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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Rare Birds, Life Birds & beginning Fall Migration!


Common Loon - Gavia immer
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Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus
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Common Loon - Gavia immer
Tuesday July 19 – Full day excursion
The Summer Program’s first of two full-day excursions was a nice and relaxed day of birding in the Outaouais Region.
The first stop near Quyon, Quebec, revealed a splendid view of a juvenile Northern Harrier, preening on top of a hay bail. Another highlight of the day was a Black-billed Cuckoo nicely perched in a tree. It provided great excitement for the group.
At Lawless Lake, a family of 3 Common Loons were very accommodating. Tony’s simple Loon call imitations brought them into photographic range.
In addition we had beautiful views of Blue-headed Vireo and Magnolia Warbler.
Our day list reached 68 species.

Day list:
  1. Alder Flycatcher
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Redstart
  5. American Robin
  6. American Kestrel
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Black & White Warbler
  9. Black-billed Cuckoo
  10. Black-capped Chickadee
  11. Blue Jay
  12. Blue-headed Vireo
  13. Bobolink
  14. Canada Goose        
  15. Cedar Waxwing
  16. Chestnut-sided Warbler
  17. Chipping Sparrow
  18. Cliff Swallow
  19. Common Grackle
  20. Common Loon
  21. Common Raven
  22. Common Yellowthroat
  23. Double-crested Cormorant
  24. Downy Woodpecker
  25. Eastern Bluebird
  26. Eastern Kingbird
  27. Eastern Meadowlark
  28. Eastern Phoebe
  29. European Starling
  30. Golden-crowned Kinglet
  31. Great Blue Heron
  32. Great-crested Flycatcher
  33. Green Heron
  34. Green-winged Teal
  35. Grey Catbird
  36. Hairy Woodpecker
  37. Hermit Thrush
  38. Herring Gull
  39. House Sparrow
  40. Indigo Bunting
  41. Killdeer
  42. Magnolia Warbler
  43. Mallard
  44. Merlin
  45. Mourning Dove
  46. Northern Flicker
  47. Northern Harrier
  48. Ovenbird
  49. Pileated Woodpecker
  50. Pine Warbler
  51. Red-breasted Nuthatch
  52. Red-eyed Vireo
  53. Red-winged Blackbird
  54. Ring-billed Gull
  55. Rock Pigeon
  56. Savannah Sparrow
  57. Song Sparrow
  58. Swamp Sparrow
  59. Turkey Vulture
  60. Veery
  61. Virginia Rail
  62. Warbling Vireo
  63. White-throated Sparrow
  64. Wild Turkey
  65. Wilson's Snipe
  66. Wood Duck
  67. Yellow Warbler
  68. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Western Meadowlark - My life bird #300!
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Viceroy on Queen Anne's Lace
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Virginia Ctenucha - ctenucha virginica
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Thursday July 21
At Andrew Haydon Park, our meeting spot, we had 2 Caspian Terns, a Great Blue Heron and 5 Great Egrets including one leg-banded individual.
With great excitement we went straight for the area where a Western Meadowlark was being seen. Sure thing, immediately upon arrival, it was there perched high on a utility pole. It later came down lower giving us a great show.
We had the pleasure meeting Ray Holland, the discoverer of this rare bird. The Western Meadowlark was my #300 life bird!
Another highlight of the day was Red-headed Woodpecker.

