tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45084873567560677492024-03-05T20:45:06.834-05:00Ramblings of a WildflowerTianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-60792582928092745252020-05-23T23:16:00.000-04:002020-05-23T23:16:01.611-04:00Greenhouse visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: left;">There are a TON of little things that need fixing around our property. One of those...is a greenhouse (conveniently placed in the shade). This sucker needs a door (that is very strangly sized) and little bits of the roof are also missing.</span></div>
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While I was prepping our gardens earlier this week I could hear birds singing all around me. Warblers had just begun to return so Nashville, Yellow-rumped, and Black-and-White were common sounds. I hadn't gotten my binoculars out just yet to be able to actually see up close.</div>
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Suddenly I could hear fluttering, boinking, and turned around to see a little bird fluttering about trapped inside the greenhouse! I went inside and quickly managed to catch and remove a beautiful little Black-and-White Warbler from inside the greenhouse</div>
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Black-and-white Warblers are one of my absolutely favourite birds. Exactly like their name suggests, they are black and white! They have a longer, slightly downturned bill, used to pry insects out of tree bark, and watching them you may think that they seem a bit more like a nuthatch than a warbler. Listen for their high pitch <i>Zee-zoo-zee-zoo-zee </i>or <i>weezy-weezy-weezy </i>song. You may think it sounds similar to a chipping sparrow or pine warbler, but it is softer and higher pitch.</div>
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Oh how handling a bird made me miss bird banding again!! I can't wait for the day that happens =)<br />
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It looks like it's been a solid two years or so since the last time I wrote. To say it's been hectic is a bit of a understatement! Here's a little bit of a catch-me-up before I get back to writing a bit more semi-frequently than the last little while, I've really missed it and tampering in a bit of photography.<br />
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<i>What happened with that ol' degree?</i><br />
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I successfully defended my Master's of Science at Trent University. This looked at studying Bank Swallow habitat (both natural and human-made). One of these days I will write a little bit of a post about what I specifically was studying, the results that were found, and post some behinds the scene observations, stories, and more. <br />
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Until then, my full thesis can be found at: <a href="http://digitalcollections.trentu.ca/objects/etd-553">http://digitalcollections.trentu.ca/objects/etd-553</a> (Beware...it's long!).<br />
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We also successfully published a first paper from this work in The Condor! It can also be found here: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/121/4/duz050/5613992">https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/121/4/duz050/5613992</a><br />
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We are still up here in good old Parry Sound, Ontario! This past year we celebrated our anniversary by getting married (hurrah!). It was a complete blast and we are so thankful for everyone who came out, shared in our joy, and sent us messages of love. The day would not have been the same without them. It was outdoors, relaxed, and felt like the classy house party with a bonfire that we wanted.<br />
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We also began planting roots by buying our first home! Not just any home....but a hobby farm. It came with some nice acreage, a small barn, fenced in run, AND... a maple shack built in 1939!! You can be sure that I'll be soon updating one of the pages to be a running bird list for our property!<br />
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There will be many stories of our expanded "zoo" too! Last year we finally answered the pleas of our cat (Bojangles) and got a puppy. A little Bernese Mountain Dog named Juniper entered our life. She's got spunk, sass, and a whole lot of adventure in her. Their adventures can be found on twitter (@BojanglesNJune) and Instagram (@BojanglesAndJune).<br />
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When we moved into our home we were also quite surprised to find 19 chickens still there, so I became a chicken mom! A number have died off unfortunately (due to age and some were quite sick when we arrived), but they are all not happy and healthy with some more on the way! So while this was traditionally a birding blog....we may be expanding a little bit into....shall we call it homesteading?<br />
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I am still working as a Conservation Biologist for the amazing Georgian Bay Biosphere, a local charity. I am so very lucky with being able to do some pretty amazing work, see amazing areas, study neat species, and interact with such a variety of people along the coast. Hopefully I can make the time to share some of those fun adventures too!<br />
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Hope everyone is keeping well during this time!<br />
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-32481086239097209792018-07-08T13:37:00.002-04:002018-07-08T13:37:38.712-04:00Great Canadian Birdathon - 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
This year, Mike and I committed to doing another Great Canadian Birdathon. Some of you may better remember it as being called the "<a href="https://www.birdscanada.org/support/birdathon/?targetpg=overview&targetpg=overview">Baillie Birdathon</a>". This is the oldest sponsored bird count in North America, established back in 1976 as a national fundraiser that has continued to this day! </div>
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Funds that have been raised for this event benefit a wide variety of organizations that participate in avian research and conservation across Canada including: Bird Studies Canada, nature clubs, bird observatories, and the Baillie Memorial fund - a research grant providing young researchers with money towards their avian research.</div>
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This year, we joined the team "<a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon/team/the-return-of-the-raven-lunatics/member/tianna-mikes-birding-the-bay/">The Raven Lunatics</a><span id="goog_1305973298"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1305973299"></span>"! This was a team that had originally begun in Manitoba, but this year has tried to go Canada-wide. Both of us were excited to not only be on a team with a bunch of fantastic people (all of whom I met on Twitter), but to represent the province of Ontario on the team!</div>
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Mike and I started off the morning in the backyard of our current rental unit in Carling, Ontario. We heard a number of our more familiar backyard birds, along with two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks who were new that week to our backyard and enjoying the bird feeders (which...we had left up WAY too late in the season).</div>
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We then made our way towards Simms Lake for some warblers and woodpeckers! This area has a wide assortment of trails that are used by locals and fun fact: this is the property where the famous Avro Arrow was built!</div>
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We then began our drive down Nobel Road towards Parry Sound where we were hoping (but failed) to catch some Chimney Swifts. We did manage to capture both Barn and Tree swallow!</div>
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The Waterfront Trail in Parry Sound gave us three new species (Cormorant - Rock Pigeon), but seemed to provide more views than species! Unfortunately, this is the location where I came across my first (of what felt like a bajillion) black flies this spring.</div>
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We then drove our way towards Mactier, Ontario. Here we decided that, while we were birding, to try and test out at least part of my <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.com/2018/07/breeding-bird-surveys-2018.html">Breeding Bird Survey</a> route that was to come. We got through stop 1-16, before needing to head out to the local dump to hopeful catch some gulls, hawks, and Bald Eagle (Tip: Make sure you know what time the dump closes....or else you stand foolishly at the gates like I did this day...).</div>
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One of the funniest parts of the day was, quite honestly, watching Mike. Being a reptile guy, he was really great at spotting birds and took a lot of pride in being the "first one" to see it! During a few point throughout the day Mike would excitedly exclaim "THERE'S SOMETHING!!!! I DID IT! I FOUND ONE!" And sure enough it would be a chicken in the forest (no...not a grouse. Literally a domestic chicken in the forest) or a domestic goose in a wetland. His frustration would just lead me into a fit of giggles - that's what your significant other is for isn't it?</div>
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After a fairly quiet afternoon of birding (and mostly hearing frogs) we went back to the Carling area to check out some local hotspots, including a field and a few wetlands. We were pretty surprised to see some Eastern Bluebirds and American Wigeon here. Unfortunately we dipped on Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark. </div>
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Further down the street we hit one of our favourite spots to bird, the Provincially Significant Wetland out behind Killbear Park Mall. The last few years we have received permission to hike and bird behind the property and it didn't disappoint! We picked up Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, and also a very vocal American Bittern, who was not camera shy! Sorry for the camera shakes, it was super zoomed in and there were buttloads of blackflies all over me! </div>
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We ended our day at a friend's property to pick up a few of the more nocturnal species! The past few days they had heard a Whip-poor-will for a few minutes per night, so we made sure that we got to their house promptly to hear it. We picked up (by hear) Sandhill Cranes, Woodcock, and Barred Owl, however the Whip-poor-will made no call for us. However apparently they could hear it back at the house!! So we much have just missed it. </div>
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We ended the day with a total of 65 species and a really awesome day full of birds! After a busy winter and spring, it was nice to finally put aside the day to enjoy nature. </div>
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Thank you to everyone who followed along that day on <a href="https://twitter.com/Tingo_89/status/995868612530499584">Twitter</a> or supported!<br />
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My route starts close to Mactier, Ontario, and heads through to Orrville and then up the 518 HWY. This year, I did a practice route to learn where the stops are and what birds I should be able to expect (and which to brush up on before heading out on the actual day) and then a second survey, which was the actual one I've submitted data for. Both of these I did with one of my awesome birdy friends!<br />
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During our practice survey, we got a total of 52 species, while on the actual breeding bird survey date we observed a total of 70 species! Of course every once in a while we would also find a few non-bird species such as deer, a few turtles crossing the roads, and the ever so loud amphibians (primarily grey tree frogs). Another common sight was always questionable road signs....<br />
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Surveys started at 4:58 am, which means I had to leave my house in Carling around 4am. I was SOOOOOO not used to getting up that early anymore, so coffee was a must (about 4 cups of it...whoops!). But it made me remember why I used to love being a morning person, so much bird song and gorgeous sunrises. </div>
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The biggest downside to the survey day would have been the the wind, not necessarily because of the early morning, but because of the mass amount of pollen that was blowing off of all the pine trees!<br />
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How many Chestnut-sided Warblers there were! Being able to hear Chestnut-sided Warblers right alongside Yellow Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers all day really helped solidify in my brain (once and for all!) what they sound like. You know, until you hear an "odd" one.</div>
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Two Black-billed Cuckoos were singing away at one of our stops! It has been a number of years since I had heard one.<br />
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All along the route there was some AMAZING scenery - the wetlands, fields, forests. In fact there were a few places with some of the most gorgeous wetlands that i've seen in the area. It was a real treat to be able to stop and listen at them.</div>
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To put a cherry on top to our days, the Orrville bakery was at the (almost) end of our route, which means we got to stop in for a coffee and a treat on our way home!</div>
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Part 1 in Tianna trying to catch up on blogs features: The Barnacle Goose! </div>
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Back in March I was heading to Newmarket for a doctors appointment. I had heard through some friends, facebook birding groups, etc about a Barnacle Goose that had been spotted only a short distance from there. So, I decided to head down early and check it out!</div>
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This Barnacle Goose was a vagrant, meaning that it has strayed from its usual migratory route or range. Often times this will happen when there are severe weather events. The Barnacle Goose traditionally is found nesting along the Arctic coasts from northeastern Greenland to Siberia. Sometimes, vagrants from the Greenland population can be found in North America. </div>
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The first stop was at the local Schomberg sewage lagoons. Here there was mostly geese and waterfowl, no sign of the famous goose! Just as I was leaving another car pulled in, and it happened to be two old coworkers of mine (Hi Ross and Christian!) who had just seen the goose in a neighbourhood a few concessions over. So off I went on another search.</div>
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Two cars parked on the side of the road, signalled to me where to stop! Then the search began to figure out where the goose was located. I was given the tip that it was through some trees, but I was surprised to see that THIS (photo below) was going to actually be the view!</div>
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After a little bit of searching through my scope, I was able to spot it through all the branches with a flock of Canada Geese.</div>
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While I wasn't able to get the BEST look at it, it was such a stunning bird to see and well worth the trip!<br />
