Juvenile Barn Swallow
Lesser Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Tuesday July 3:
The first
morning of our Summer Program started at Petrie Island with wonderful weather.
We quickly
ventured out to explore the east end of Ottawa.
At Carlsbad
Springs we had an entire family of American Kestrels. We also went to Embrun
and Casselman Lagoons, where we had the first fall migrants including Least
Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs. At Casselman, we had a faded Horned Grebe, a
rare bird for early July.
We ended
the day with a list of 52 species.
Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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Northern Shoveler
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Ruddy Duck
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Horned Grebe
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Great Blue Heron
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American Kestrel
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Common Gallinule/Moorhen
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Killdeer
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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Least Sandpiper
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Ring-billed Gull
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Belted Kingfisher
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Downy Woodpecker
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Northern Flicker
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Eastern Kingbird
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Warbling Vireo
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Tree Swallow
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Bank Swallow
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Barn Swallow
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Marsh Wren
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American Robin
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European Starling
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Cedar Waxwing
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Ovenbird
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Common Yellowthroat
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Chipping Sparrow
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Savannah Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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Swamp Sparrow
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Northern Cardinal
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Indigo Bunting
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Bobolink
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Common Grackle
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House Finch
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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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Birding Group at Andrew Haydon Park
Catapillar
Thursday July 5:
With a brightly shining sun, and a fresh breeze, we started the day at Andrew Haydon Park.
With a brightly shining sun, and a fresh breeze, we started the day at Andrew Haydon Park.
Just beyond
the beach we had some early fall migrants including 4 Bonaparte Gulls.
It was a
perfect day to look for migrants and various water birds, so we headed over to
the Shirley’s Bay dyke. In the secondary growth of the greenbelt, we found many
American Redstarts, including recently-fledged juveniles. From the dyke we saw
Green Heron, American Widgeon, Great Egret, Bald Eagle on the nest and Spotted
and Least Sandpiper. It was a great day with 64 species of birds.
Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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Aix
sponsa
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American Wigeon
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Mallard
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Green-winged Teal
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Hooded Merganser
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Great Blue Heron
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Ardea
herodias
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Great Egret
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Green Heron
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Osprey
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Bald Eagle
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Merlin
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Killdeer
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Charadrius
vociferus
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Actitis
macularius
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Least Sandpiper
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Calidris
minutilla
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Bonaparte's Gull
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Chroicocephalus
philadelphia
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Ring-billed Gull
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Larus
delawarensis
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Common Tern
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Rock Pigeon
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Columba
livia
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Mourning Dove
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Zenaida
macroura
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Belted Kingfisher
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Megaceryle
alcyon
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Sphyrapicus
varius
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Downy Woodpecker
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Picoides
pubescens
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Northern Flicker
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Colaptes
auratus
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Dryocopus
pileatus
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Least Flycatcher
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Eastern Phoebe
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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Eastern Kingbird
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Tyrannus
tyrannus
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Warbling Vireo
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Vireo
gilvus
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Vireo
olivaceus
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American Crow
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Corvus
brachyrhynchos
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N - Rough-winged Swallow
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Tree Swallow
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Tachycineta
bicolor
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Barn Swallow
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Hirundo
rustica
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Poecile
atricapillus
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Sitta
carolinensis
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House Wren
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Marsh Wren
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Veery
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Wood Thrush
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American Robin
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Turdus
migratorius
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Gray Catbird
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European Starling
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Sturnus
vulgaris
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Cedar Waxwing
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Bombycilla
cedrorum
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Ovenbird
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Seiurus
aurocapilla
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Common Yellowthroat
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Geothlypis
trichas
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American Redstart
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Yellow Warbler
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Chipping Sparrow
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Spizella
passerina
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Song Sparrow
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Melospiza
melodia
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Swamp Sparrow
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Melospiza
georgiana
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White-throated Sparrow
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Northern Cardinal
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Cardinalis
cardinalis
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Agelaius
phoeniceus
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Common Grackle
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Quiscalus
quiscula
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Baltimore Oriole
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Purple Finch
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American Goldfinch
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Spinus
tristis
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Damselfly
Indigo Bunting
Saturday July 7:
Our morning started again at Petrie Island.
Our morning started again at Petrie Island.
It was hot
and humid but with a comforting overcast.