Day list:
  1. Alder Flycatcher
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Robin
  5. American Kestrel
  6. Barn Swallow
  7. Belted Kingfisher
  8. Black-capped Chickadee
  9. Black-crowned Night Heron
  10. Brown Thrasher
  11. Canada Goose        
  12. Caspian Tern
  13. Cedar Waxwing
  14. Chipping Sparrow
  15. Common Grackle
  16. Common Raven
  17. Common Tern
  18. Common Yellowthroat
  19. Double-crested Cormorant
  20. Downy Woodpecker
  21. Eastern Bluebird
  22. Eastern Kingbird
  23. Eastern Meadowlark
  24. Eastern Phoebe
  25. European Starling
  26. Great Blue Heron
  27. Great Eagret
  28. Great-crested Flycatcher
  29. Grey Catbird
  30. Hairy Woodpecker
  31. House Sparrow
  32. Indigo Bunting
  33. Mallard
  34. Mourning Dove
  35. Northern Cardinal
  36. Northern Flicker
  37. Osprey
  38. Purple Martin
  39. Red-eyed Vireo
  40. Red-headed Woodpecker
  41. Red-winged Blackbird
  42. Ring-billed Gull
  43. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  44. Savannah Sparrow
  45. Song Sparrow
  46. Swamp Sparrow
  47. Turkey Vulture
  48. Upland Sandpiper
  49. Western Meadowlark
  50. Wild Turkey
  51. Wood Duck
  52. Yellow Warbler
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Photography class learning the 'Sunny 16' rule
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Red Squirrel in a Eastern Bluebird House
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12-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella
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Mallard

Saturday July 23 - Photography day Mer Bleue
The summer season’s second photography day was carried out in the Mer Bleue area.
The heat was intense already from early morning, but the photographers were eager to learn the Sunny 16 rule, among other subjects. Some hints and tips about composition were also well received.
Although it was a photography day, we encountered 50 species of birds. One participant got the Lincoln’s Sparrow at Mer Bleue Boardwalk as a lifer.

Day list :
  1. Alder Flycatcher
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Robin
  5. American Kestrel
  6. Barn Swallow
  7. Black & White Warbler
  8. Black-capped Chickadee
  9. Blue Jay
  10. Broad-winged Hawk
  11. Canada Goose        
  12. Cedar Waxwing
  13. Chestnut-sided Warbler
  14. Chipping Sparrow
  15. Common Grackle
  16. Common Yellowthroat
  17. Downy Woodpecker
  18. Eastern Bluebird
  19. Eastern Kingbird
  20. European Starling
  21. Great-crested Flycatcher
  22. Green Heron
  23. Grey Catbird
  24. Hairy Woodpecker
  25. Hermit Thrush
  26. House Finch
  27. House Sparrow
  28. Lincoln's Sparrow
  29. Mourning Dove
  30. Northern Cardinal
  31. Northern Harrier
  32. Pileated Woodpecker
  33. Red-eyed Vireo
  34. Red-tailed Hawk
  35. Red-winged Blackbird
  36. Ring-billed Gull
  37. Rock Pigeon
  38. Savannah Sparrow
  39. Scarlet Tanager
  40. Song Sparrow
  41. Sora
  42. Swamp Sparrow
  43. Tree Swallow
  44. Turkey Vulture
  45. Virginia Rail
  46. White-breasted Nuthatch
  47. White-throated Sparrow
  48. Wild Turkey
  49. Yellow Warbler
  50. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris, Photo courtesy Tony Beck
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Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
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Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
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Juvenile Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
Sunday July 24
We met at Petrie Island where we had quick views of Sora and Marsh Wren among many other species.
We visited Ottawa’s Eastern Lagoons and had several shorebirds - the beginnings of fall migration. Highlights were Spotted, Least, Semipalmated & Solitary Sandpipers, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Pied-billed Grebe and Northern Shoveler.
It was a good day in the heat and we encountered 56 species.