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Hope that everyone has had a fantastic 2018 so far!!Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-42576258032725007192017-12-29T10:16:00.000-05:002017-12-31T15:16:01.122-05:002017 Reflection and New Year Hope<div class="MsoNormal">
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Well, it seems as if 2017 has come and gone just like that. Unlike the last few years, I seem to have fallen way behind on blogging, birding, up-keeping my yearly bird list...and instead I have been adjusting to life outside of school. This year I took a position with the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve and it's been absolutely wonderful! </div>
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I have begun the process of learning to say "no" and also creating a work-life balance. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have been working hard at exploring this amazing place that I have gotten to call home. In fact, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> this is the first time in YEARS, I've turned my computer off past 5pm most nights!</span></div>
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It's been a year of learning how to re-charge, live in the moment, and enjoy the people & experiences around me. Normally I do an end of the year bird list, however since I didn't keep one up, it wasn't exactly possible to do! A fellow Twitter friend posted on her blog a wonderful list of year-end highlights and next year goals....and well, I loved it. So this year, I have a different kind of list....a personal one that is full of highs, lows, and hope for 2018. </div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Successfully defended my M.Sc degree!!</div>
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Reserve and LOVE it.<br />
Got a new set of eyes! (Laser eye surgery) </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">- Wrote and published guest blogs for <a href="https://dispatchesfromthefield1.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/bringing-the-field-back-to-the-community/">Dispatches In The Field</a> and Nature
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-33023157269963112812017-07-09T19:30:00.002-04:002017-07-09T19:30:32.924-04:00Day Trip around Powassan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A day trip to North Bay the other weekend gave me the chance to do some more interior grassland birding! Our main stop was in and around Powassan where we took detours along some of the side roads to see what species we could find! </div>
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We first stopped along a hedgerow, and were thrilled to see some breeding birds, none of them new for the year, but they are always a delight to see. These included Chipping Sparrows, Common Yellowthroat, Blackburnian Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Grey Catbird and Brown Thrasher! We were also able to hear an Indigo Bunting somewhere in the distance.<br />
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We carried on a little ways, away from the hedge row and more towards grassland/pasture, and found a number of other species! In the distance we could still hear the Indigo Bunting and a family of Eastern Meadowlarks, Turkey Vultures, and a Flicker calling from the yard of a nearby house. I always feel like I am going to be able to see more in grasslands, but birds are so nicely tucked away that most of my birding has always been by ear. I was lucky to have Bobolinks perching on a nearby fence and also some very curious Savannah Sparrows!</div>
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On our way home we ended up stopping for a number of turtles crossing the road, a common sight in the Georgian Bay area and especially common on roads that have no reptile fencing. If you see a turtle on the road, and it is safe to stop, please consider stopping and moving it across the road. It is important to move it in the direction that it is heading when you found it. If you come across fencing that has been broken and needs repair, take GPS coordinates and call the township to report it. </div>
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If Snapping Turtles make you a bit nervous, or if one is too large for you to carry, I suggest using a car mat. You can pretty easily convince a Snapping Turtle onto it and then slide it across the road!</div>
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-74605162882422859792017-07-01T13:51:00.002-04:002017-07-02T10:43:54.508-04:00Killbear BioblitzMay ended up being a very intense month. I finished my thesis and defended (officially an M.Sc!), continued working full-time with the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve. I know I've said this many times before, but hopefully blogs will be a bit more consistent now!<br />
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The last few weeks I've been helping to prepare a Bioblitz, part of Bioblitz Canada 150, at Killbear Provincial Park. </div>
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<b>Now, what is a Bioblitz? </b><br />
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A bioblitz is an event that brings together naturalists and taxonomic scientists to inventory as many species (mammals, plants, herpetofauna, fungi, insects, etc) that they can over a 24 hour period, within a set area.<br />
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The #Bioblitz150 event was created in partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation and these events are happening across Canada. To learn more and to find other events visit:<a href="http://www.bioblitzcanada.ca/events_calendar.aspx"> http://www.bioblitzcanada.ca/events_calendar.aspx</a><br />
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So with this in mind we set out into Killbear Provincial Park and made this a community-wide event. On June 10th, we hosted a variety of guided hikes that included plants, insects, birds, herpetofauna, fish, benthic invertebrates, and also led two night events that included owls and moths! </div>
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My day started off at 6:30am where I woke up to start leading my first bird hike of the day (I did 4 in total). Over the course of the day we ended up with 40 species, which is pretty good for this area! These included American Redstarts (many!), Common Yellowthroat, Great Creasted Flycatchers, House Wrens, etc. Many of the breeding birds that we had more or less expected to see.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Our best find during our hikes was out in the old Maple Sugar Bush! We were so excited to come across two Sandhill Cranes! We were also excited to have found (or at least heard) the Red-headed Woodpecker that has come into the campgrounds at Killbear the last few years.</span></div>
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Even thought the weather wasn't too "reptile friendly", groups on the reptile hike were able to see a small number of snakes including a Massasauga Rattlesnake that found its way onto Day Use Beach! This snake was captured by park staff, processed (which includes pit tag reading, measuring weight and length) and then released! You can see in the photo below that the rattle has multiple colours on it and each of these colours represent the different years that this particular snake has been seen and processed. Research like this helps the park to understand population levels, snake home ranges, etc!</div>
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While I wasn't able to get out on a plant hike, lead by the amazing Dr. Gerard Courtin, I did get to spot some of my favourite plants throughout the habitats during bird hikes. Some of these included: </div>
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These were only some of the plants I had the chance to take a snap of on this busy day! We then took a pause for a few hours during our Bioblitz event to wait for the sun to set. If you've ever been to Georgian Bay, you know that the sunsets here are worth not only waiting for but taking the time to sit back and relax.</div>
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Once the sky was dark, participants wandered over to the amphitheatre and we got ready for some owls and moths! I started off our owl prowl by giving a quick introduction into the different types of owls in the area, the calls that they make, and what features make an owl such an amazing predator. As we were calling them in for this educational experience, I also wanted to make sure I emphasized the use of calls and some proper etiquette when it comes to using them. We started playing Barred Owl territory calls, to no avail. I then showed the crowed what a pair call sounds like, hoping that this might intrigue a pair to fly in....also to no avail! After apologizing to the crowd we invited anyone to come up and try out their own owl call using their voice. We had one person interested in trying his out, and what happens immediately after? A pair of owls fly in and begin calling back! Both owls flew directly over the crows (where of course we witnessed their silent flight) and the gasps and "WOAHS" filled the air. It was SUCH a neat experience and I really hope that those attending talk about it for years to come. </div>
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The owls kept calling as Mike Kent took the stage to do some mothing. We set up a white sheet with some black lights and managed to attract a large number of moths to the area! It was so much fun seeing the variety and trying to ID them. I took a few photos but unfortunately haven't had a chance to identify them just yet (and of course I didn't write down what they were the day of!). So hopefully as I go through my photos and ID some of the species, I'll be able to update the captions on them here! As always, if you have an idea of what species they may be, please feel free to comment!<br />
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-40195886759771041072017-05-06T12:38:00.000-04:002017-05-06T12:38:00.571-04:00It's Gonna Be MayBefore we got too far into May, I wanted to make sure that I got at least one blog in for April! With a thesis handed in and marking over, I've been trying to take at least a little bit of time to myself to get out and do some of the things I love (like birding and photography) and for once without feeling guilty about it!<br />
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Our backyard has been incredibly busy the last little while. Pine Siskins and Purple Finches have come back in numbers, American Goldfinches have molted becoming brighter, and a few other species have slowly started to trickle back! Last week, we saw our first of the year (FOY) Fox Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and White-crowned Sparrow!<br />
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While in my driveway one day, I spotted a Pileated Woodpecker bounding through the backyard. I sat in my car watching it for a few moments before noticing it actually enter a cavity. So you know what that means....I COULD have young woodpeckers to report on at some point this summer!! The cavity is a perfect view from my driveway, so it'll be easy to keep tabs on with my binoculars. If there are any young, I'll be able to use my scope to get a photo later in the summer. Also visiting still....are Evening Grosbeaks! </div>
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Driving around the last week I was able to get up close and person to an adorable Ruffed Grouse! I sat down on some grass to snap a few photos of her and to my surprise, she continued to walk closer and closer to me! It was an amazing experience to be able to see her up close, listen to soft little clucks she made, and eventually she wandered off continuing to forage.<br />
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All around the Parry Sound county I've begun seeing Hooded Mergansers, many of them even taking up nests. Other waterfowl that have been common lately have been Wood Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, </div>
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There are two pastures close to our house in Carling and they almost always have something exciting on them. During April, one of these pastures had a flock of 25 Snow Geese (pretty rare to actually find in Parry Sound!) and also my first Red-shouldered Hawk! The second pasture is closer to Killbear Provincial Park. During April I would often see Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese, but two visits found some awesome birds! During one visit, I saw my FOY (first-of-year) Eastern Meadowlark and Northern Harrier, while another visit I found my first Great Egret for the year and county! </div>
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During the last weekend of April, we finally had a day that was sunny, warm, AND not raining (it's been a very soggy spring!). My partner and I took off to hike a few of the local trails and see what migrants have been trickling in. Our first trail was absolutely beautiful. We got our FOY Brown Creeper, Swamp Sparrow, and every shrub was fluttering with Butter Butts (or Yellow-rumped Warblers).</div>
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We then drove towards a local heronry to see if any herons had claimed nests for this upcoming breeding season. To my surprise we only saw three herons! The sight, however, was absolutely beautiful. I've always seen heronries from the roadside, so it was amazing to see one that was a hike in.</div>
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The heronry also provided me with my first painted turtle of the year and some beautiful spring flowers, including a Red Trillium.</div>
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Our final stop was a beautiful wetland. With all the rain we have been getting water levels were incredibly high, in fact, much of the path was underwater. </div>
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Birds here were relatively the same as our other sites that day, minus a high number of Ruby-crowned Kinglets singing around us! These little guys are always so difficult to photograph as they are always bouncing from one branch to the next. I was so excited to have finally captured a photo of one and it, so say the least, is a little awkward! </div>
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April has been an incredibly busy month and May will only be busier as I prepare for my defence. Here's hoping that I get out at least a few time birding....that is if it ever stops raining!</div>
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<br />Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-22372739196108367232017-04-11T09:32:00.002-04:002017-04-11T09:35:46.454-04:00Winter Weekend in Algonquin Provincial Park<div class="MsoNormal">
Well, all blogs at this point are way long over-due...but hey, my thesis is officially submitted! So, while I wait for a defence date, let's try and catch up on the last few months.<br />
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During the weekend of March 11th, I took a break from thesis edits, work,
and well a computer screen in general, and heading over to Algonquin Provincial
Park for some winter birding with some of my labmates from Trent
University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the winter I’ve
been seeing so many posts from friends and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/377736792291721/">Ontario Birds Facebook Page</a><span id="goog_766876609"></span><span id="goog_766876610"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a> about the great species that can be found here during the winter time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also wanted to visit the Wildlife Research
Station and see if we could watch some of the Gray Jay work that was being done.
