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Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)Observer
phalaropus_Description
Lifer! Smaller and chunkier than NSHR with stubbier bill, wider black mask, clean unbarred underparts, and more extensive white in wing.
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Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)Observer
sawyer_n_a_dawsonDescription
Continuing
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Bufflehead × Common Goldeneye (Bucephala albeola × clangula)Observer
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
jackbattle6Description
living in the cliff swallow nest
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
drea_mcDescription
Parents at nest. First day of life.
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Greater White-fronted × Canada Goose (Anser albifrons × Branta canadensis)Observer
james-hDescription
Assumed 1st winter - no white bill surround
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Lesser Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis ssp. canadensis)Observer
asperDescription
Lesser Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis canadensis), bird on left. Shorter and less robust bill. Shorter and skinnier tarsus. Round head, with less red skin exposed. Shorter and, overall, smaller body. Compared with Antigone canadensis tabida/rowani.
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Groundhog (Marmota monax)Observer
sawyer_n_a_dawsonDescription
For the groundhog, not the domestic cat, lol.
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Dovekie (Alle alle)Observer
james-hDescription
1st Lambton record, 8th for Ontario. BH and JB had this bird at GB at 7.30 and it passed me very close at around 8. Mind blown.
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Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)Observer
rileywalshDescription
Continuing vagrant
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Brant (Branta bernicla)Observer
james-hDescription
Three flocks totalling 156 birds, lots for here! Photo by Matt Parsons
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Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens ssp. viridescens)Observer
whistlingduck
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
dan_macnealDescription
Fledglings in nest
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
handy2Description
Watched this Common Raven completely dismantle a bee or wasp or hornet nest and then fly across the road with a big chunk of it. The bird spent several minutes feeding on whatever remained in the interior of the nest. The third photo shows a close-up of one section of the nest.
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Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)Observer
elinpierceDescription
3 juveniles sitting on a telephone wire basking in the late afternoon sun. The adult parent was perched on the wire above, keeping a watchful eye.
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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)Observer
james-hDescription
My 2nd county record. Photo by Darrell Parsons
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
frostfoxDescription
Bit of a chilly day!
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Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis ssp. astyanax)Observer
stephen_b_taylor
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Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)Observer
james-hDescription
This record was ultimately rejected by the OBRC, although the unacceptably brief explanation was mostly down to uncertainty of clear ID criteria. The record was vetted as Cassin’s by both Peter Pyle and Dave Irons, as well as others experienced with the species. I’d like to continue this discussion.
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Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)Observer
allenwoodliffeDescription
Note the presence of Beech Leaf Disease on leaves beside the nest. Ominous for the future nesting success of ACFL.
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Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia auripes)Observer
woodswomanDescription
on sumac
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House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)Observer
scharfDescription
Nest box full of baby wrens! Mom (or dad) wren was very angry about me being close to the nest box.
This is what the nest looked like after all the wrens had fledged and left home: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/180844609
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Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)Observer
desmond_macnealDescription
Luesistic individual- checklist here- https://ebird.org/checklist/S130234590
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Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)Observer
s-a-l-tDescription
Probably the most beautiful CMWA pic you've ever seen
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Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)Observer
brightsgrove_birdgangDescription
Male and female. Stunning birds.
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Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)Observer
brightsgrove_birdgangDescription
Self found
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Common Loon (Gavia immer)Observer
freshairnutDescription
Female with 2 babies
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
cmasterson93Description
I'm not 100% sure it's a grackle, but it flew in with an adult and 3 juvenile grackles. I couldn't get close enough for great photos, I didn't want to startle it!
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Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)Observer
micah_gDescription
Unfortunate cat catch
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Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela richardsonii)Observer
caterpillar511Description
THEY WERE SO CUTE!!! I found a nest nest, three babies in it! I will keep an eye on it for all of you guys, was right beside the path.
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Sandpipers and Allies (Family Scolopacidae)Observer
burgbirderDescription
Ruddy Turnstone X ?
Found a couple of days ago in the area
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Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)Observer
dan_macnealDescription
tentative ID
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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Observer
allenwoodliffeDescription
Not in one of the more usual locations for this species to nest in the park, but I guess it works for this pair!
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Observer
erniesilhanekDescription
Raised 5 young. Fledged June 15, 2023
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Observer
stephen_b_taylorDescription
Ongoing rarity found yesterday.
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Observer
sohare1Description
Found a nest under my deck!
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)Observer
antcarDescription
There are still more in nest.
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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)Observer
reuvenmDescription
Randomly flushed two different nests (see prev observation) a couple hundred meters apart (wasn't looking for them at all!)