Day list:
  1. American Crow
  2. American Goldfinch
  3. American Robin
  4. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
  5. Barn Swallow
  6. Blue Jay
  7. Bobolink
  8. Brown-headed Cowbird
  9. Cedar Waxwing
  10. Chipping Sparrow
  11. Cliff Swallow
  12. Common Grackle
  13. Common Moorhen
  14. Eastern Kingbird
  15. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  16. European Starling
  17. Great Blue Heron
  18. Greater Yellowlegs
  19. Green Heron
  20. House Finch
  21. House Sparrow
  22. Indigo Bunting
  23. Killdeer
  24. Least Sandpiper
  25. Lesser Scaup
  26. Lesser Yellowlegs
  27. Mallard
  28. Marsh Wren
  29. Merlin
  30. Mourning Dove
  31. Northern Flicker
  32. Northern Harrier
  33. Northern Shoveler
  34. Osprey
  35. Pied-billed Grebe
  36. Red-tailed Hawk
  37. Red-winged Blackbird
  38. Ring-billed Gull
  39. Rock Pigeon
  40. Ruddy Duck
  41. Savannah Sparrow
  42. Semipalmated Sandpiper
  43. Sharp-shinned Hawk
  44. Solitary Sandpiper
  45. Song Sparrow
  46. Sora
  47. Spotted Sandpiper
  48. Swamp Sparrow
  49. Tree Swallow
  50. Turkey Vulture
  51. Virginia Rail
  52. Warbling Vireo
  53. Wild Turkey
  54. Wilson's Snipe
  55. Wood Duck
  56. Yellow Warbler
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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

This is the last birding excursion entry I will be doing for a while.
Day lists will still be made on every excursion. These lists can be forwarded upon request to:
tonysalwaysanadventure@gmail.com


All excursions organized by Tony Beck ~ Always An Adventure


HAPPY SUMMER TO ALL ! :o)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Birding in the Summer Heat and loving it!

Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis, Photo credit Tony Beck
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Photography Excursion at Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, ON.
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Red Squirrel, Photo credit Jariya Rasaputra
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Mallard ducklings, Photo credit Ben Ivany
Tuesday July 12
Today was the summer program’s first of three Photography days.
We spent the whole morning at Jack Pine Trail.
We had a most cooperative Mallard with 2 ducklings posing for us. Interestingly, we greeted the same Swamp Sparrow on the same perch as our previous excursion to the same location.
We photographed everything we saw and surprisingly we had several warblers such as Black & White, Pine and Black-throated Green Warblers.

Day list:
  1. American Crow
  2. American Goldfinch
  3. American Robin
  4. Baltimore Oriole
  5. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
  6. Black & White Warbler
  7. Black-capped Chickadee
  8. Black-throated Green Warbler
  9. Blue Jay
  10. Canada Goose        
  11. Cedar Waxwing
  12. Chipping Sparrow
  13. Common Grackle
  14. Common Raven
  15. Common Tern
  16. Common Yellowthroat
  17. Double-crested Cormorant
  18. Eastern Kingbird
  19. Eastern Towhee
  20. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  21. European Starling
  22. Field Sparrow
  23. Great Blue Heron
  24. Great-crested Flycatcher
  25. Hairy Woodpecker
  26. House Sparrow
  27. Mallard
  28. Mourning Dove
  29. Osprey
  30. Ovenbird
  31. Pileated Woodpecker
  32. Pine Warbler
  33. Red-breasted Nuthatch
  34. Red-winged Blackbird
  35. Ring-billed Gull
  36. Rock Pigeon
  37. Ruddy Duck
  38. Solitary Sandpiper
  39. Song Sparrow
  40. Swamp Sparrow
  41. Turkey Vulture
  42. White-breasted Nuthatch
  43. White-throated Sparrow
  44. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Female Mallard, Photo credit Ben Ivany
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Swamp Sparrow, Photo credit Jariya Rasaputra 
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Turkey Vulture, Photo credit Bob Watt
Thursday July 14
Our group of dedicated birders and photographers are enjoying the great outdoors, even through these dog days of summer.
A long hike into the Nortel Wetlands, yielded several species including the elusive Sora. For many of the participants, including me, it was a lifer.
At the end of this excellent day we had a list of 54 species.

