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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: killdozer on June 25, 2007, 10:37:08 AM

Title: Northern Pintail S. of Aylmer
Post by: killdozer on June 25, 2007, 10:37:08 AM

Spent an hour at the Yarmouth Natural Heritage Area (http://www.catfishcreek.ca/Properties.htm) on Saturday; lots of common species to be seen. Eastern Kingbirds, Orioles, Chickadees, Chipping and Song Sparrows, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers, Turkey Vultures, a family of Canada Geese and a family of Mallards, the young nearly in adult plumage. Hanging out with the Mallards was a lone male Northern Pintail. I didn't even notice him until I looked at the photo later:

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/622827154_0450ad8815.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartimmonen/622827154/)

Lots of other kinds of birds in the air, too, thanks to the air show in St Thomas:

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/622827930_ce3e8f8a60.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartimmonen/622827930/)

stuart

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Post by: GStuart on June 25, 2007, 11:14:57 PM

I believe that last one is an American Gashawk.  The Northern Gashawk would have pontoons.