came to an untimely end - not because of the weather, but because of a window strike at the same house where he had originally been discovered. Considering that the house was well away from the feeders, we suspect he had been chased by a raptor. The entire birding community went into mourning for this beautiful and rare visitor to our cold and snowy winter.
McCarthy Woods, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. February 2024.
American red squirrels are widely distributed across the North American continent. They are primarily granivores, but incorporate other food items into their diets opportunistically, (Wikipedia)
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This little squirrel had found an impromptu feeding station for birds and had positioned himself to accept offerings from the next humans who walked past. We rewarded him with some sunflower chips before moving on.
Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. January 2024.
Very small, with a distinctive short, rounded tail with conspicuous spots at the tip. Body sandy-colored below, streaky above. Breeding males have a dark bill and crown. Found in open grasslands, meadows, marshes, and agricultural areas. Most readily detected by its repetitive and monotonous song, given from either a perch or in an undulating song flight. Song varies across wide distribution, ranging from evenly-paced squeaky “tsik, tsik” of African and European birds to the fast dry ticking of Southeast Asian birds. (eBird)
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We've seen these cute little birds in a few places, but I had only achieved one poor record shot. This time, though, I had a small window through some tall grass to this wonderfully named bird. I could not get my two companions on it, so I had to make do with photographing it instead. A big crop but a wonderful reminder of this find.
Marina Bay East, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
Small but brightly-colored woodpecker with a spiky crest. Slight variation across its range, but all birds have a dark orangish face, dark chestnut wings, black-and-white-striped underparts, and a dark tail. Female duller overall, with a plainer face. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests, edges, and gardens, where it can be reasonably common. Often seen singly, but can be encountered in closely-foraging pairs. Favors tall thick trunks. Gives sharp “kek” or “week” call notes. Difficult to confuse with any other small woodpecker. (eBird)
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We had spotted this woodpecker a few times during our week in Singapore, but we finally got a good chance to see four, chasing each other around the trees. High up and in deep shade, I finally got a good look at this unusually coloured woodpecker.
Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
The Three Sisters are a group of three peaks at the northwestern end of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Nannothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nannothemis bella, commonly known as the elfin skimmer. The elfin skimmer is native to the eastern United States and Canada, and is the smallest dragonfly in North America. Males are powdery blue, while females are black and yellow, resembling a wasp. (Wikipedia)
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I didn't even know that this tiny dragonfly existed until our guide pointed it out (less than an inch long). My first thought had been a hoverfly or a wasp, it was just so small. As you can see, though, it is a true dragonfly with beautiful markings. The males appear rather drab in comparison to the pretty female, being a rather pale powdery blue.
Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark, Ontario. June 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
Lorikeet
Aquarium of the Pacific
This one was all by itself and happy to be away from the chaos. Feeding time is very loud in the Lorikeet area.
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Medium-sized songbird with a smooth gray body, black cap, and rusty-red undertail coverts. Sexes alike. Occurs in shrubby habitats, especially thickets or second-growth at the edge of forest, often near water. Usually quite skulking, but sometimes pops up conspicuously, especially when singing. Occasionally visits feeders, especially for suet. Listen for complex, jumbled song, which often includes mimicry of other species. (eBird)
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Looking back to Spring as the weather gets colder. This catbird was out in the open advertising his charms to the nearby females. Usually they are difficult to see, but no leaves and the mating urge brought him out into the open. He is long gone now, down south to warmer climes.
Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2024.
Breeding male is distinctive with black body, white rump, and creamy nape. Females and nonbreeders are drastically different, yellow-brown with fine streaking on breast sides, and stripes on head. Smaller than Red-winged Blackbird with shorter bill. Spiky tail feathers. In the blackbird family, although often mistaken as a sparrow. Breeds in open fields. Listen for male's bubbly song. Often in flocks during fall migration; departs early for wintering grounds in South America. (eBird)
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Another photographic first for me. Female bobolinks usually vanish into the grass, but this one had food for her babes. She was probably watching our progress along the trail in case we got too close to her nest on the ground.