Day list:
  1. American Bittern
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Redstart
  5. American Robin
  6. Baltimore Oriole
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Belted Kingfisher
  9. Black-capped Chickadee
  10. Bobolink
  11. Cedar Waxwing
  12. Chipping Sparrow
  13. Cliff Swallow
  14. Common Grackle
  15. Common Raven
  16. Common Yellowthroat
  17. Double-crested Cormorant
  18. Downy Woodpecker
  19. Eastern Kingbird
  20. European Starling
  21. Great Blue Heron
  22. Great-crested Flycatcher
  23. Green Heron
  24. Grey Catbird
  25. House Finch
  26. House Sparrow
  27. Indigo Bunting
  28. Killdeer
  29. Mallard
  30. Mourning Dove
  31. Northern Cardinal
  32. Northern Flicker
  33. Northern Harrier
  34. Osprey
  35. Red-eyed Vireo
  36. Red-winged Blackbird
  37. Ring-billed Gull
  38. Rock Pigeon
  39. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  40. Rough-winged Swallow
  41. Song Sparrow
  42. Sora
  43. Spotted Sandpiper
  44. Swamp Sparrow
  45. Tree Swallow
  46. Turkey Vulture
  47. Veery
  48. Virginia Rail
  49. Warbling Vireo
  50. White-breasted Nuthatch
  51. Wild Turkey
  52. Wilson's Snipe
  53. Wood Duck
  54. Yellow Warbler
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Great-crested Flycatcher, Photo credit Bill Bowman
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Great Egret, Photo credit Joshua McCullough
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Virginia Rail, Photo credit Joshua McCullough
Saturday July 16:
A small group of Birders and Photographers met at Andrew Haydon Park where we had Bonaparte’s Gull and Common Tern at the beach.
The weather was extremely hot with no wind, but that did not stop the Virginia Rails from coming out onto the board walk at the Bill Mason Centre. They were literally everywhere, and so were Wilson’s Snipe.
A nice surprise was a great view of a Northern Waterthrush (intro picture by Tony Beck).
At the Carp Ridge we had one of our target birds - Eastern Towhee.

Day list:
  1. Alder Flycatcher
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Redstart
  5. American Robin
  6. American Kestrel
  7. Baltimore Oriole
  8. Barn Swallow
  9. Black & White Warbler
  10. Black-capped Chickadee
  11. Blue Jay
  12. Bonaparte's Gull
  13. Cedar Waxwing
  14. Chipping Sparrow
  15. Common Grackle
  16. Common Tern
  17. Common Yellowthroat
  18. Downy Woodpecker
  19. Eastern Bluebird
  20. Eastern Kingbird
  21. Eastern Meadowlark
  22. Eastern Towhee
  23. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  24. European Starling
  25. Field Sparrow
  26. Great Blue Heron
  27. Great Eagret
  28. Great-crested Flycatcher
  29. Grey Catbird
  30. Hairy Woodpecker
  31. Hooded Merganser
  32. House Sparrow
  33. House Wren
  34. Indigo Bunting
  35. Killdeer
  36. Mallard
  37. Merlin
  38. Mourning Dove
  39. Northern Cardinal
  40. Northern Flicker
  41. Northern Waterthrush
  42. Purple Finch
  43. Purple Martin
  44. Red-eyed Vireo
  45. Red-winged Blackbird
  46. Ring-billed Gull
  47. Rock Pigeon
  48. Savannah Sparrow
  49. Scarlet Tanager
  50. Song Sparrow
  51. Sora
  52. Spotted Sandpiper
  53. Swamp Sparrow
  54. Tree Swallow
  55. Turkey Vulture
  56. Veery
  57. Virginia Rail
  58. Warbling Vireo
  59. White-breasted Nuthatch
  60. White-throated Sparrow
  61. Wilson's Snipe
  62. Yellow Warbler
  63. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Spotted Sandpiper, Photo credit Joshua McCullough
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Lesser Yellowlegs, Photo credit Tony Beck
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Spotted Sandpiper, Photo credit Joshua McCullough
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Green Heron
Sunday July 17
It was a cloudy morning with a nice breeze, which made the birding quite pleasant.
We started at Petrie Island where we had all kinds of birds, including Sora, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Osprey and Black Tern.
Although the various lagoons we visited didn’t produce the diversity we were hoping for, we managed to locate the Eared Grebe at Embrun, still hanging out with its Ruddy Duck buddies.
In addition we had 5 types of Swallows; Bank, Barn, Rough-winged, Tree and Cliff.
Other shorebirds we encountered this day were Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Least, Solitary & Spotted Sandpipers.