With the winter we have been having, mind you, I didn’t expect it to be -25
most of the time we were there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we
didn’t see many of the species we were hoping to (Great Gray Owl, Spruce
Grouse, and an illusive Boreal Chickadee), we were able to get in some great
species.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Saturday we started out by visiting the Visitors Centre where there were a number of Evening Grosbeaks present! I have been used to seeing a flock os 19 or so at our bird feeder in Parry Sound, but seeing a flock of 50 was an amazing sight (and sound!). During one of our stops at the VC, we spotted my first ever Red Crossbill (male and female) feeding on the road.<o:p></o:p><br />
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We then visited both the Opeongo Road and Spruce Bog trail to see if we could spot some Boreal Chickadees, Black-backed Woodpecker, or Spruce Grouse. Unfortunately, we weren't lucky and saw none of them! While we didn't see any of these species, we did spend quite a bit of time having fun feeding chickadees and even a Red-breasted Nuthatch.<br />
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The main purpose of this trip was to tag along with some fellow friends from the University of Guelph who are there studying Gray Jays. It is a little embarrassing for me to admit that I had never seen a Gray Jay (except for one about 1km away), so this was especially exciting for me!<br />
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It was an incredibly cold day when we hiked out to search for Gray Jays. We went to a variety of sites throughout Algonquin Part and were able to find one pair (plus a young from last year). They met us quite a distance away from their nesting area and followed us all the way along. We then spent just a little bit of time trying to determine where their nesting this year so that the researchers will be able to go back and measure the reproductive success of the nest this year! Much of the research being done here at the park focuses on hypotheses as to why the Gray Jay population has been declining in the park. Studies on quantity and quality of food caches with relation to climate change and reproductive success are just some of the questions being asked. To read more about the research, check out the links at the bottom of this page.<br />
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I had only been to Algonquin Park once before this in the summer. Winter was like a whole different world here, and since we were not interior camping this time it was great to be able to explore some of the day trails. While I don't have a "favourite" per say, they were all wonderful for their own unique reason. The Spruce Bog Trail was an amazing way to get up close and personal with some feeding birds, especially with the suet feeder being there. The Big Pines trail, an old logged area of the park, was absolutely stunning in the winter. Old moose prints could be seen throughout the trail and towering pine trees were giants amongst what could be considered the "regrowth" of old logging.<br />
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Our last stop of the day was back to Opeongo Trail where in previous days there was a report of a Great Gray Owl. While we didn't see that, we did spot a flock of White-winged Crossbills and a few more Gray Jays who were quite eager to grab some peanuts.<br />
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To read more in depth about the research being conducted on Gray Jays at Algonquin Park, visit the Norris lab: <a href="http://norrislab.ca/current-study-systems/gray-jays-in-algonquin-park/">http://norrislab.ca/current-study-systems/gray-jays-in-algonquin-park/</a><br />
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Follow the Gray Jay researchers on twitter at: <a href="https://twitter.com/koleyfree">https://twitter.com/koleyfree</a><br />
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You can also follow all the research going on at the Wildlife Research Station at Algonquin Park by following them on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AlgonquinWRS">https://twitter.com/AlgonquinWRS</a><br />
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-68803326478745010642017-01-07T17:29:00.000-05:002017-01-07T17:29:53.278-05:00Project FeederWatch 2016: New Year, New UpdateIt is a new year, which means that it is also a new month for <a href="http://feederwatch.org/">Project FeederWatch</a> in my backyard, just north of Parry Sound, Ontario. <br />
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Since the last update the Parry Sound region was pelted with about two-weeks of constant snow. It was crazy! I saw that with the large amounts of snow in the region my bird feeders just started getting more and more active. <br />
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The snow brought large amounts of American Goldfinches to the backyard, at times numbering close to 60. For a week before Christmas holidays, a lone European Starling even added itself to our feederwatch lists. It was even a new species for our backyard in general. A single American Tree Sparrow has also been seen off and on the last few weeks, however it has not been seen since the new year. A single Pileated Woodpecker, though not at our feeder, was also seen within the range of where I count!<br />
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Purple Finches have been in and out of our backyard but not reaching the same numbers that they did last year. However even still with this number and with the number of Goldfinches, I have been able to do a little more with FeederWatch than in previous years. Project FeederWatch is not only about counting birds at your feeders, for example my <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/12/beginning-of-project-feederwatch-2016.html">previous post</a> explored a new behavioural monitoring initiative that looks into bird interactions at feeders. Another form of monitoring that is part of this citizen science project is <a href="http://feederwatch.org/learn/house-finch-eye-disease/">House Finch Eye Disease</a>.<br />
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This avian disease was first noticed by FeederWatchers in the D.C. area and since has spread throughout much of the Eastern USA. This disease can affect House Finch, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, and Evening Grosbeak. By adding additional information on whether or not you see signs of this disease on these species within your counts, helps increase the amount of information gathered on the spread of disease and how much of the population it may be affecting. To learn more on this and see photos of what it looks like <a href="http://feederwatch.org/blog/house-finch-eye-disease-spreading/">click here</a>. Research has shown that bird feeders likely have attributed to the spread of this disease, however there are easy ways to help combat this and lower this threat to your feeder birds. One of these is washing your feeder a few times a year with a <a href="http://www.audubon.org/news/to-feed-or-not-feed">diluted bleach solution</a>.</div>
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While we haven't had many exciting "new" birds at our feeder, we have had some very exciting predators! The first predator to grace our backyard was a Northern Shrike! We heard it's call from the tree tops and then got to watch it whip around the feeder area. We did not see it catch any birds as prey, but it was very exciting to watch!<br />
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The second predator only came two days ago. While working away at my desk (which faces our backyard and bird feeders) a flurry of action suddenly occurred. I was surprised to look up and see a Barred owl staring into my window from the closest tree! I assume that it attempted to catch one of our local squirrels. It quickly retreated into a tree further away and settled in for a half hour. The funny thing about owls is that you could have absolutely no idea that it is there. Had it not attempted to catch a squirrel, it is quite possible that I would have not even noticed it!<br />
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The final predator to visit our feeder was a Sharp-shinned Hawk. This was the first one I witnessed successfully depredate our feeder, flying off with an American Goldfinch in its talons. Perhaps it will be back another day so I can take a photo!<br />
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The last observation I have for you all is a little bit funny! We have a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers that visit our feeders every day. Even though we have two suet feeders available for them, they still prefer to feed from our regular bird feeders! While they normally hang off the edge and feed as other birds do, the odd time I have found them below the feeder and drilling into the bottom!! I wasn't sure whether to be angry that it was damaging my feeders or incredibly impressed at its problem solving skills!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hairy Woodpecker drilling at feeder bottom</td></tr>
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That's all I have to update for now! If you are interested in joining FeederWatch for this year, it still isn't too late to sign up! Visit this link to learn more or sign up: <a href="http://feederwatch.org/">http://feederwatch.org/</a><br />
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<br />Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-14203855284818189682016-12-30T17:56:00.000-05:002016-12-30T17:56:46.098-05:002016: A Year in Review<div class="MsoNormal">
Last year I completed my very first “year review”, and I
have been looking forward to completing this years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2016 was a year that was full of unexpected
adventures and a backyard full of birds. </div>
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My year list for 2016 reached a total of 216 species and
included 33 new lifer species bringing my life list up to 266 species. It
doesn’t feel like too many species considering the vast number of species that
are out there, however considering I haven’t birded for many years or much
outside of where I live, and I haven’t been much of an assertive birder (or
twitcher), it isn’t too shabby!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few of
these species will have links to the original blogs that I wrote about them if
you are interested in reading more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first bird of the year was a Black-capped Chickadee, not
too unusual for living in Peterborough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A month or so into the new year I picked up my first lifer of the year
(and #235), Red Crossbills, while hiking at <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/01/petroglyphs-provincial-park-winter.html">Petroglyphs Provincial Park</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A visit home to Chatham supplied me with my
next lifer of the year, a <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/03/sneaking-around-shrewsbury.html">Lapland Longspur</a>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Little did I know I would get to see them on their wintering AND
breeding ground this year! Back in Parry Sound I got my third lifer of the
year, a<a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/04/birding-from-window.html"> Pine Siskin</a> at our feeder.</div>
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The next wave of lifers came during my next visit home in
the spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father kept trying to
describe to me a bird that was visiting the backyard for about a week. Finally
I was able to spot it and was surprised to see a Blue-headed Vireo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then came Palm Warbler (#239), Willet (#240),
Cape May Warbler (#241), and Lincoln’s Sparrow (#242) during a day trip to the
<a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/05/day-in-pelee-area.html">Leamington area</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/06/another-spring-day-at-rondeau.html">Another visit to Rondeau </a>brought two new lifers, the
Prothonotary Warbler (#243) and a rare visitor to the area, a White-winged Dove
(#244).<o:p></o:p><br />
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I then snuck in two more lifers before heading off to do
some field work up north.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were a
Virginia Rail at Killbear Provincial Park and my first time seeing Piping
Plovers at <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/06/darlington-piping-plovers.html">Darlington Provincial Park</a> (the first pair to nest their in over 80
years!). <o:p></o:p><br />
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Then 2016 brought an experience I wasn’t quite expecting,
the chance to help with some field work in <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/12/arctic-work-2016-murres.html">Nunavut</a>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This amazing experience brought me a handful
of life birds that included: Northern Wheatear, Thick-billed Murre, King Eider,
Common Eider, Cackling Goose, and Pacific Loon. It also brought me many <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/10/arctic-work-2016-flora.html">flora lifers</a> and a few mammal lifers such as polar bears, walrus, and caribou (which I will be blogging about next!).<o:p></o:p></div>
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I then went on another amazing adventure to Washington, D.C.