Atocas Bay Conservation Project, Alfred, Ontario, Canada. June 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
While out birding, we received a bird alert that a Dunlin was being seen at a nearby park. Being an uncommon fall visitor, we jumped in the car and went off to find it. A quick scan of the various shorebirds revealed it feeding on the mudflats. I mis-identified it at first, as it was feeding like a dowitcher, but was quickly corrected by the others. I liked this shot, because it included a snapshot of most of the species seen during this morning's shore birding.
from left to right: Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper (2) and Semipalmated Plover.
Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. August 2023.
Gangly wader with a long bicolored bill. Breeding plumage is dark brick-red below (male) or pale orangey (female); nonbreeding plumage is overall gray-brown with white belly; compare to Black-tailed Godwit. In flight shows rather plain upperwings with only a faint whitish wing stripe; white rump and finely barred tail. Mainly coastal away from tundra breeding grounds. Often in flocks feeding on mudflats and in brackish coastal lagoons, roosting in adjacent freshwater habitats. Feeds by probing its long bill into the mud. (eBird)
Perhaps no aspect of the Bar-tailed Godwit's natural history is as compelling as the fall migration of the North American form, Limosa lapponica baueri . After breeding across subarctic and arctic tundra in western and northern Alaska, nearly 100,000 individuals depart from the Bering Sea coast of Alaska in September or early October, many apparently on a nonstop flight to Australia and New Zealand, a distance of 11,000 kilometers. Commensurate with such a lengthy migration, these godwits carry the greatest fat loads of any migrant bird studied to date. Individuals apparently accommodate such prodigious amounts of fat by reducing the size of their digestive apparatus prior to departing on what may be the longest nonstop migration of any bird in the world. (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Birds of the World)
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Just a small portion of the 6,000 Godwits gathered at this site. The birds presented an interesting mix of non-breeding and almost breeding plumages as they bulked up to make the return flight to the Arctic.
Miranda Shorebird Centre, Waikato, New Zealand. February 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
Large black-and-white shorebird with long straight, needle-like bill, and very long pink legs. Note black hind-neck. Juveniles lacks the black hind-neck and has a dark gray crown. Occurs in small groups or in immense flocks, usually close to water. Makes dog-like yapping calls (think Chihuahua). (eBird)
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Seen widely around New Zealand. There were six of these lovely birds mixed in with at least 50,000 other shorebirds at this gathering place. Being taller and more boldly marked than most others there, they were easy to pick out.
Miranda Shorebird Centre, Waikato, New Zealand. February 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
The wild lowbush blueberry is a species of blueberry native to eastern and central Canada (from Manitoba to Newfoundland) and the northeastern United States, growing as far south as the Great Smoky Mountains and west to the Great Lakes region. In its native habitat the plant grows in open conifer woods, old fields, and sandy or rocky balds.
Many animals feed on the fruit and foliage of the lowbush berry, some of which include black bears, raccoons, foxes, white-tailed deer and birds. Its leaves are also popular among caterpillars. It is a larval host to many species of moth.
It is the most common species of the commercially used wild blueberries and is considered the "low sweet" berry. (Wikipedia)
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We were just a little too early for finding many ripe blueberries, although we each found one to taste (so yummy). I didn't know they grew in a spire like this, so interesting to see.
Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
Breeding adult males are black above and rich yellow below with white wingbars. In nonbreeding plumage the upperparts are greenish-yellow, but the wings are still black with white wingbars. The female is similar in appearance to a nonbreeding male. These birds are quite vocal and can produce a wide variety of calls. The most commonly heard is the whistle “twiii tuiii twiiii.” Apart from this, it utters variable “chirrs” and chattering. The song is a trilled “wheeeee-tee.” Common Iora are frequently seen in wooded areas, scrub, and cultivated lands. (eBird)
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Commonly heard, often glimpsed and photographed only once. We'd first seen these birds in India nearly ten years ago so it was with a great feeling of satisfaction to finally get a shot of this handsome male trying to hide in the leaves.
Kranji March, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
Small warbler, dull olive overall with intense yellow throat. Adult males have black mask bordered above by a white band. Females and immatures are duller but always have contrasting yellow throat and undertail coverts. Common and widespread breeder throughout North America. Found in shrubby wet areas, including marshes, forest edges, and fields. Often hides in thick vegetation, but males often perch conspicuously when singing. Listen for ringing “witchity-witchity-witchity” song and low, harsh call notes. Very short, rounded wings, which equates to it being a short-distance migrant: winters from the southern U.S. to Central America. (eBird)
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One of the first warbler songs that I learned. I love to look for these handsome birds but their secretive ways prove difficult. This handsome male was wooing a nearby female with this lovely green bug. She led him a merry chase through the trees before disappearing. I have no idea if he was successful.
