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    Today, southern Ontario (Peterborough area)

    These are almost impossibly horrible shots for this type of ID (pocket camera through binos through windows 30 m away) but, is this gal at least a potential candidate? As you can see, she is noticibly whiter and less heavily streaked on the sides. The rump seemed pure white through the bins...
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    Glad to be back

    Hey, I'm back. I was not able to post for a few weeks last April, and then gave up entirely. I re-registered under a different name yesterday to ask if they could fix my old account, and here I am. It's nice to be back. Thanks to the webmaster(s). Scott
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    hybrid or just domestic mallard

    Seen on Little Lake in Peterborough, Ontario. 03/Apr/2011 https://4nomqq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1m4K4ibcJ79-Z68cuCPKOsmHXM7hQK5RWwqmodS8jzz8oOp112PFAK2CTwY7QCKkxjE0ukN5C_VX40E0AmqSpZA3vsrDMae_O0Vxk7q-LyFgi_M9RDO5-XhOMUieCtt0WlWU1JqYOZWdPfIp8EYra_gg/149.JPG?psid=1...
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    Hybrid duck (not domestic mallard)

    There is an unidentified hybrid duck on another forum and no one can agree on it's parentage. I was hoping some of the folks here could provide some input. http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/208132.aspx Thanks, Scott
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    RB grosbeak with odd plumage

    I was just wondering if anyone had come across a rose-breasted grosbeak with an unusual plumage like this one. Scott
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    Confirm European bird in Ontario

    I'm already sure, but just wanted a European to chime in. Plus, I wanted to brag. This is southern Ontario just west of Peterborough (not England) a couple of hours ago (4/May/10). Scott
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    Flock, Peterborough, Ontario

    I didn't see these myself, but was asked for an ID based on the photo. I'm assuming these are dunlin? Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a few days ago. Scott
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    White-winged gull, Ontario(no photo)

    I saw a white-winged gull today on a marsh adjacent to Lake Ontario at Bowmanville. My impression was iceland based on only slightly larger than the ring-billed gulls. I only saw it flying but it circled three times allowing views of both dorsal and ventral sides. There was no colour at all...
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    Unidentified flock, Ontario, Canada

    Saw this last night just after midnight while I was up finishing the kids' stockings. No idea. Was wondering if anyone else has seen anything similar. Scott
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    Swans, Peterborough, Ont, Canada

    Some debate over these locally, taken in the past two days. Most features seem to support trumpeter, but others argue tundra with a black bill, based on percieved smallness compared to canada goose and mallard, and curvature of bill at the gape. I have my thoughts, but would like to hear why...
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    Night call, southern Ontario, Canada

    Hi, I've been hearing this call from the creek in the middle of the night for the past few weeks. The calls are from 15-60 s apart, but I have clipped the empty space from between the calls on the sound bite. The first and last call are rather nasal, the calls in between are more whistled. I...
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    Clarification on juvie downy, Canada

    I was looking at this photo from June of a juvenile downy being fed by Dad and I had a question. Is it only the male juvenile downy that has the red cap, or do both male and female have the red cap when juveniles? I guess the same question can be asked of the hairy woodpecker, although I...
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    Need advice on first trip to France

    I will be travelling on a highschool trip to Paris, Provence and Barcelona, Spain from December 30 to January 6. Unfortunately I will not be able to leave the group to go birding exclusively, but being that this is my first trip to Europe I was hoping to gain some experience with at least some...
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    Flying Squirrel, southern Ontario

    I found a flying squirrel last night with it's head sticking out of a nest box that I errected a year and a half ago for saw-whets. (no saw-whet takers). My old Peterson mammal guide shows this area within the range of both southern and northern. I'm assuming it is northern because southern...
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    caterpillar id southern ontario canada

    I realize there is not a lot of NA action in this forum, but I was wondering if anyone is able to determine if this is a white-admiral (which is fairly common around here) or a viceroy (which may or may not be around, as I would have probably overlooked them as a monarchs). Is there any way of...
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    Age of female downy, Ontario, CAN

    I have several downy woodpeckers coming to my peanut feeder. The juvenile males are easy enough to distinguish from the adults, but I was wondering about the females. The first photo, taken today, shows what I suspect of being a juvenile because of the extent of black on the back of the head...
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    Bird Blunders

    My daughter and I stopped this morning to look at a red-tail hawk sitting in a roadside tree. While we were watching, the branch that the hawk was sitting on broke away and the bird plummeted for a foot or so before gettings its wings out, catching some air and swooping off to another perch...
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    Window print

    This print showed up on the basement window the other day. I didn't find a victim, so I'm hoping it wasn't injured. Anyway, I thought it might be fun to get people's impression of what they thought it was. The wingspan on the window is 16 inches (40 cm). I have my idea, but am interested...
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    Feather ID

    I found these feathers mixed in with the hair from of a deer carcass that coyotes had been feeding on. I'm pretty sure that they are wild turkey feathers, but just wanted confirmation. The longest feathers are 13.5 inches (34 cm). The feathers were collected a couple of days ago, at the edge of...
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    You know your having a good day when...

    Ever had one of those days when you can't see the birds because of all the other birds. I was standing near a beaver pond near my house where I had some good luck a couple of weeks ago. I heard an eastern wood peewee but it was a phoebe that landed in front of me, but while I was studying it...
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    An hour at the beaver pond

    Went out this morning to a little beaver pond near my house. I stood in more or less the same place for about an hour or so and this is what I saw. solitary sandpiper canada goose ruby-throated humming bird northern flicker hairy woodpecker yellow-bellied sapsucker blue jay black-capped...
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    Verify canada warbler

    Is there any other bird in southern ontario at this time, other than canada warbler, with an unmarked, slate grey back and crown, a yellow pair of spectacles, and foraging in the underbrush by a wet spot in the woods? I didn't get a clear view of the breast, but there was definately yellow in...
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    Hummers chasing chickadees?

    I was sitting near my peanut feeder this morning watching the chickadees, when a female ruby-throated humming bird gave chase to one of the chickadees. The chickadee dodged in and out of the foliage and even to another tree and back. This was repeated several times over the next 20 minutes...
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    Juvenile MODO plumage

    First, I just want confirmation that this mourning dove is a juvenile. (southern ontario about 10 minutes ago) With that assumption in mind, is the darker colour on the head going to replace the light patches around the eye, or will the light patches grow, making the whole head lighter? (I'm...
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    Leucistic Can goose, or hybrid

    What do you think? Is it simply a leucistic canada goose or is it a hybrid. If the latter, what's the best bet? Photo taken in Peterborough, (southern Ontario), Canada a couple of days ago. http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/ptbosightings/photos/browse/69bc Scott Oops, sorry, I forgot this...
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