to present at an international conference (the North American Ornithology
Conference). What an amazing experience it was to talk to other ornithologists
and fledgling scientists, learn about other projects (both large and small) occurring
across the continent, and making connections with amazing people I still keep
in contact with months later. This conference also gave me a huge respect for
the role that social media can play in science and science communication. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met many people who held blogs, youtube
pages, and very active twitter accounts and use these to spread messages of
science communication in a fun and engaging way, which I something that I hope
to become more involved with in the 2017 year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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This trip brought me a number of other lifers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also the first time I had been to this
part of the USA and road tripped home for the sole purpose of birding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We picked up lifers such as: Mississippi
Kite, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Blue Grosbeak, Laughing Gull, Royal Tern, Least
Tern, American Oystercatcher, Clapper Rail, Brown Pelican, Glossy Ibis, Little
Blue Heron, and Tri-coloured Heron (Blogs still to come on this!). During this trip we also managed to find a tiny Fence Lizard!<o:p></o:p><br />
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The last two lifers of the year took place in Parry
Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first at our <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/12/beginning-of-project-feederwatch-2016.html">bird feeder</a>,
Evening Grosbeak, and the second during the annual <a href="http://ramblingofawildflower.blogspot.ca/2016/12/christmas-bird-count-2016.html">Burk’s Falls Christmas BirdCount</a>, a Gray Jay!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope that 2017 will be an equally as adventurous and birdy year. I can't wait to see what my first lifer will be and hope that the first thing I accomplish will be this Master's Degree! Hopefully once that is under wraps I will be able to spend more time reading more blogs, engaging in citizen science and science communication, and....get a job! Thank you to everyone who has made my 2016 memorable, whether I have gone out and birded with you, banded with you, tweeted on <a href="https://twitter.com/Tingo_89">twitter</a> with you, spoke to you at the NAOC or up in the Arctic, was inspired by your own blogs, exchanged greetings or advice while out birding....thank you! I cannot wait to see what 2017 has in store for myself and for every else. </div>
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Below, is my final year list (pending I don't see anything tomorrow!) with just a few of my favourite photos from the year. </div>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">1. Black-capped
Chickadee</span></div>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">2. White-breasted
Nuthatch</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">3. Ring-billed
Gull</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">4. American Tree
Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">5. Canada Goose</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd43zce9081TftzCn9OSaO5G9Nd6dFmTxLazWINcFDgIwiBfuiuYlz8-jTCCg1Ctbpe37OWRvM7rJS0h-nm93N3BHyLqtChF4Nm17tpGPCacAmsNcnKA6P1lEsM30ZefiTQMDTl_I2CjU/s1600/IMG_8945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd43zce9081TftzCn9OSaO5G9Nd6dFmTxLazWINcFDgIwiBfuiuYlz8-jTCCg1Ctbpe37OWRvM7rJS0h-nm93N3BHyLqtChF4Nm17tpGPCacAmsNcnKA6P1lEsM30ZefiTQMDTl_I2CjU/s320/IMG_8945.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Pine Siskin and American Goldfinch at our feeder in Parry Sound<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">6. Rock
Pigeon</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">7. Dark-eyed
Junco</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">8. American
Goldfinch</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">9. Downy
Woodpecker</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">10 American
Crow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">11. European
Starling</span><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">12. Blue Jay</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">13. Common
Goldeneye</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">14. Mallard</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCTOiTyxHQ-C64XlicfSUhcpv9GlBUHpL7KkHb6h22M2LkouNYhf-D-ECNK3TPo-2j-CVghORSXMAgQL0gBhxCyujc2c3F0nZWQRI37HnQlNhwDZhNwmclEvUgDDC_bEzNsQdpfAJA7Y/s1600/IMG_8519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCTOiTyxHQ-C64XlicfSUhcpv9GlBUHpL7KkHb6h22M2LkouNYhf-D-ECNK3TPo-2j-CVghORSXMAgQL0gBhxCyujc2c3F0nZWQRI37HnQlNhwDZhNwmclEvUgDDC_bEzNsQdpfAJA7Y/s320/IMG_8519.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Redpoll at feeder</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">15. Common
Merganser</span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">16. Greater Scaup</span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">17. House
Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">18. Wild
Turkey </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">19. Brown
Creeper</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">20. Red-breasted
Nuthatch</span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">21. Common
Raven</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">22. Common Redpoll</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDJcVnYxHB_O1hvy3-c9UvHUiqURi4DEtyNvGaWlEw80EUI1DbPnsoByAEf9P3U57dU8EMBOFw3R4fS-whWM1tyI60QhXky214a9NJmmgM5WAZSDXuJ7m7qb8FqNlZ25YjoQRwem4oRs/s1600/IMG_9208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDJcVnYxHB_O1hvy3-c9UvHUiqURi4DEtyNvGaWlEw80EUI1DbPnsoByAEf9P3U57dU8EMBOFw3R4fS-whWM1tyI60QhXky214a9NJmmgM5WAZSDXuJ7m7qb8FqNlZ25YjoQRwem4oRs/s320/IMG_9208.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Turkey in Parry Sound</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">23. Red Crossbills
(LIFER!)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">24. Wood
Duck</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">25. Herring
Gull</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">26. Bufflehead</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">27. Mute
Swan</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">28. Long-tailed
Duck</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">29. Gadwall</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">30. Red-breasted
Merganser</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">31. Lesser
Scaup</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">32. American
Robin</span><br />
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Hawk</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">34. American
Kestrel </span><br />
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Finch</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">36. Tundra
Swans</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">38. Northern
Harrier</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">39. Canvasback</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">40. Redhead</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">41. Snow
Goose</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">42. Snow
Bunting</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">43. Horned
Lark</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">44. Lapland
Longspur (LIFER #236)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapland Longspur during the winter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapland Longspur on breeding grounds</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">45. Mourning Dove </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">46. Sharp-shinned
Hawk</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">47. American
Coot</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">48. Great
Black-backed Gull </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">49. Coopers
Hawk</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">50. American
Black Duck</span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skating American Coot</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">51. Belted
Kingfisher</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">52. Killdeer</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">53. Red-winged
Blackbird</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">54. Turkey Vulture</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">55. American
Wigeon</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">56. Song Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">57. Golden-crowned
Kinglet</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">58. Pied-billed
Grebe</span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Blue Herons nesting</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">59. Common Grackle</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">60. Ring-necked
Duck</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">61. Hooded
Merganser</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">62. Trumpeter Swan</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">63. Red-necked
Grebe</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">64. Eastern Phoebe</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">65. Cedar Waxwing</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">66. Tree Swallow</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">67. Pileated
Woodpecker </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">68. Chipping
Sparrow</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">69. Northern
Cardinal</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">70. Great Blue
Heron</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">71. Northern
Flicker (Yellow-shafted)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hfkvwubbMRMeghIC7su3BcGaKrox0k2ej3UVlUiNia9JryR8DYVOW5dlSB2lHRNUaDAx6ImxupDHONAI_x8dqZSXHlZq6UF4oF3uhbMjlf00L-2HOz8BLKa6VNzpIqgMo4pEwAXY2Ew/s1600/IMG_8524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hfkvwubbMRMeghIC7su3BcGaKrox0k2ej3UVlUiNia9JryR8DYVOW5dlSB2lHRNUaDAx6ImxupDHONAI_x8dqZSXHlZq6UF4oF3uhbMjlf00L-2HOz8BLKa6VNzpIqgMo4pEwAXY2Ew/s320/IMG_8524.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Ruby-crowned Kinglet</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">72. Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">73. Barred Owl</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">74. American
Woodcock </span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">75. Osprey</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">76. Purple
Finch </span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">77. Ruby-crowned
Kinglet</span><br />
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">78. Eastern
Meadowlark</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">79. Greater
Yellowlegs</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">80. Green-winged
Teal </span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">81. Pine Siskin
(LIFER #237)</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">82. White-throated
Sparrow</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">83. Brown Thrasher</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovd1Ruq2jizUO7g-gLZSlPqkxgtU9F1OTNft0gmMWRkC-wOfdJZ8A1u07wkkA3ulAC2CsjYWmLM6_1UFHGFJBb7BmnIOkI4UZCguXKW8BP9y1tZTVrFsxB_BPNBtzVLy54xcKqc1f49M/s1600/IMG_8845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovd1Ruq2jizUO7g-gLZSlPqkxgtU9F1OTNft0gmMWRkC-wOfdJZ8A1u07wkkA3ulAC2CsjYWmLM6_1UFHGFJBb7BmnIOkI4UZCguXKW8BP9y1tZTVrFsxB_BPNBtzVLy54xcKqc1f49M/s320/IMG_8845.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-rumped Warbler while banding in Leamington</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">84. Sandhill Crane</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">85. Fox Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">86. Broad-winged
Hawk</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">87. Yellow-rumped
Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">88. Ruffed Grouse</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m7-ZG6CCuwAJcm4I_yuN8KqT-DL-HnX9ozePk6y5C9qqdoDks16eSz1Zbiy9WvEtBCFFuQrzyuKMVBOtu4k2wxjp5QxoG_59q2eZL_wbN2cc32bypQGgVZG28D_i3yXxq8xCmoVeGOw/s1600/IMG_9164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m7-ZG6CCuwAJcm4I_yuN8KqT-DL-HnX9ozePk6y5C9qqdoDks16eSz1Zbiy9WvEtBCFFuQrzyuKMVBOtu4k2wxjp5QxoG_59q2eZL_wbN2cc32bypQGgVZG28D_i3yXxq8xCmoVeGOw/s320/IMG_9164.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty Blackbirds in Parry Sound</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">89. Double-crested
Cormorant</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">90. Hairy
Woodpecker </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">91. Brown-headed
Cowbird</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">92. American
Bittern</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">93. Common Loon</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">94. Winter Wren</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">95. Pine Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">96. Rusty
Blackbirds</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">97. Black-throated
Green Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">98. Chimney Swift</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">99. Yellow Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">100. Blue-headed
Vireo (LIFER #238)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">101. Warbling Vireo</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">102. Nashville
Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">103. Blackburnian
Warbler</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackburnian and Canada Warbler in Leamington</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">104. Blue-Gray
Gnatcatcher</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">105. Barn Swallow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">106. Bank Swallow</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">107. Purple Martin</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">108. House Wren</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">109. Palm Warbler
(LIFER #239)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMUjMtb0Rw_lE9llPJ4iYo0wVqNKrwNkusDt60K8V0wNccV1NVQ_Ew6ugtckyvILjby5qFhe0sQ9dfdj06TT0qll9FTqQB7MorMwHWRNHseTVksk-CCI1fIqKeIrhf-rEpyYa4zywhhI/s1600/IMG_9263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMUjMtb0Rw_lE9llPJ4iYo0wVqNKrwNkusDt60K8V0wNccV1NVQ_Ew6ugtckyvILjby5qFhe0sQ9dfdj06TT0qll9FTqQB7MorMwHWRNHseTVksk-CCI1fIqKeIrhf-rEpyYa4zywhhI/s320/IMG_9263.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Bluebird at Rondeau PP</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">110. Northern
Parula</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">111. American
Redstart</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">112. Eastern
Bluebird</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">113. Gray Catbird</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">114. Rose-breasted
Grosbeak</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">115. Baltimore
Oriole</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">116. White-crowned
Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">117. Black-and-white
Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">118. Common
Yellowthroat</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">119. Great Horned
Owl</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">120. Black-bellied
Plover</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willets in Wheatley</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">121. Least
Flycatcher</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">122. Swamp Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">123. Northern
