Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Shortsighted on August 21, 2025, 05:58:30 PM
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Yesterday was mostly overcast, much like my disposition, but this morning the sky was crystalline, at least until the puffy whites materialized. I returned to Beare Hill and Amos Pond starting at 7:00 a.m. For the first ten minutes on the hill I didn’t see any birds, nor did I hear any bird calls. At a point about a third of the way up the hill there is a productive transition zone between open field and clusters of trees and that is where I heard the first faint bird sounds.
First to appear was a juvenile Common yellowthroat that had caught a grub. It seemed surprised to see me and the feeling was mutual. I remained absolutely still so that it wouldn’t be alarmed. The tripping of a shutter burst was accepted by this warbler as worth investigating. I’ve noticed that several times. Instead of spooking a bird the rapid shutter burst gets a bird’s attention and it freezes to listen further.
Soon afterwards, a juvenile Nashville warbler showed-up. I also saw a juvenile Magnolia warbler at about the same time, but it was too far away for my lens. Two flycatchers appeared, both Least and juvenile Yellow-bellied (buff wing bars). Also saw a male and female Baltimore oriole way up on the tree tops.
Other sightings included: Field sparrow and juvenile Field sparrow, male and female Indigo buntings, Warbling vireo, House wren, several Eastern kingbirds, a juvenile Blackpoll warbler, and a Yellow warbler.
At the pond there were a few Wood ducks, a trio of juvenile Hooded merganser, a DC cormorant, Belted kingfisher, a Black-crowned night heron and a Spotted sandpiper.
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Juvenile Common yellowthroat
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Juvenile Field sparrow
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Juvenile Yellow-bellied flycatcher
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Juvenile Blackpoll warbler
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Juvenile Nashville warbler
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Female Indigo bunting
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Molting male Indigo bunting
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Spotted sandpiper