Day list:
  1. American Bittern
  2. American Black Duck
  3. American Crow
  4. American Goldfinch
  5. American Robin
  6. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Belted Kingfisher
  9. Black Tern
  10. Black-capped Chickadee
  11. Bobolink
  12. Canada Goose        
  13. Cedar Waxwing
  14. Chipping Sparrow
  15. Cliff Swallow
  16. Common Grackle
  17. Common Moorhen
  18. Common Tern
  19. Common Yellowthroat
  20. Double-crested Cormorant
  21. Eared Grebe
  22. Eastern Kingbird
  23. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  24. European Starling
  25. Gadwall
  26. Great Blue Heron
  27. Green Heron
  28. Green-winged Teal
  29. Hooded Merganser
  30. House Sparrow
  31. Killdeer
  32. Least Sandpiper
  33. Lesser Scaup
  34. Lesser Yellowlegs
  35. Mallard
  36. Mourning Dove
  37. Northern Flicker
  38. Osprey
  39. Pied-billed Grebe
  40. Red-tailed Hawk
  41. Red-winged Blackbird
  42. Ring-billed Gull
  43. Rock Pigeon
  44. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  45. Rough-winged Swallow
  46. Ruddy Duck
  47. Savannah Sparrow
  48. Solitary Sandpiper
  49. Song Sparrow
  50. Sora
  51. Spotted Sandpiper
  52. Swamp Sparrow
  53. Tree Swallow
  54. Turkey Vulture
  55. Warbling Vireo
  56. Wild Turkey
  57. Wilson's Snipe
  58. Wood Duck
  59. Yellow Warbler
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Queen Anne's Lace
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Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
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Constance Creek , Ottawa, ON

Thank you to all the members and participants of "Always An Adventure", for sharing their pictures and letting me use them in my Blog.

All excursions organized by ~ Tony Beck, Always An Adventure

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Summer Birding with rarities...!

Juvenile Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
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Green Heron - Butorides virescens, Photo credit by Roger Cobbledick
Tuesday July 5

It was a most beautiful summer morning. We started the excursion at Petrie Island where there were many birds. One of the highlights was the continuous calls from a Sora Rail. I was really hoping to see it, because it would have been a lifer for me. But, unfortunately the bird would not come into view.
A little later we went looking for the famous rarity, the Eared Grebe, that is staying at the various Eastern lagoons in the Ottawa area these days. It had moved from Embrun over to Casselman.
Other lagoon highlights were Common Loon, Common Moorhen, Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruddy Duck, and Solitary & Spotted Sandpiper.

Day list:
  1. American Bittern
  2. American Crow
  3. American Goldfinch
  4. American Robin
  5. American Wigeon
  6. Baltimore Oriole
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Black-capped Chickadee
  9. Blue-winged teal
  10. Brown-headed Cowbird
  11. Canada Goose        
  12. Cedar Waxwing
  13. Chipping Sparrow
  14. Common Grackle
  15. Common Loon
  16. Common Moorhen
  17. Common Yellowthroat
  18. Coopers Hawk
  19. Eared Grebe
  20. Eastern Kingbird
  21. Eastern Meadowlark
  22. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  23. European Starling
  24. Great Blue Heron
  25. Great-crested Flycatcher
  26. Green Heron
  27. Green-winged Teal
  28. House Finch
  29. House Sparrow
  30. Killdeer
  31. Least Flycatcher
  32. Least Sandpiper
  33. Lesser Scaup
  34. Lesser Yellowlegs
  35. Mallard
  36. Mourning Dove
  37. Northern Flicker
  38. Northern Shoveler
  39. Pied-billed Grebe
  40. Red-winged Blackbird
  41. Ring-billed Gull
  42. Rock Pigeon
  43. Ruddy Duck
  44. Savannah Sparrow
  45. Solitary Sandpiper
  46. Song Sparrow
  47. Sora Rail
  48. Spotted Sandpiper
  49. Tree Swallow
  50. Turkey Vulture
  51. Virginia Rail
  52. Warbling Vireo
  53. White-breasted Nuthatch
  54. Wood Duck
  55. Yellow Warbler
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White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
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Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Thursday July 7
From our meeting spot at Andrew Haydon Park we immediately left for Carp where a rare White-faced Ibis had been spotted 2 days earlier. The bird was there in all it’s glory when we arrived. This is the first record of this species for Ottawa, and a lifer for many local birders, me included. After a while we went for more uncommon local species such as Red-headed Woodpecker, Sedge Wren and Eastern Towhee. We also had a great view of a tree full of Turkey Vultures with at least 10 individuals. We also counted 9 American Kestrels on our drive around the countryside.