Waterthrush</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">124. Canada Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">125. Willet (LIFER
#240)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">126. Ruby-throated
Hummingbird</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">127. Carolina Wren</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">128. Orchard Oriole</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">129. Chestnut-sided
Warbler</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">130. Bay-breasted
Warbler</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">131. Cape May
Warbler (LIFER #241) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia Warbler at Point Pelee Park</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">132. Bonaparte's
Gull</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">133. Common Tern</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">134. Marsh Wren</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">135. Scarlet
Tananger</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">136. Veery</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">137. Swainson's
Thrush</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">138. Black-throated
Blue Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">139. Magnolia
Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">140. Lincoln's
Sparrow (LIFER #242)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">141. Eastern
Kingbird</span><br />
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Woodpecker </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">143. Prothonotary
Warbler (LIFER #243)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Hooded Warbler<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">144. White-winged
Dove (LIFER #244)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">145. Willow
Flycatcher</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">146. Red-eyed Vireo</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">147. Wood Thrush</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">148. Hooded Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">149. Ovenbird</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">150. Mourning
Warbler </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">151. Wilson's
Warbler</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">152. Eastern Towhee</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">153. Spotted
Sandpiper</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">154. Whimbrel</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApdy-uJ3zdOdqZumd_d3mACOdL_jjN3IKspqD5xwaIZcdJxNGSGxC2geYAwnMCmXjucXMKw8HXlO6PMRA73Z7cWTeOaRlA_WBfmylz66dnDqE3cbyZ6OyxiYi3UE6cKUhn5SJCWFt-3g/s1600/IMG_9439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApdy-uJ3zdOdqZumd_d3mACOdL_jjN3IKspqD5xwaIZcdJxNGSGxC2geYAwnMCmXjucXMKw8HXlO6PMRA73Z7cWTeOaRlA_WBfmylz66dnDqE3cbyZ6OyxiYi3UE6cKUhn5SJCWFt-3g/s400/IMG_9439.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Whimbrel on beach at Rondeau Provincial Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTv-scdmRf8FeZ1YNf3hMPB6st5G3PWVRHpu5ueNLg4fCHD_pp60FHIl9gyyEDu4A_QHXpxEvrVTxwp2eHCojF9pbkPvDzeny__AQ4FT3x7BRA106VxMKPbajbi4uo0OEedV9UWBJAfE/s1600/PloverBlog+%252816+of+16%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTv-scdmRf8FeZ1YNf3hMPB6st5G3PWVRHpu5ueNLg4fCHD_pp60FHIl9gyyEDu4A_QHXpxEvrVTxwp2eHCojF9pbkPvDzeny__AQ4FT3x7BRA106VxMKPbajbi4uo0OEedV9UWBJAfE/s320/PloverBlog+%252816+of+16%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piping Plover chick at Darlington Provincial Park</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">156. Great Egret</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">157. Indigo Bunting</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">158. Hermit Thrush</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">159. Cliff Swallow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">160. Northern
Rough-winged Swallow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">161. Field Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">162. Black-billed
Cuckoo</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">163. Bobolink</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYfsPzm4TNIbQCBX6UnhgxiEML0mmRmNFikB-a2sVq3Dg0Y0_caVh4Gi7rcJZW-lS2ofR1ux0g338At3Eu7MQBHfJ0ZVeBC0ZJL0U1_gRhyVAO6l4Egw0BA355FjoALcrMtmLUa5GchU/s320/whiteCopyright+%25284+of+6%2529.jpg" width="320" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Wheatear in Iqaluit</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">164. Virginia Rail
(LIFER #245)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">165. Great Crested
Flycatcher</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">166. Piping Plover
(LIFER #246)</span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">167. Red-throated
Loon</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">168. Glaucous
Gull </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">169. American Pipit</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">170. Northern
Wheatear (LIFER #247)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">171. Thick-billed
Murre (LIFER #248) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">172. King Eider
(LIFER #249)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">173. Peregrine
Falcon</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">174. Cackling Goose
(LIFER #250)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">175. Semipalmated
Plover</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">176. Common Eider
(LIFER #251)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">177. Semipalmated
Sandpiper</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">178. Iceland Gull</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">179. Northern
Pintail</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GMaltma6rJhBEBmwD1ZtbZg9VApMRbH1EalS_YT8BCksoyt0OCOBzVcCZpHdG5cbnzb3cvM7LHxaR_GJZU3FGDQJ0sJvoib99aQ0iCJalK49f-N5CXmVEg9dDgokqBaMlk67CoDMpyY/s1600/IMG_0294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GMaltma6rJhBEBmwD1ZtbZg9VApMRbH1EalS_YT8BCksoyt0OCOBzVcCZpHdG5cbnzb3cvM7LHxaR_GJZU3FGDQJ0sJvoib99aQ0iCJalK49f-N5CXmVEg9dDgokqBaMlk67CoDMpyY/s400/IMG_0294.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thick-billed Murre colony with Polar Bear swimming below</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">180. Pacific Loon
(LIFER #252)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">181. Snowy Egret
(LIFER #253) </span><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ovr8Pz-1v2dHPNdujRBz1U8gFt5KXOsrNkhx0pyUIe3c2BtREvsOYfUYbAoQQDP52PAvsLmsklbAx2WhQsi4ztfM_EHfT-xM72iWDaFqv8GQiJaNO2XwiGURy5OqJesMgl7GtwDnfDI/s1600/IMG_7779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ovr8Pz-1v2dHPNdujRBz1U8gFt5KXOsrNkhx0pyUIe3c2BtREvsOYfUYbAoQQDP52PAvsLmsklbAx2WhQsi4ztfM_EHfT-xM72iWDaFqv8GQiJaNO2XwiGURy5OqJesMgl7GtwDnfDI/s320/IMG_7779.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mississippi Kite</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">182. Carolina
Chickadee</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">183. Red-bellied
Woodpecker </span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">184. Tufted
Titmouse</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">185. Green Heron</span><br />
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><br /><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">186. </span><span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">Mississippi Kite (LIFER #254)</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">187. Blue Grosbeak (LIFER #255)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">188. Brown-headed
Nuthatch (LIFER #256)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">189. Laughing Gull
(LIFER #257)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">190. Lesser
Black-backed Gull</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">191. Royal Tern
(LIFER #258)</span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">192. Forster's
Tern </span><br />
<ol start="1" style="color: #003319; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">
</span></ol>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NpNf91RQPMJs8oRUdZPPtBVwyoazwnwgP4Q87Gre4FXJNNYJVLVFH1jVjKaX_iIH_wJe92ECaBP7VQhtah1HKxlv__9CdAy2XgQKOA-Yszknzb9k5nUEjK7ppZB0TZ23yt9rP2QwKh8/s1600/IMG_8025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NpNf91RQPMJs8oRUdZPPtBVwyoazwnwgP4Q87Gre4FXJNNYJVLVFH1jVjKaX_iIH_wJe92ECaBP7VQhtah1HKxlv__9CdAy2XgQKOA-Yszknzb9k5nUEjK7ppZB0TZ23yt9rP2QwKh8/s320/IMG_8025.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowy Egret </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">193. Least Tern
(LIFER #259)</span><br />
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</span></ol>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">194. Black
Tern </span><br />
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</span></ol>
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">195. Sanderling</span><br />
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Turnstone</span><br />
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Yellowlegs</span><br />
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Oystercatcher (LIFER #260)</span><br />
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(LIFER #261)</span><br />
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(LIFER #262)</span><br />
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Mockingbird</span><br />
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(LIFER #263)</span><br />
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Dowitcher </span><br />
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Heron (LIFER #264)</span><br />
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Heron (LIFER #265)</span><br />
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Sparrow</span><br />
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Duck</span><br />
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Scoter</span><br />
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Grosbeak (LIFER #266)</span><br />
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Shrike</span><br />
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<span style="color: #003319; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">216. Gray Jay
(LIFER #267)</span><br />
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Cheers to a happy, healthy, adventurous, and birdy 2017 everyone!<br />
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-50210466808277615312016-12-18T23:06:00.002-05:002016-12-19T09:27:13.882-05:00Christmas Bird Count 2016It is mid-December which means another one of my favourite citizen science projects is underway, the Christmas Bird Count!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/cbc/">Christmas Bird Count </a>(CBC) began in 1900 (116 years ago!) and is considered to be North America's longest running citizen science program. This count takes place one day between December 14th until January 5th. These counts are usually organized by a local group (sometimes by a birding club or a local naturalist club), and occur within a 24-km circle that stays the same throughout the years. This is a great way for experienced birders to share their passion and knowledge with others and a great opportunity for young or inexperienced birders to learn from some of the best in the community!<br />
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If you are interested in participating in a Christmas Bird Count, there is still time! Take a look at this page and find one located near you: <a href="http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/cbc/index.jsp?targetpg=mapviewer&lang=EN">CBC Locations and Dates</a><br />
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The last two days, I took a bit of a break and volunteered with CBC's located in Burk's Falls and Parry Sound. With the recent dumping of snow (and fair bit of snow during the count days) and the very cold temperatures (-25!), it wasn't too unexpected that it was fairly quiet bird wise.<br />
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Friday consisted of the count at Burk's Falls. Mike and I were paired with Martin Parker, a past resident of the area and awesome naturalist whom we got to know while we were members of the Peterborough Field Naturalist Club. He is incredibly knowledgeable and full of amusing and interesting stories, so the day was full of laughing and learning, even though we were relatively short on birds.<br />
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Unfortunately, many of our birds were heard or in front lawns at feeders, so I either wasn't able to take photos or just felt way too awkward too! We were already staring at front lawns with binoculars, so adding a camera would just up the creep factor right? Residents within our count circle were sent emails/letters about the count happening, and also an article in the local newspaper was written to inform everyone of us "creepy birders"!<br />
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Our first bird of the day was none other than the Black-capped Chickadee and then Common Raven. Mike was the first to spot something relatively exciting and unexpected, a group of Wild Turkey feeding on the road! <br />
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When we weren't walking or stopping along roads to listen, we stopped in at a few houses that were watching their feeders for us. People along the route were so friendly and welcomed us into their homes to warm up a little bit and watch their feeders. We were so jealous to hear that we missed a Goshawk at one of the houses by just a day! Towards the end of the count, we finally came across our last bird almost by accident. A car was stopped at an intersection and we couldn't figure out why it was there for so long, eventually we realized that they had been waiting for a school bus to come by. Had they not been stopped, we likely wouldn't have stopped long enough to spot the last bird of the day....and a lifer for me. It was our new National bird...the Gray Jay! It was from quite a distance, but it was a fantastic ending to the day.<br />
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The next we got into the car again and ventured out for the Parry Sound CBC. The area that we surveyed was in a location that neither of us had been before, so it was wonderful to get to see a new part of the township. The first bird of the day came first thing in the morning as a father and son spotted a Barred Owl flying on their way into our meeting spot! Our first bird was a bit of a surprise...a Belted Kingfisher! It was spotted in one of the only areas of open water that we came across (pictured below). In the same area we were delighted to see a group of four otters diving and "playing" in the open water!<br />
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All of the other birds along our route were common for this time of year and included: Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jay, and Hairy Woodpecker.</div>
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After our route was completed we took a bit of a side-trip to the local dump. Unfortunately it was closed, however we were able to spot a group of Ravens, Ring-billed Gulls, a starling, and a young Bald Eagle!<br />
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Nearby, we also came across a group of approximately 12 Wild Turkey. Two toms (adult males) were walking along a frozen pond, while an even larger group of females were across the street perched in trees. If you have never seen turkey's in a tree before...it's a pretty odd sight! What was even odder was watching them try and manoeuvre themselves in the deep snow. They were sinking and tumbling, flopping over this way and that, it was quite entertaining to watch!<br />