Opeongo Road, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. July 2023.
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris) - 20240225-03
The buff-tailed bumblebee is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can be found in many countries and areas where it is not native, such as Tasmania. Moreover, it is a eusocial insect with an overlap of generations, a division of labour, and cooperative brood care. The queen is monogamous which means she mates with only one male. B. terrestris workers learn flower colours and forage efficiently.
Purpletop vervain is a member of the verbena family cultivated as a flowering annual or herbaceous perennial plant. In USA horticulture. It is native to tropical South America where it grows throughout most of the warm regions, from Colombia and Brazil to Argentina and Chile. (Wikipedia)
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While we were touring the Hobbiton (where the Lord of the
Rings and the Hobbit movies were filmed), we came across this bee enjoying the afternoon sun and nectar. They make honey and sell honey in Hobbiton, so I guess this means that this bee has two employers :-)
Hobbiton, Waikato, New Zealand. March 2024.
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One of many flowerpeckers in which the male is brightly-colored and the female is predominantly brown. Adult male is black and white from below, but above it is bright red from the crown down to the rump. The female, while largely dull, can be distinguished from other flowerpeckers by her bright red rump that is often visible when hovering and foraging. Juvenile lacks the red rump, but has a white throat and is a much darker brown above than the similar Plain Flowerpecker. A lowland species, often found in gardens with flowering and fruiting plants, particularly mistletoe. Often detected through its metallic ticking calls. (eBird)
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Seen or heard a few times during our visit to Singapore. I do not remember seeing the boldly marked male at all, but we did succeed in seeing this female. Unfortunately, her red rump is hidden by the seed pods, which are almost the same colour as her feathers.
Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
A small, pale plover endemic to New Zealand. Gray above, white below. Note distinctive black bill with tip curving to the right, unique to this species, used to forage under stones for invertebrates. Breeding birds have a clear black band across their chest, thinner in females and varying from absent to distinct in non-breeding or juvenile birds. Breeds only along the braided rivers of Canterbury and Otago. The majority of the population migrates north to winter in large flocks in the harbors and estuaries of the northern North Island, particularly the Firth of Thames and Manukau Harbour. Commonly heard giving a “chip” call. (eBird)
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It was a rainy and overcast day when we visited the shorebird colony that is the Miranda Shorebird Centre. This small group is part of the 1,800 Wrybills that we saw that day. Interestingly, they pretty much stayed together, away from the other, mostly larger, species that were also there. One bird is awake in the top right corner and is showing its distinctive, right-curving bill. This is the only shorebird in the world with such a shape. A truly unique shorebird.
Miranda Shorebird Centre, Waikato, New Zealand. February 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
A large brown goose with a black neck and white chinstrap. Overall size, bill size, and brown coloration variable across subspecies. Occurs in any open or wetland habitat, from city parks and golf courses to pristine marshes and Arctic tundra. Typically in flocks or family groups. Often seen in mixed flocks with Cackling Goose, especially in central and western North America. Canada Goose is almost always larger, longer-necked, and longer-billed than Cackling, although beware there is some overlap between the smallest Canada and largest Cackling. Abundant and widespread throughout the U.S. and Canada; rare in Mexico. Introduced and widely established in Europe. Listen for loud honking calls, especially as flocks migrate overhead in the classic V formation. (eBird)
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This small flock was basking in the early morning sun until we got too close to the pond. Then they took off in a noisy huddle and disappeared from view.
Hollinger Tailing Ponds, Timmins, Ontario, Canada. September 2023.
A bright green insect hunter with a long bill and triangular starling-like wings. Adult has a bright blue throat, orange-brown crown and nape, and long trailing central tail feathers. Sexes are alike. Juveniles have a paler blue throat, no orange-brown coloration, and no long tail extensions. Often hunts from exposed perches such as telephone lines or snags, on which it rubs its venomous quarry so as to disarm it. Call is a bright, inflected “chileep.” (eBird)
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We saw these lovely bee-eaters every day of our tour of Singapore. Brightly coloured and highly active, they were easily spotted but not always easily photographed.