We ventured
out to the Dignard Constructed Wetland, the Embrun Lagoons and the St. Albert
Lagoons. Besides generous helpings of
delicious poutine and cheese curds at the St. Albert Cheese Factory, we had the
following highlights of the day: Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Common
Gallinule chicks, Blue-winged Teal and Green-winged Teals. One of our
participants, Ben, got Vesper Sparrow for life. It was a great day with 55
species of birds including many shorebirds.
Canada Goose
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Gadwall
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American Black Duck
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Mallard
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Anas
platyrhynchos
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Blue-winged Teal
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Northern Shoveler
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Anas
clypeata
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Green-winged Teal
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Anas
crecca
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Ruddy Duck
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Oxyura
jamaicensis
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Podilymbus
podiceps
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American Bittern
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Great Blue Heron
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Ardea
herodias
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Green Heron
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Butorides
virescens
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Virginia Rail
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Common Gallinule/Moorhen
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Gallinula
galeata
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Killdeer
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Charadrius
vociferus
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Actitis
macularius
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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Tringa
flavipes
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Upland Sandpiper
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Least Sandpiper
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Calidris
minutilla
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Ring-billed Gull
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Larus
delawarensis
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Rock Pigeon
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Columba
livia
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Mourning Dove
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Zenaida
macroura
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Belted Kingfisher
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Megaceryle
alcyon
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Northern Flicker
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Colaptes
auratus
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Willow Flycatcher
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Eastern Phoebe
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Sayornis
phoebe
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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Myiarchus
crinitus
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Eastern Kingbird
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Tyrannus
tyrannus
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Vireo
olivaceus
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American Crow
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Corvus
brachyrhynchos
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Common Raven
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Corvus
corax
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N - Rough-winged Swallow
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Stelgidopteryx
serripennis
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Tree Swallow
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Tachycineta
bicolor
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Bank Swallow
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Riparia
riparia
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Barn Swallow
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Hirundo
rustica
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Poecile
atricapillus
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Marsh Wren
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Cistothorus
palustris
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American Robin
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Turdus
migratorius
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Gray Catbird
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Dumetella
carolinensis
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European Starling
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Sturnus
vulgaris
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Cedar Waxwing
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Bombycilla
cedrorum
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Common Yellowthroat
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Geothlypis
trichas
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Yellow Warbler
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Setophaga
petechia
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Chipping Sparrow
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Spizella
passerina
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Vesper Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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Melospiza
melodia
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Northern Cardinal
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Cardinalis
cardinalis
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Agelaius
phoeniceus
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Common Grackle
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Quiscalus
quiscula
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Brown-headed Cowbird
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House Finch
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Carpodacus
mexicanus
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American Goldfinch
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Spinus
tristis
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House Sparrow
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Passer
domesticus
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Constance Creek
Red-tailed Hawk, Photo Courtesy Joshua McCullough
Birding Group
Pine Siskin, Photo Courtesy Joshua McCullough
Sunday July 8:
This was our last excursion in July before a long break.
This was our last excursion in July before a long break.
And, it
turned out to be our best day of birding day of the summer with 66 species.
We started
out at Andrew Haydon park, before venturing out to the west end.
Some of the
highlights included American Bittern, Red-shouldered Hawk, Solitary Sandpiper,
Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Willow Flycatcher and Brown Thrasher. The bird
of the day was unmistakably the Pine Siskin, an uncommon summer species.
We’ll be
back from Newfoundland in early August!
See you
then!
Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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Mallard
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Hooded Merganser
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Wild Turkey
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Double-crested Cormorant
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American Bittern
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Great Blue Heron
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Turkey Vulture
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Osprey
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Red-tailed Hawk
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American Kestrel
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Killdeer
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Solitary Sandpiper
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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Least Sandpiper
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Wilson's Snipe
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Ring-billed Gull
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Common Tern
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Rock Pigeon
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Mourning Dove
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Belted Kingfisher
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Downy Woodpecker
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Northern Flicker
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Alder Flycatcher
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Willow Flycatcher
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Eastern Phoebe
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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Eastern Kingbird
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Warbling Vireo
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Blue Jay
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Purple Martin
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Tree Swallow
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Barn Swallow
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Black-capped Chickadee
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Eastern Bluebird
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Veery
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American Robin
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Gray Catbird
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Brown Thrasher
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European Starling
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Cedar Waxwing
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Common Yellowthroat
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Yellow Warbler
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Eastern Towhee
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Chipping Sparrow
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Field Sparrow
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Savannah Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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Swamp Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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Northern Cardinal
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Common Grackle
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Pine Siskin
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American Goldfinch
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House Sparrow
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All excursions was organized by