Day list:
  1. American Crow
  2. American Goldfinch
  3. American Redstart
  4. American Robin
  5. American Kestrel
  6. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Black-capped Chickadee
  9. Blue Jay
  10. Bobolink
  11. Canada Goose        
  12. Cedar Waxwing
  13. Chestnut-sided Warbler
  14. Chimney Swift
  15. Chipping Sparrow
  16. Cliff Swallow
  17. Common Grackle
  18. Common Raven
  19. Common Yellowthroat
  20. Double-crested Cormorant
  21. Downy Woodpecker
  22. Eastern Bluebird
  23. Eastern Kingbird
  24. Eastern Meadowlark
  25. Eastern Towhee
  26. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  27. European Starling
  28. Field Sparrow
  29. Great Blue Heron
  30. Grey Catbird
  31. House Sparrow
  32. Indigo Bunting
  33. Killdeer
  34. Lesser Yellowlegs
  35. Mallard
  36. Mourning Dove
  37. Northern Cardinal
  38. Northern Flicker
  39. Osprey
  40. Purple Finch
  41. Purple Martin
  42. Red-eyed Vireo
  43. Red-headed Woodpecker
  44. Red-winged Blackbird
  45. Ring-billed Gull
  46. Rock Pigeon
  47. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  48. Rough-winged Swallow
  49. Savannah Sparrow
  50. Sedge Wren
  51. Song Sparrow
  52. Spotted Sandpiper
  53. Swamp Sparrow
  54. Tree Swallow
  55. Turkey Vulture
  56. Veery
  57. Warbling Vireo
  58. White-breasted Nuthatch
  59. White-faced Ibis
  60. White-throated Sparrow
  61. Wood Duck
  62. Yellow Warbler
  63. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
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Bull Thistle
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Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis
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Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina, Photo credit Danielle Labonte
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Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
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Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes

Saturday July 9
Changes in weather gave us a sunny but cool morning with wind from the north.
We started at Petrie Island and were a little bit surprised over the lack of activity compared to just a few days ago. But still, we had several birds such as American Bittern, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher and Common Moorhen.
We are beginning to experience clear changes in the dynamics of bird activity. Young are in the process of leaving the nest, so for many birds the breeding season is over. Nevertheless, we had many great birds such as Coopers Hawk being bombarded by Purple Martins, a Northern Harrier being mobbed by Red-winged Blackbirds, and Red-tailed Hawk chased by European Starlings.
We also visited the St-Isidore Lagoon where we had Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plover, Spotted Sandpiper and Virginia Rail. We also went to Alfred Bog, where we were greeted by an American Woodcock laying quietly on the ground only a few meters from the board walk. We were entertained by a curious Lincoln’s Sparrow while photographing the orchids.

