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  1. Peter C.

    Gull species - Ontario, Canada

    This is a slightly old-ish photo, taken Oct. 30 20202 by my wife at a nearby storm water management pond. We both at first assumed it was a straight-up 4-cy (winter) Lesser Black-backed Gull, but when she posted a photo of this individual on an eBird list, it caught the attention of the regional...
  2. Peter C.

    RFI-Hotels near (but not in) Bogotá

    I am thinking of spending a few days near Bogotá this December, can anyone recommend a hotel (within, say, one hours' drive of downtown) that has good birding right on the grounds? I ask because I'll be there without my own vehicle, and therefore relying on taxis; I don't mind using taxis some...
  3. Peter C.

    Costa Rica - Road to "Valle de El General"

    Hi all, I am going to be staying in CR for a week this December, and am thinking of spending some of our time on the Pacific near Dominical. I see there is a road from there (labelled #243 on Google) from thence into San Isidro de El General. I am thinking of visiting that area as well, but I...
  4. Peter C.

    Vancouver Island boat trips

    Hi All, The OH and I will be on the Island for the end of May into early June. Does anybody have any gen on somebody doing pelagic trips from either Tofino, Port Hardy, or Victoria itself? The internet shows lots of whale-watching trips from various places, but these are not necessarily any...
  5. Peter C.

    White-winged gull, Canada (eBird link)

    Hi, I've never tried this before, so I hope it works. The photos were from yesterday, March 20, in Waterloo, Ontario. https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S43821677 There's been some discussion over here (as there often is, with gulls) about the bird in the link. Would appreciate any input...
  6. Peter C.

    Central Namibia passerine sp. (Aug. 2017)

    Taken at the Cheetah Conservation Fund property, in Central Namibia (within sight of the Waterberg Plateau, but in the "flatland" below it.) This bird (both photos are the same individual) was hanging around our cabin with various waxbills (blue, violet-eared), and was about the same size as...
  7. Peter C.

    Passerine sp., Etosha, Namibia (Aug.)

    Photos taken in Etosha N.P. this past August - images heavily cropped. I believe this is some species of lark, but am not at all sure which one. Unfortunately, was not able to take any images without bits of acacia in the way! Peter C.
  8. Peter C.

    Large raptor, Etosha, Namibia (Aug. 2017)

    Hi all, Please try to ID this raptor, found in Etosha N. P. in August of last year. We never saw it fly, so have no idea of wing details or tail shape. I remember noting two features at the time: relatively short gape, and a lack of light edging on the wing coverts. That seems to eliminate...
  9. Peter C.

    African Goshawk (A. tachino) range query, Ethiopia

    My S.O. and I were just passing through Addis Ababa this past July, spending a couple of nights at a downtown hotel. While there, we were treated to quite a few great birds in the hotel gardens. This query arises from two back-to-back sightings that we had, in that very garden, early on the...
  10. Peter C.

    Addis Ababa for a day

    In late July, SWMBO and I will be stopping over in Addis on the way to Namibia. We will be spending some time just recovering from the disorientation of flying across all those time zones - but we will have one whole day free there. Can anybody direct me to any birding sites that can...
  11. Peter C.

    LPBO reaches one million!

    Congratulations to the Long Point Bird Observatory, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada, which just recorded its millionth bird banded! Many congratulations and general huzzahs to them! Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/LongPointBirdOb For those of you who have been Assimilated...
  12. Peter C.

    Q. re: seasonality in India

    I am considering a trip to the Western Ghats in Kerala (for birding) and Delhi (not for birding, a social call). Is there any time of year that is especially good for birds? Any time of the year you would definitely not want to go? Cheers, Peter
  13. Peter C.

    Caracara, Near-north Ontario

    Another real WOW! bird, a Crested Caracara has been reported near the town of Wawa, Ontario. It was today re-found by a party of experienced observers, who found it near the Michipicoten First Nation. This is located on the west side of Hwy 17, just north of Lake Superior Provincial Park. I...
  14. Peter C.

    Chile - Land of Penguins, Tapaculos, and Accordions

    The following is a (rather tardy) account of a very brief trip that Ms C. and I did around a small part of Chile, from Dec. 27, 2015 to Jan. 04 2016. Hope it will be of some use to those who might be planning a trip for next (austral) summer. Peter C.
  15. Peter C.

    Chile - Santiago stop-over

    Okay, let's see if it's "third time lucky"... I am going to be in Santiago on Dec. 27, on the way to Chiloe Island. The flights on the way there don't mesh very well, so I'm stuck with a long layover at the International Airport, all afternoon and into the early evening (we touch down around...
  16. Peter C.

    Whale watching trip, Isla Chiloe, Chile

    I am wondering if anybody has any experience with hiring a boat to go whale-watching from this destination. An internet search turned up one company, working from somewhere near Ancud, but I would like to know if there are any alternatives. Cheers, Peter
  17. Peter C.

    Putative Dotterel (C. morinellus) in Ontario

    Found Saturday, Oct. 03, not seen (that I know of) since. If good, then WOW! |8.| New for the province, possibly for the country ... normally only shows up on this continent in W. Alaska (and not often even there.) I am not at all familiar with the species, but this seems like a pretty...
  18. Peter C.

    Chiloe Is., Chile - road conditions

    Hi all, I will be on Chiloe for a few days at the end of the year... I have never been there before, but I have travelled around a bit in Central Chile, and found the roads to be almost uniformly excellent. Not knowing quite what to expect, I had rented a small SUV (Grand Vitara) and found that...
  19. Peter C.

    Bird topography in Spanish

    I am wondering if anybody out there can direct me to a image online that shows the names of bird parts in Spanish. I am trying to communicate with some Colombian birders, regarding the identity of a bird (about which I have mostly just got field notes) and think there may be some "crossed-wires"...
  20. Peter C.

    Colombia: Bogotá area passerine

    ¡Hola, todos! We were in Colombia the week before last. On Feb. 22, at the very end of our trip, we took a short taxi tour outside of Bogotá to the little town of La Calera. While there, we walked along a little creek that ran right through the middle of town, where we found a bird that has...
  21. Peter C.

    Colombia, Minca, places to stay

    I am thinking about flying to Colombia (just to join the birding hordes, you know, what the hey) and would like to stay in the general area of Santa Marta. The beach hotels don't interest me, but I noticed a few very small hotels inland a bit, scattered around the town of Minca. Judging from the...
  22. Peter C.

    White Wagtail in B.C.

    As usual, most all the "rarity" action in fall has been about NA birds fetching up in the WP somewhere. However, recently we've seen some spectacular examples of palearctic birds showing up on the mainland of North America (i.e., not just on the Alaskan archipelago), which makes a nice change...
  23. Peter C.

    ...Enemies of the Canadian Government?

    Who'd have thought that one little group - of ca. 250 members - could be so much of a threat to our National Ruling Party (the Conservatives)? The gist of the story is that, last spring, a member of the board of my local nature club wrote a letter to our MP. This letter concerned the issue of...
  24. Peter C.

    A 10 km. "bird" race

    I like to run races, of the recreational sort – but in middle age, I do this very poorly. Yesterday being a holiday in Canada, I was able to participate in a 10 km. “fun run” (what a lie that phrase is) in honour of our national day. It took place in the small southern Ontario city of...
  25. Peter C.

    Tufted Puffin in New Brunswick

    As the headline writers write, birders on the east coast are "all aflutter" about a Tufted Puffin, well-photographed on Machias Seal Island, N.B., on June 17. This place is well-known for its Atlantic Puffin colony (and Arctic Terns, and Razorbills) but I think this is the first time it's hosted...
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