Botanic Gardens, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
Fairly large songbird with round body, long legs, and longish tail. Gray above with warm orange underparts and blackish head. Hops across lawns and stands erect with its bill often tilted upward. In fall and winter, forms large flocks and gathers in trees to roost or eat berries. Common across North America in gardens, parks, yards, golf courses, fields, pastures, and many other wooded habitats. (eBird)
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Definitely not an uncommon bird! We saw American Robins everywhere we went during our trip to the Maritimes. The is the first time, though, that I had photographed this species in New Brunswick.
Dieppe Marsh Trail, New Brunswick, Canada. July 2024.
Small all-black cormorant with green eyes. Often forms large flocks both in the air and while foraging on the water. Much smaller than Great Cormorant, and lacks that species’ yellow/white face. Abundant along coasts and inland waterways. (eBird)
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We came across this nest containing three well-grown chicks right beside the boardwalk. Why their parents thought that this was a good location was a mystery, but the chicks look well provided for and seemed to be quite unbothered by the presence of tourists admiring their home.
Mirror Lakes, Southland, New Zealand. March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
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Sleek, fast-flying large falcon. Always look for a grayish back in adults, long wings that almost reach the tail tip, and powerful but slender build. Dark mark below each eye varies in shape and size. Juveniles are more heavily patterned below than adults, and can be quite brownish above. Patterning varies considerably across a wide global range, with back color ranging from pale gray in Central Asian “Red-capped” to slaty-blue across much of northern Eurasia North America, to almost black in Asian “Shaheen.” Chases prey down at high speeds with continuous powerful wingbeats. Becoming increasingly common in parts of range, especially in cities, where they can nest on tall buildings and feed on pigeons. Adaptable, and can be seen in a wide range of habitats; often encountered in areas with steep cliffs, as well as around coastal mudflats and open areas with shorebirds. (eBird)
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This young peregrine was living up to his billing by harassing the shorebirds along the Lake Ontario shoreline. A second bird showed up and there was a brief aerial battle. It was possibly this bird's sibling since the battle looked more like play and less like dominance. It's the first time I've ever caught a peregrine in flight and I'm pretty happy with the results.
Owen Point, Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. September 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
A large, noisy shrike typical of open habitats across Asia. Adults have a dark mask and a light gray upper back with a variable amount of orange on lower back and flanks. Eastern subspecies has complete black cap; melanistic form has more extensive dark mask and is darker overall. Smaller Bay-backed Shrike has thicker black mask; Gray-backed Shrike has darker gray back and lacks orange coloration and white in wings. Juveniles difficult to separate from other juvenile shrikes. Gives loud, screeching calls; also mimics other birds. (eBird)
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We saw this shrike just once during our time in Singapore. It popped up out of the long grass and looked around for prey before disappearing again.
Lorong Halus Wetland, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
California State University
Fullerton
The Sage plants are blooming with vibrant purples and blue all around campus.
This set was shot in full RAW and I'm not sure I can see any difference from cRAW.
Large songbird confined to a few scattered forests in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, and some offshore island sanctuaries where predator control is undertaken. Adults have a slate blue-gray body with vibrant cerulean wattles and a distinct black mask. Juvenile has smaller, pale pink wattles and a smaller face mask. Note the long downcurved tail and long legs, which help them bound around treetops with small wing flaps. Prefers not to fly but can glide for a few hundred meters when needed. Heard before seen at dawn; its unique, haunting song is composed of rich, sustained, organ-like notes. Often sings from a high perch and flaps its wings as it calls. (eBird)
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The Kokako is one of three remaining species of the unique New Zealand family, the Wattlebirds. Two other species, including the South Island Kokako are now extinct. So we felt very privileged to have seen this beautiful bird so well and for so long. It sat quietly in a tree above the trail and we almost missed it, except that something else near it moved and we looked up. A lovely calm bird sitting just below the canopy, partially hidden by leaves. The green wash on his belly is another out-of-focus leaf. One day I might have the Photoshop skills to at least reduce the green, but not right now.
Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand. February 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
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A common garden bird throughout much of Asia, found in open forests, fields, and parks; introduced to several regions around the world. Often tame and approachable. Brown overall with a rosy breast and a unique white-spotted black nape patch. Plumage shows slight regional variation: western birds have dark centers to wing feathers, lacking in eastern birds. Turtle-doves are larger, have black centers to wing feathers and stripes rather than spots on the neck. Coos loudly and often: “coo-a-roooo”. (eBird)
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A familiar bird to us but welcome nevertheless. We saw or heard this pretty dove most days during our time in Singapore, usually deep in the trees or on the ground.
Lorong Halus Wetland, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
Striking and familiar backyard bird throughout most of eastern North America; also occurs in the southwestern U.S. and fairly extensively in Mexico. Crest, large red bill, and long tail render this species distinctive even with a poor view. Male is entirely red with a black face. Female is brownish overall with redder wings and tail. Usually seen in pairs or small groups near dense cover, especially thickets near forest edges. Frequently visits bird feeders. Listen for high-pitched metallic chips and series of loud, sweet whistles. (eBird)
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Molting season is not kind to cardinals. They lose all their head feathers and begin to look rather strange. This male is just beginning the process and his normally glossy black mask is becoming grey and thin.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. August 2023.
The monastery of Santa María Magdalena (dated from the 19th century), which has a church designed by a disciple of Antoni Gaudí
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Adult males are striking and distinctive: mostly glossy black with bright orange flashes on the wings, tail, and sides. Females and young males are duller gray and olive with yellow patches instead of orange. Habitually flicks and fans tail while foraging for insects. Breeds in mature deciduous forests, often near water. Migrants can be found in any wooded habitat. Fairly extensive winter range throughout most of Middle America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Song is extremely variable. (eBird)
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Given the black flecks on this bird's throat, it is probably a young male. Eventually he will be a beautiful black and orange bird. We often call redstarts in this plumage "yellowstarts". He was coming in for a drink at the water drip.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Sepember 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
Small warbler with sharply pointed bill. Look for gray head, white eyering, yellow underparts (including throat), and olive upperparts. Sometimes pumps tail. Two disjunct breeding populations are very similar in appearance. Breeds in coniferous or mixed forests, often near clearings, second-growth, or bogs. In migration and winter, tends to be found in patchy woodland or brushy areas, including field edges and thickets. Winters primarily in Mexico. Listen for its loud chipping song, broken into two parts. Compare dull immature Nashville with Virginia’s Warbler; Nashvilles always have greenish wings. Also sometimes mistaken for larger gray-headed warblers like Mourning or Connecticut, but Nashville is much smaller, shorter-tailed, and sharper-billed. (eBird)
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This young warbler is just growing his new, adult feathers. You can see the shafts in the wings coming in. He was preparing for his migration to the Bahamas. Unexpectedly, we found a trio of these pretty warblers on a Christmas trip to Cuba a few years ago, to the surprise of the eBird reviewers.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. August 2023.
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Small, slender, and incredibly cute sparrow. Plain grayish breast, rusty cap, and black eyeline in breeding season. Not as bright in winter, but still shows a brown cap and dark eyeline. Juveniles are extensively streaky. Common and widespread throughout most of North America. Usually found in open woodlands, scrubby areas, or even in suburban settings. Often gathers in flocks in fall and winter. Visits feeders. Frequently heard singing a fairly dry trill. Compare with similar Clay-colored, American Tree, and Brewer's sparrows, but look for Chipping Sparrow's gray rump and dark eyeline. (eBird)
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This shy little sparrow wanted to visit the same bird bath as the grackle but was intimidated by the grackle's size and exuberance, Instead, he watched from the water drip until the it left, then took a quick drink and he disappeared back into the greenery.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. September 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
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Adult males are striking royal blue above with bright orange throat and breast and bright white belly. Females are paler overall; grayish with orange on breast and sides of neck, and white belly. Favors fields and open woods. Often in small groups. Frequently perches on wires or fence posts. Nests in cavities. Listen for its soft, chortling calls. (eBird)
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Another bird of the open grasslands. He and his mate were nesting in a nearby swallow box so he was sitting high on a windy perch keeping an eye out for danger.
Carden Alvar Provincial Park, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. June 2025.