Day list:
  1. American Bittern
  2. American Black Duck
  3. American Coot
  4. American Crow
  5. American Goldfinch
  6. American Robin
  7. American Wigeon
  8. American Woodcock
  9. American Kestrel
  10. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
  11. Barn Swallow
  12. Belted Kingfisher
  13. Black-capped Chickadee
  14. Blue Jay
  15. Blue-winged teal
  16. Bobolink
  17. Brown Thrasher
  18. Brown-headed Cowbird
  19. Canada Goose        
  20. Cedar Waxwing
  21. Chipping Sparrow
  22. Common Grackle
  23. Common Moorhen
  24. Common Yellowthroat
  25. Coopers Hawk
  26. Downy Woodpecker
  27. Eastern Kingbird
  28. Eastern Meadowlark
  29. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  30. European Starling
  31. Great Blue Heron
  32. Green Heron
  33. Green-winged Teal
  34. Grey Catbird
  35. Hairy Woodpecker
  36. Horned Lark
  37. House Finch
  38. House Sparrow
  39. Indigo Bunting
  40. Killdeer
  41. Least Sandpiper
  42. Lesser Yellowlegs
  43. Lincoln's Sparrow
  44. Mallard
  45. Mourning Dove
  46. Northern Flicker
  47. Northern Harrier
  48. Osprey
  49. Purple Finch
  50. Purple Martin
  51. Red Head
  52. Red-breasted Nuthatch
  53. Red-eyed Vireo
  54. Red-tailed Hawk
  55. Red-winged Blackbird
  56. Ring-billed Gull
  57. Rock Pigeon
  58. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  59. Rough-winged Swallow
  60. Ruddy Duck
  61. Savannah Sparrow
  62. Semipalmated Plover
  63. Song Sparrow
  64. Sora Rail
  65. Spotted Sandpiper
  66. Swamp Sparrow
  67. Tree Swallow
  68. Turkey Vulture
  69. Vesper Sparrow
  70. Virginia Rail
  71. Warbling Vireo
  72. Wild Turkey
  73. Wilson's Snipe
  74. Wood Duck
  75. Yellow Warbler
  76. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
Sunday July 10
Yet another beautiful and very hot summer morning...
We headed for the Carp Ridge where we found Eastern Towhee, Eastern Phoebe, Baltimore Oriole with fledglings, White-throated Sparrow and Chestnut-sided Warbler. On our drive we had an unique encounter with a juvenile Wild Turkey. Tony spotted the bird in the ditch next to the road and we stopped to investigate. The bird did not budge! After a little while it came out from the tall grass and started posing for us – a great joy for the photographers among us.
Two other highlights were Eastern Bluebird, Indigo Bunting and Eastern Meadowlark.

Day list:
  1. American Crow
  2. American Goldfinch
  3. American Redstart
  4. American Robin
  5. American Kestrel
  6. Baltimore Oriole
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Belted Kingfisher
  9. Black-capped Chickadee
  10. Blue Jay
  11. Brown Thrasher
  12. Canada Goose        
  13. Cedar Waxwing
  14. Chestnut-sided Warbler
  15. Chipping Sparrow
  16. Common Grackle
  17. Common Raven
  18. Common Tern
  19. Common Yellowthroat
  20. Double-crested Cormorant
  21. Downy Woodpecker
  22. Eastern Bluebird
  23. Eastern Kingbird
  24. Eastern Meadowlark
  25. Eastern Phoebe
  26. Eastern Towhee
  27. Eastern Wood-Pewee
  28. European Starling
  29. Field Sparrow
  30. Great Blue Heron
  31. Great-crested Flycatcher
  32. Green Heron
  33. Grey Catbird
  34. Hairy Woodpecker
  35. Hooded Merganser
  36. House Finch
  37. House Sparrow
  38. House Wren
  39. Indigo Bunting
  40. Killdeer
  41. Lesser Scaup
  42. Mallard
  43. Merlin
  44. Mourning Dove
  45. Northern Cardinal
  46. Northern Flicker
  47. Osprey
  48. Ovenbird
  49. Pine Warbler
  50. Purple Finch
  51. Purple Martin
  52. Red-winged Blackbird
  53. Ring-billed Gull
  54. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  55. Ruffed Grouse
  56. Savannah Sparrow
  57. Song Sparrow
  58. Spotted Sandpiper
  59. Swamp Sparrow
  60. Tree Swallow
  61. Turkey Vulture
  62. Veery
  63. Warbling Vireo
  64. White-breasted Nuthatch
  65. White-throated Sparrow
  66. Wild Turkey
  67. Yellow Warbler
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, Photo credit Tony Beck

And, Summer continues... :o)

All excursions organized by Tony Beck ~ Always An Adventure