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It was an awesome CBC this year, and a first for us in this area. We were so lucky to have gotten the chance to take some time off, check out new areas, and even learn about some new birding hot spots we will be sure to check out in the future! <br />
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Good luck to anyone who still has a CBC to complete this year and if anyone is thinking about participating this year or next....I highly recommend it!<br />
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<br />Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-49385263099857571702016-12-14T16:12:00.000-05:002016-12-14T16:12:01.158-05:00A Wandering Plea for the Winter Birder or Outdoors Person...This post is not necessarily about birding, sightings, recent nature outings, or in fact, anything of that sort. It is more so a reminder about something that is near and dear to my heart, something that I think a lot about, and even more so when the winter weather sets in.<br />
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Late into elementary school, my Nonno (grandfather) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. As this disease progressed, as it unfortunately does, my Nonno was no longer able to do the things that were very normal and routine for him. This included things as simple as walking to the bus stop, taking his usual bus to our house, going for a walk around the block, simple things that he was used to. A few times, this led him to getting lost while trying to walk to the grocery store or visiting me across town. I can still remember him standing for hours at our house window with his watch on the ready trying to pin point the new bus schedule. It hadn't changed in years, he just wasn't able to remember when it came anymore and this was his way of trying to.<br />
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While, in itself seeing your loved one not able to do something so routine on their own is heart breaking, it brings in a whole new set of worries. Six of every 10 people with Alzheimer's disease will likely wander at least once in their lifetime. In 2016, there was an estimated <a href="http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/Get-involved/Raise-your-voice/Latest-info-stats">564,000 people in Canada</a> living with some form of dementia. If 60% of these people being potential wanderers, that is a pretty large number of people and worried families. While we were relatively lucky with his becoming lost was comparitively minimal, many others haven't been so lucky.<br />
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So while you are out birding, skiing, walking along a trail, walking through the city, driving around to enjoy the Christmas lights, please keep this in the back of your mind. Keep an eye out as you go about your daily routines for anyone that may seem out of ordinary, someone who might look a little lost or confused. Take a moment and see if they need help, you just might save their life.<br />
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- Someone who may be not appropriately dressed for the weather<br />
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- Someone always moving but pacing, appearing confused or disoriented.<br />
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The following is a fantastic article from the Toronto Star that I continue to post on my facebook page every single year. While the stories within it are heart-wrenching, the "How to Help" tips located at the bottom of the article are a great resource to become familiar on what to look out for and what do do when approaching someone you may think is lost:<br />
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<a href="http://projects.thestar.com/news/insight/2014/11/28/the_conundrum_of_dementiadriven_wandering.html">http://projects.thestar.com/news/insight/2014/11/28/the_conundrum_of_dementiadriven_wandering.html</a><br />
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We'll be back to regular nature blogs next time, I promise!Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-34917281943787495092016-12-08T10:13:00.001-05:002016-12-08T10:13:08.086-05:00Beginning of Project FeederWatch 2016<div class="MsoNormal">
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FeederWatch!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Project FeederWatch is a
citizen science initiative put on by Bird Studies Canada and Cornell
University. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This program runs from
November to April each year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
participant you choose two days a week to watch your feeders, for however many
hours you can, and record the species and number of individual birds that you
happen to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These data are then
submitted online and used for a variety of research such as these found here: <a href="http://feederwatch.org/explore/scientific-publications/">http://feederwatch.org/explore/scientific-publications/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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New to the program this year is a feature that allows you to
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that are happening at your feeders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
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With the lack of snow at the beginning of the feederwatch
season, we hadn’t seen too many birds other than Black-capped Chickadees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However within the last week Parry Sound has
been seeing a little more of a cold front come in bringing temperatures down
closer to 0 degrees; with this change in temperature also brought a few inches
of snow within the last day or two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
feeders have been very active with the Black-capped Chickadees and
Goldfinches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daily we will also see one
pair of Purple Finch drop in for an hour or two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve heard of some places reporting Pine
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The first, while probably boring in most other parts of Ontario, was our very
first Cardinal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike has been here for 4
summers now, with me visiting off and on, and we had yet to find a cardinal as
this area is just slightly out of range. So we were very shocked one day to see
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visiting Peterborough last week, Mike had sent a text with a photo of a beautiful
yellow bird at our feeder, knowing that I would be incredibly jealous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been working from home for the last
month or so, rarely leaving the house, so it is only natural the day I finally
did leave a lifer would come to our feeder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Grosbeak!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily (for him!) a flock of
them came by again the next day when I arrived back home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They haven’t been back over the last few
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There are quite a few months left for my FeederWatch counts,
so I am excited to keep you all updated and hopefully something else excited
drops by throughout the winter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Keep
your fingers crossed for some Redpolls, Pine Grosbeaks, or a Boreal Chickadee
for me!)<o:p></o:p></div>
Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-7348099923617713532016-12-05T23:12:00.001-05:002016-12-05T23:20:55.039-05:00Arctic Work 2016: The MurresNow finally for a post about the entire reason I was up in Nunavut to begin with. Thick-billed Murres. I was there first and foremost to help collect data for both a long-term dataset on the Murre colony as well as assist with some Masters research for a student at McGill University under the supervision of <a href="http://elliottlab.weebly.com/">Dr. Kyle Elliott</a>.<br />
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This study site on Coats Island has been running since 1981 and over the years a variety of data have been collected for many different studies such as reproductive success, feeding habits, food selection, contaminate research, migration, etc. Doing a quick google scholar search on any of these leads you to a wide array of past publications from Tony Gaston (Environment Canada), Dr. Elliott (McGill), and others. For a more recent list of some publications that have come out of the McGill Arctic Ecology lab <a href="http://elliottlab.weebly.com/publications.html">click here</a>.<br />
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It has been noted that this field site is unique in Canada because it is the only site where the reproductive history of individual non-passerine birds has been followed closely for over a three decade time span. Similarly, it is also the first site to have the diving behaviour of an auk and has one of the best datasets of dietary preferences. So needless to say, not only was this field sight visually beautiful, it had some pretty interesting and amazing findings coming out of it. This was my very first time working with a seabird, and while I love my Bank Swallows....these guys were pretty neat!<br />
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A typical day was spent heading down to one of our plots at the colony. At first upon arrival most of the Murres had not yet laid eggs, and so there was nothing yet to count other than trying to understand which pairs occupied what space and also who was a pair. With a number of Murres just standing around on a cliff, this could be a little difficult. However, sometimes (as shown in the photo below), it was easier to determine pairs! <br />
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Once eggs began to hatch, tried to determine how many pairs there were on a ledge and which of these had an egg (each lays only one). Most of the murres were also colour banded, so we tried our best to determine their colour and, if we were close enough, actual band numbers (which was incredibly difficult for me!)<br />
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After about two weeks of looking for eggs, we began to start noting the eggs pipping (or hatching). Generally it takes a day for the young to fully hatch, but it is very exciting knowing the next time you visit there will be a tiny Murre!<br />
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And are the young not just the cutest things? Look at those feet.<br />
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Unfortunately, since we had to leave the island early, we were not able to watch these young grow and fledge. Hopefully one day, if I ever get the chance again, I'll be able to see this! Once there were young at the sites we also began taking notes as to what food the adults were bringing back and also how often they were eating.</div>
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Throughout the days there were also other tasks on hand that I was often a part of or able to watch. Some of this included blood sampling (to look at heavy metals) or other sampling. I should mention that all of these captures and sampling were done with the upmost care and caution (for both us and the birds!), and all required permits. We are also all trained for proper bird handling.</div>
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Living life on a cliff, in a beautiful location, isn't as great as one would think. The ledges were often fairly crowded, and these birds had to be careful to not have their eggs roll or be kicked off. On top of having some very close and loud neighbours (as you can see in the first video below!), those which were sitting on eggs tended to get covered in the feces of their neighbours and those on the cliff above them. It was rather smelly. </div>
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Along with living life "on the edge", these birds have another threat to their own individual survival and the survival of their young. This threat is the Polar Bear. We saw quite a few bears this season, many of them attempting (and succeeding) in depredating the Murre colony. As you can see in the photo below, many times this consisted of eating all of the eggs and young once the adults flushed. Some adults, weren't so lucky and also were depredated.</div>
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Often times these bears were spotted below the colony attempting to get at birds nesting in lower and easy to reach places.</div>
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-86917787103446267052016-10-20T12:48:00.001-04:002016-11-30T21:06:56.229-05:00Arctic Work 2016: Flora<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When you think of Tundra, the first thing you often think of isn't plants. However, in a landscape where it is barren of trees, it was amazing to see a landscape where flowers, grass and moss dominate. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">While in the North, I tried to document much of the flora that I came across. Here is just a small collection of them. you will find their English name and then Latin and Inuktituk name in brackets. Many of the plants have a variety of names depending on the dialect, so I will try to just include one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first plant that I will start out with is Arctic Fireweed (<i>Chamerion latifolium; </i>Paunnat). Arctic Fireweed is also knows as Dwarf Fireweed and River Beauty Willowherb. It can often be used in tea and can also be eaten. While I didn't try it out while I was up there, I definitely will be putting it on my "to do" list for the next time *fingers crossed that a next time comes along!*.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another favourite of mine was the Arctic Poppy (<i>Papaver radicatum</i>; </span>Igutsat niqingit<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">). Something about poppies always make me smile, so spotting these along the landscape was something special for me. I recently learnt that poppies are also on the Nunavut Coat of Arms representing the summer flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will now end with one last favourite, Cotton grass (<i>Eriophorum </i></span><i>angustifolium; </i>Puallunnguat<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">). I often see cotton grass in swampy areas here in the Parry Sound region, but on the tundra it held a special beauty. I would see them often times as an individual along the landscape, however sometimes there were large clumps of them that just looked amazing!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And lastly, a final plant that I have yet to ID. If anyone knows their arctic flowers and happens to know this one before I get to look further into them...please feel free to comment your ID suggestions!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;">UPDATE: Thanks to Allen Woodliffe for helping ID this plant! It has been successfully ID'ed </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">as </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Arctic Wintergreen (<i>Pyrola grandiflora</i>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There were so many other flowers on the landscape that I either didn't take photos of, or they came out embarrassingly blurry. To see some more flowers found in the Arctic, take a peek at this amazing online guide that I found: <a href="http://nbes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CommonPlants_Oct12-1.pdf">http://nbes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CommonPlants_Oct12-1.pdf</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The flowers along the landscape added so much to an already beautiful place. Seeing a "barren" land trickled with colour made me realize even more that this place isn't as barren as people imagine it to be. It is alive with colour and life.</span></span><br />
