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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: aviator on December 12, 2015, 08:00:02 PM

Title: Birds of the day
Post by: aviator on December 12, 2015, 08:00:02 PM

Harlequin Duck( S.S. Park)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WMlwcMJ6eEs/VmzAfveWVhI/AAAAAAAACDI/EPiYSO-U8jg/s720-Ic42/P1080526.JPG)
Hooded Merganser( S.S. Park)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Hm8d2G3i1s/VmzAXBJCXrI/AAAAAAAACDA/Gr0Uwcn6I8E/s720-Ic42/P1080464.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AAt_MSmw-jA/VmyWK04NsKI/AAAAAAAACCo/J8rRdt-6A2Q/s640-Ic42/P1080346.JPG)
Hairy Woodpecker
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sb4ZQ-m-RpA/VmyWE7JNPEI/AAAAAAAACCg/0YItrPLVi1c/s640-Ic42/P1080210.JPG)

Title: Re: Birds of the day
Post by: JW Mills on December 12, 2015, 09:27:16 PM

Good stuff!
What is S.S. Park?

Title: Re: Birds of the day
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on December 13, 2015, 07:17:11 AM

Quote from: "JW Mills"

Good stuff!
What is S.S. Park?

thinking it's samuel smith park, but i hadn't heard any reports of a harlequin there

Title: Re: Birds of the day
Post by: aviator on December 13, 2015, 08:54:26 AM

Thank you. Yes the reference was to Col Sam Smith Park and the Harlequin was in a group of Mallards on the South shore
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dxmSnm2n4bs/Vm13UQRcUnI/AAAAAAAACDc/1ppJ_KaVNXc/s640-Ic42/P1080521.JPG)

Title: Re: Birds of the day
Post by: Kris Ito on December 13, 2015, 07:55:59 PM

Harlequins are always a great find! Interesting that there has been at least one Harlequin reported at Sam's or within a short range of the park for the last 3 winters. Makes you wonder if it's the same bird returning. Your sighting may be the first of the season for the park - haven't seen it reported on ebird or Ontbirds yet. If you see it again you may wish to report it to Ontbirds since many other birders would be interested. Love that last shot - looks like he's yelling at someone.

-kris

edit:  Looks like a large OFO group relocated the Harlequin on Sunday - lots of ebird reports coming in.

Title: Re: Birds of the day
Post by: aviator on December 14, 2015, 08:12:20 PM

Thanks for the update. I didn't see him today
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jhkOpRzonGA/Vm9nIlDgSXI/AAAAAAAACD4/YwznpTYkNiM/s640-Ic42/P1080549.JPG)
I'm outta here!