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-48027043476596811312016-09-17T10:44:00.000-04:002016-09-17T10:44:17.525-04:00Perry Sound UpdateIt has been a whirlwind month between returning from Washington, D.C., to moving to Parry Sound (again) and trying to jump back onto the thesis bandwagon. Arctic blogs are on a little bit of a hold until I can find a program to restore two of my memory cards. NAOC 2016 conference blogs....are to come!<br />
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Post-conference I have been back in Parry Sound to finish writing my thesis, however I have been getting out and about for a little bit of birding and herping.<br />
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Migrants have been slowly trickling into the Parry Sound area. This past Monday, I headed out onto Lookout Point Trail in Killbear Provincial Park to scout for a walk I was leading Thursday morning. The trail was rather quiet with 15 species seen. The most exciting were Red-necked Grebes off the top of the lookout! On our way back, I was surprised to hear the drumming of a grouse. The drumming was so close by and I was able to find it, just a few steps away! <br />
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Further along the trail we also ran into a group of deer that consisted of a doe and her two fawns.</div>
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Thursday, while there are no photos (sorry!), we had a much better birding day at Killbear. We had a total of 26 species! 7 of these species were Warblers and our biggest surprise was a Savannah Sparrow at the lookout! </div>
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Mike has been working with Wildlife Preservation Canada this year in Parry Sound on their Massasauga Rattlesnake project. On weekends, I have been helping him out with some field work and it has been such a treat seeing Massies again this year. If you are further interested in this project...feel free to check out his portion of Wildlife Preservation Canada's Blog (<a href="http://wildlifepreservation.ca/blog/author/massasauga-rattlesnake/">http://wildlifepreservation.ca/blog/author/massasauga-rattlesnake/</a>) and/or follow him on Twitter (@OutdoorsColley)</div>
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My first day out with him, while relatively slow on the snake front, had an exciting treat in store! We noticed a little head peaking out of the trap's coverboard and once we opened it up, out popped a long-tailed weasel! The little guy was incredibly curious and hung around the trap long enough for us to snap a photo!</div>
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On my second day of trapping out with Mike, we caught a tiny neonate snake (snake that had been born this year). While the close-up photo makes it look like a relatively decent size, you can really tell how small it is once Mike is in the photo! </div>
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Well! That is my fast update for now....hopefully soon I will get a chance to post a little more about both D.C in August and a little bit more about the Arctic (so many photos to share!).<br />
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Hope everyone is enjoying the start to fall!<br />
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<br />Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-1498780807205555552016-08-10T20:29:00.001-04:002016-08-11T09:40:29.811-04:00Beer Bottle Beach<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">With the amount of planes I've been on, I've been still getting use to landing and taking off on a regular runway. Flying in a little twin otter was surprisingly, much smoother than I expected! We stopped at a few places, Cape Dorset for fuel and Coral Harbour to pick up another coworker, Jo, who is from Southampton Island. Each area had a distinctly different type of habitat, from the rocky and hilly tundra, cliffs, to wetlands. It was incredibly neat to see the land change as we flew and even try to spot some sort of wildlife from the air. Eventually we began to see Coats Island...and this definitely not your typical runway! After 3 passes to ensure the rocky beach was safe for landing, our amazing pilots did the smoothest landing I could of imagined.</span><br />
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Then it was time to load all our gear out...and hike it up to camp. Which was on top of a cliff. Around 1km away. It is a very strange feeling watching a plane fly away without you. You suddenly realize you are pretty much alone on an island in the middle of Hudson Bay.<br />
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It took us most of the day to load all of our gear across a river and then fully down to the end of the beach. From here, we used a pully system to haul each bag individually up the cliff. Once it was 3/4 of the way up, we then carried it the rest of the way to either our sleeping cabin or to our kitchen cabin.<br />
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A few days later we had our first day off and went on a hike to a place that is locally known as Beer Bottle Beach. This beach received its name thanks to Guinness! You read that right...the beer company. Apparently back in 1959, Guinness was celebrating their 200-year anniversary and to celebrate they dropped <a href="http://www.guinntiques.com/thebottledrop.aspx">150,000 bottles into the Atlantic Ocean</a>. Beer Bottle Beach, is an area where many of these bottles had been found, so on our day off we really wanted to find one! We got somewhat lucky, finding a few broken bottles. Later on in the field season, Jo, was a sweetheart and went out and actually found us some intact ones!!<br />
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The landscape all around this hike was stunning. Besides visiting the beach, we visited an abandoned arctic fox den, wandered around a wetland hoping to find some shorebirds (we spotted Semi-palmated Sandpipers and heard a Red Phalerope!), and I even made a freezie out of sea ice. During our hike I also saw my lifer King and Common Eider (photos will be in Arctic Birds post..to come).<br />
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Another thing that the arctic is great for, is finding bones! No matter where we walked you were guaranteed to find anything from walrus shoulder, to caribou hips, spines, and if you are lucky you can sometimes find a fully in tact skull!<br />
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Still to come: Arctic birds, mammals, flora, etc. I am off to Washington, DC, next week for a ornithology conference...so when I get back there will be even more to catch up on!</div>
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<br />Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-62308715865901615572016-08-03T18:16:00.001-04:002016-08-03T18:16:34.968-04:00Intro to the Arctic<div class="MsoNormal">
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been on a plane and my very first time in the great Canadian tundra. Unfortunately, we had to cut our field season short this year, but it was an amazing experience in an amazing place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> I have so many photos to go through, that it could very well take a few months! However, my intention is that there will be a series of posts will be about the adventures on
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My first few days were spent in Iqaluit, on Baffin Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First off…the airport is
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It was mostly cloudy on the flight over and I wasn’t able
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thought in July I would be in a place where there is still ice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next trait of the land that registered in my brain was the tundra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just rolling hills of rock with splashings of
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Once all of our chores were completed, my coworker and I took a trek to Apex, about 10 minute drive from Iqaluit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is where the original Hudson Bay Outpost
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From here, we hiked up the Apex hill where we were able to view a stunning view of Frobisher Bay. It was a long hike up, but little did I realize this would be one of the easier hikes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From up here we spotted Glaucous Gulls, Herring Gulls and Red-throated Loons.<br />
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We continued walking towards land and eventually spotted my
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sounding bird, and realized after some snooping around, that it was a lifer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Northern Wheatear!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To top it all off, we also found its
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We were able to tour the town a little bit as well. The architecture is so funky and colourful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate at a variety of restaurants and I just have to say, the Muskox Burger from the Stonehouse...is AMAZING. Surprisingly, Iqaluit also has an amazing Shawarma Restaurant! At most places we went, local artists would walk around with their drawings, carvings, crafts, handmade jewellery, all trying to sell them. The art...was beautiful. I purchased Inukshuk and Polar Bear carvings from two local artists...and it really took me everything to not buy more. They were all authorized by the province and their craftsmanship was phenominal.<br />
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Another thing that struck me so much about this town was how friendly everyone was! No matter where I went there were smiles, friendly hellos, and just an overall warm vibe. I really hope that I get the chance to visit there again in the future!<br /><div>
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Last week, my labmate Dan and I took a bit of a break and went to Darlington Provincial Park in hope to see the Piping Plovers that were nesting there.</div>
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Piping Plovers are a species at risk here in Ontario listed as Endangered. In 2007, Piping Plovers began nesting again along the Great Lakes along the Ontario shore around Lake Huron. Here on Lake Ontario, the last documented nest according to the Ontario Recovery Strategy for Piping Plovers was 1934 on the Toronto Islands or 1916 at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. SO, this news has been really exciting for this area as its been over 80 years since they have nested on the lake!!</div>
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Darlington Provincial Park set up enclosures to ensure the best chance of nest survival. These include a caged area (to protect the nest from not only being trampled, but by depredation of raccoons or other egg eaters, and also a larger roped off area to allow the birds as much space as possible to forage and not "run-into" humans on the beach. During daylight hours volunteers are also there ensuring that people follow the rules of the enclosure, that there are no off leash dogs, or any other human imposed things that could harm the young. They are doing a great job!</div>
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Once we arrived at the Park we headed almost straight to the beach. The first of the two nests were very close and we were delighted to see three young scampering around! They were super adorable and reminded me of little marshmallows on sticks. It was such a delight to be able to see them!</div>
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The second nest was a little further on the beach. At this time, the nest had not been hatched and so we saw the adult on the nest in the enclosure. Hopefully all eggs will be hatched shortly and fledge successfully!</div>
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On our way to and from the second nest we noticed..or more like were harassed...by a nesting Killdeer. The killdeer carried on for a few minutes of our walk with its broken wing dance, followed by more "kill" screaming, etc. The beautiful adult had 4 eggs on its nest, and hopefully they will be successful!</div>
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Earlier in the week, Dan mentioned that a Least Tern had been seen around the area! We assumed that it would be gone by then, however one tern seemed to catch our eye! It was certainly different from the others: did not have a full cap, a little greyer, black bill. We got incredibly excited, however we quickly realized that all these ID marks just didn't quite fit the bill for an adult Least Tern. In fact...it didn't quite fit the bill for any adults except one from Alaska. After more digging and reading through some field guides, we determined that it was actually an immature Common Tern. So not as exciting...but still exciting that we were able to catch our ID.</div>
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It was a great day trip and I was so excited to see my first ever Piping Plover. I hope that this wasn't just a fluke year, and that these birds begin to nest again on Lake Ontario...and most of all nest successfully!</div>
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This will probably be my last post before I head up to Nunavut for the month of July! But I am excited to come back with plenty of posts and stories to share. So I hope that everyone has a fantastic month of July!! See you all again in August.</div>
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May 13th was a perfect day to be at Rondeau. It was warm, sunny, no insects biting you, and the perfect amount of people at the park to make birding exciting and enjoyable. I came to the Park to meet up with an old coworker and friend Charlotte and her husband. </div>
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We started off on the Tulip Tree trail with hopes that I would be able to see my lifer Prothonotary Warbler. Well...that's exactly what we did! We stood for a little while just watching the bird flit around, catching insects, and were so luck to have gotten such an intimate look at it! At times the bird was even too close for my camera to focus on! When I used to describe Prothonotary ID to other people I would always describe it as being yellow with grey-blue wings. While this technically is true, its a shade of yellow you can't even describe. It's so beautiful! </div>
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One of the fun parts of birding in Rondeau is that you often see and meet people you know or have heard of. While birding Tulip Tree Trail I bumped into Kenton Otterbein, the park naturalist for Killbear Provincial Park, on his camping trip! We were able to share some of our morning sightings and also talk a little about Parry Sound!</div>
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Throughout the day, I spent the most time on South Point Trail. There were a bundle of sightings and probably just as many people! The great thing about birding is that usually everyone is so friendly, offering sightings and helping you try and find a particular bird of interest. The first person I ran into along the trail was Allen Woodliffe, a fantastic birder and retired MNR employee. Almost immediately upon meeting, Allen got a call about Whimbrel on the beach and so we were off, following to hopefully see them. On the beach we met up with another Chatham-Kent birder, Steve Charbonneau...a name I've seen constantly on Ebird. Unfortunately, by the time we got there the Whimbrel were likely spooked off and no where to be seen.</div>
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Back on South Point Trail, we continued to see a wide variety of species including warblers of all kinds, Great Crested Flycatcher,<br />
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The most exciting sightings of the afternoon were three specific species: Mourning Warbler (lifer!), Canada Warbler, and Hooded Warbler! I can't quite count the amount of time I spent trying to get a photograph of these birds, and still got such crappy shots! Haha. I also saw Denise Dykema, an amazing photographer, out on the trail taking photos of the same species. I last met her on an OFO outing to Skunk's Misery and absolutely loved how decked out in camo she was, since then I've seen many of her photos on Ontario Birds Facebook page and..WOW. They are stunning!</div>
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When I finally gave up on trying to catch a photo of the Canada Warbler, I decided to pop out onto the beach and see if there were any shorebirds hanging around. My first sighting was not a bird, but instead a Five-lined Skink! The little guy ran up my pant leg until eventually I was able to direct it back to his cover board.</div>
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Once out on the beach, I was happy to see that just a short distance away were the Whimbrel previously seen by Steve. By this time I was alone and frantically called Charlotte to come back to see them. Looking at the parking lot, I noticed a car stopped and someone in it looking at me with binoculars (if this was anywhere other than a birding area, it would be really creepy!). I just assumed that it must the Allen and began waving for him to come over. Once both Allen and Charlotte got to the beach we tried out best to inch a little closer for a better view. The last (and only time) I have seen Whimbrel before this was on Lake Ontario at my field site, and it was a very fast flyby. So this was certainly a treat!!</div>
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Back in the South Point Trail parking lot I met Keith Burk, another Chatham-Kent birder who has compiled the Rondeau Christmas Bird Count for the last 40 years. We heard word of a Worm-eating Warbler and made our way back into the trail. While we weren't able to find it, I was able to finally get a decent photo of the Hooded Warbler. Keith was also a sweetheart and took his time to try and find me an Orange-crowned Warbler. While we had no luck with the Orange-crowned or Worm-eating, it was so fantastic to spend the day birding with some awesome birders and learning from them. It is one of my favourite parts of birding...the amazing network of people and learning from them. <br />
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Hopefully I run into all these birders again the next time I am birding in the area! Thanks again to Allen, Keith, Steve, and all the other amazing people I met that day who chatted with me, directed me to a bird, told me neat bird facts, or gave me camera tips. Friendly and excited people always make an outing that much better.<br />
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<br />Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-26312200975711995422016-06-19T23:34:00.001-04:002016-06-19T23:34:48.083-04:00Happy Father's Day!<div>
Happy Father's Day to all the father's out there!</div>
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I am so lucky to be able to share so many interests with my Dad, from musical tastes, sense of humour, and love of nature.<div>
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From a baby, my family would bring me to my cottage. Looking through old photographs, I see photos of my Dad teaching me how to swim, teaching me to fish off the dock, bringing me on hikes along the trail, feeding birds and chipmunks. Even when back home we would go on bikes to see the horses down the street or buy me mass amounts of peanuts so I could feed the Blue Jays in my backyard. It really is no wonder that I caught a bit of a nature bug.</div>
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Going into the environmental field and especially becoming a birder, I think came as a bit of a surprise...especially as in high school I always talked about music or at least a field with less "science" in it. All of my jobs were a bit more unconventional, especially as a young female. I am so lucky to have a father who pushed me to believe that I can do anything I want to do, even in a male-dominated field. I've pushed, gone out of my comfort zone, wondered MANY times what I got myself into, but all along the way he's never failed to be curious, show interest, and tell me how proud he is. Just hearing that makes me know that while I think I'm crazy, he just may think I'm crazy awesome. </div>
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During my field season last year, my Dad came out with my to my field site and got to see me in action. It was so much fun being able to share what I love to do (and let him see some places few people get to!). During my visits home, we have been making a small tradition of going out on short birding trips. Its gotten to the point now too where both him and my mom will send me texts about birds in the backyard or during their drives places! I am incredibly lucky to have two parents who take interest in what I do and push me to be a better person and a better person in my field.</div>
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So on Father's Day...Thank you Dad. Thank you for always being there for me. For always taking interest in what I do. For raising me to believe that I am interesting, smart, and that I can do anything. In just two weeks I will be heading off to Coat Island and work in the Arctic for six weeks...something that I never thought I would get the chance or have the guts to do. I can't wait to share stories and photos with you and Mom!</div>
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While visiting home in Chatham, I was given the opportunity to spend a day banding and birding in the Point Pelee Area from two birding/banding friends Emma Buck and Jeremy Bensette. I'm a little embarrassed to say that even though I grew up in Chatham-Kent...I have only ever been to Point Pelee National Park once during a Grade 4 field trip. But, with this chance to head down there, I took it and boy am I so glad that I did!<br />
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I begun the morning early at Hillman Marsh with Emma for some banding. We set up nets and eagerly waited for the first net run. Flying over us all morning were flocks of Black-bellied Plovers (my first of the year...or FOY). It their first really busy day at the station, so I was incredibly happy that I was able to come out, help, and band some awesome birds in the process. During our net runs we caught high numbers of Common Yellowthroats, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Yellow Warblers.<br />
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We then had three REALLY special guests show up into the nets...a Canada Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler and a Rusty Blackbird! These two warbler species are always a "favourite" I would say amongst the birders I know and are definitely a treat to be able to see them in the hand. A group of people had stopped by to watch at this point and the "oooohs and ahhhs" from the crowed were certainly there!<br />
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Some of the last birds at the station were a group of Warbling Vireos that we had caught together in a net, which obviously makes for a great group photo! <br />
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Once the nets were closed at Hillman, we drove off to the Wheatley station. Before we arrived there, we decided to stop quickly at the harbour because there had been recent sightings of Willet, a type of shorebird, on the beach. We were incredibly lucky as we spotted them almost immediately after getting out of our car! They were life species #239 for me.</div>
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From here, we went to the Wheatley Station where I was so lucky to participate in quite a bit more banding! I banded my first Baltimore and Orchard Oriole, Blue Jay, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and White-crowned Sparrow! </div>
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We left the station a little early so that we could meet up with Jeremy Bensette at Point Pelee NP. We took the "bus" to the tip and began the evening birding from there. Birds, were immediate. We heard stories from people that entire day talking about how "warblers were dripping from the trees", and while we missed this extent there were still birds everywhere we looked. It was...to say the least...amazing. During this first part of the evening I was able to see my very first male Bay-breasted Warbler, and lifer Cape May (bird #240!).</div>
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During this trip I decided that I wouldn't even bother taking any in-flight photos. Mainly because, quite frankly, I suck at them. Every time I attempt a shot it always comes out as a colourful blur and I still don't know camera settings well enough that I can change them in that instant. However, one thing I learnt during this trip is that, if I don't prepare and try to get perching shots...apparently I get ok in-flight photos instead!</div>
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We saw many other birds during out walk including Magnolia, Yellow, Palm, Black-throated Blue and Green Warblers, thrushes too such as Veery and Swainsons, and also happened to spot Tree Swallows who were potentially beginning to built a nest in a tree cavity (or were already taking care of young!). </div>
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We then packed up and headed a little closer towards the Marsh Boardwalk area as the sun was about to set, hoping to pick up just a few more birds. One that was particularly on my list to see this year was a Red-headed Woodpecker. I do remember seeing one once in Grade 4 here, however since then I've only ever seen one in Illinois! Much to my delight, we noticed a crowd of people taking photos of a bird....which was a Red-headed Woodpecker! </div>
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Afterwards we walked a little more towards the lake where I then saw my lifer (#241) Lincoln's Sparrow. With a really crappy record shot to boot!</div>
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It was such a beautiful day out and a much needed break! Thank you so much to Emma and Jeremy for bringing me out both banding and birding! And big thanks too to the Wheatley banding crew for letting me come over to your house and have a wee bit of fun!</div>
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Tianna Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284157068260730148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508487356756067749.post-80559873247353352262016-05-14T16:33:00.000-04:002016-05-14T16:38:17.211-04:00Birding with Dad at RondeauOne thing I love so much about birding is that it is an activity that you can easily share with other people. Its also an easy hobby to get interested in and slightly addicted to! Over the last year, I've tried to introduce my parents to birding a little more, whether it is through pictures I bring home or through pointing out things while out with them. My mom often will spot birds in the yard and has been really good at noticing things that "aren't like the others"! In fact, the other week she managed to spot a Blue-headed Vireo in our backyard tree. My dad, who's becoming a bit of a lister, set his binoculars on it and gave me the description, but his "grey head with a yellow body and white eye ring" just lead me in circles around a Nashville Warbler until I was actually home to see it. My parents got me a lifer! <br />
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Last week I took my Dad out birding at Rondeau Provincial Park. I have been home in Chatham for a little over a week, and wanted to take him out for a night of some birdy fun, especially since it is migration and he hasn't seen many of the fan-favourite colourful warblers!<br />
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We walked into the park, so while we were not able to make it too far before sunset, we did make it to the marsh trail and back to the gate. We saw a total of 51 species just within this area!</div>
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Trees were full of warblers that evening, especially Yellow Warblers. We were able to spot Nashville, Parula, Yellow-rumped, Redstart, Black-and-white and Blackburnian all within a short distance from the front gate. All of these were lifers for my father! We also we not able to walk anywhere without hearing Baltimore Orioles...they were everywhere!</div>
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Closer to the Park Store, we noticed a few birds hopping around in the grass. There were a variety of sparrows (Chipping, White-crowned, White-throated), as well as some warblers! A few Yellow Warblers were feeding on some of the insects they could find in the grass, and then amongst them was my very first Palm Warbler (109th species of the year)! </div>
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Have you ever noticed that you can see a bird for the first time (even after a year of searching for one) and then suddenly you see them, quite literally, everywhere? This was definitely my experience with Palm Warblers. As soon as I saw my first one on the Park Store lawn, suddenly there were about 15 more. Then the next day at Pelee, I saw a couple dozen more! It makes me wonder how I never noticed them before.</div>
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We then began chatting with a park visitor from Whitby who had seen a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers on the bay. I began showing him the different birds that were around us and giving him their IDs, when out of my eye I spotted something blue. It was a Eastern Bluebird!! Another first for my Dad and it definitely made this visiting couple very happy as well! This little guy flew from branch to brach giving us some amazing views.</div>
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On our walk out of the park we were stuck with 49 species. I was pretty determined to get us an even 50, however with the sun setting and it getting dark it seemed like it would be rather difficult to do! As we continued to walk, my father and I talked about all the different birds we had seen, what ones I thought we missed and what could potentially be our number 50. He was astonished how within about two hours we had seen that many, especially since we had barely made it into the park. Then, a few steps before the gate, we heard our #50. "Peeeeeent". An American Woodcock.</div>
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Driving home to Chatham, we took the highway through Blenheim, Ontario. As we drove down the road my dad suddenly came to a screeching stop and pulled into a gas station as he excitedly started screaming "OHHHHHH MAN THERES AN OWL!". Sure enough, on the top of a telephone pole, there was a Great-horned Owl. It swooped and grabbed a dead squirrel before flying off into the park across the street. Of course my camera settings were not at all prepped for this (not that I am great at night photos to begin with!), so my photo turned out...a little eerie!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beam me up Scotty! (Great-horned Owl)</td></tr>
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Hope everyone is having a great migratory bird day and enjoying the greatness of spring migration!!! I am a few days behind on my blogging, so I will be trying my best to catch up.</div>
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Our full checklist can be found at : <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29528470">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29528470</a></div>
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