Various Bird Photos from Up North

[lovetobird]

Went up north last weekend to visit family and of course did some birding. My Nanny's place located in the middle of the Boreal forest west of Cochrane was super productive. All the images were taken there except the N Hawk Owl which was located just south of Cochrane on the trip home. I was once again somehow managed not to see an Evening Grosbeak, they are my new nemesis bird ;-)

Pine Grosbeak - Male


Pine Grosbeak - Female


Northern Hawk Owl


BC Chickadee


Common Raven


Whiskey Jacks (Gray Jays)








Thanks for viewing

Nathan

[farmer]

Well done! Thanks for Sharing. I love the "look" the owl is giving you.
Maybe you are birding in the daytime not the evening, so that's why you haven't spotted an evening grosbeak (LOL)!

[denis]

nice catch on the hawk owl!

[JW Mills]

Nice collection!

[Moira]

Great collection - I would love to see the Pine Grosbeaks - beautiful birds.

[Napper]

Hey Nathan

You did a Weekend trip to Cochrane? :shock: That is quite the drive! We've been thru there many times (19 years) on our way to points West.

Only during the summer of course to visit the outlaws outside of Atikokan.  

Nice pics . I like your close ups of the Whiskey Jacks.  

re: Evening grosbeaks, I thought I read a thread somewhere that  were some spotted in Barrie about a week ago?

Napper  

[ravynne40]

Great series of shots, Wonder why they call the Grey Jays Whiskey Jacks?
anyone know?

[gary yankech]

wow....awesome pics! I have yet to see ant of these except the chickadee.

[lovetobird]

Thanks everyone

@farmer - I'll have to try that and see if I have better luck ;-)

@Napper - it was a four day trip to Timmins and Cochrane and was a whirlwind tour;-).  There are Grosbeaks in the Barrie area I just have yet to see them ;-(

@Irene - From what I've read the name came from a aboriginal word  "Wisekejack" which means a mischievous, transforming spirit who liked to play tricks on people. If you say Gray Jay to most people up there they have no clue what you're talking about, even Canada Jay doesn't carry meaning to most.

@Gary - A trip up to Algonquin Park in the winter season and you'll usually see all of these species minus the Hawk Owl, but there's been one of those in Orillia the last couple years so you may be able pick it up on the drive to the park.

[steven rose]

Nice series Nathan.
Steve R

[Pat Hodgson]

Great series of shots, Wonder why they call the Grey Jays Whiskey Jacks?
anyone know?

It is an anglicization of the Cree word weesageechak.

[beresford]

A great collection of shots.

Thanks for posting!

Tim

[gary yankech]

Thanks everyone

@farmer - I'll have to try that and see if I have better luck ;-)

@Napper - it was a four day trip to Timmins and Cochrane and was a whirlwind tour;-).  There are Grosbeaks in the Barrie area I just have yet to see them ;-(

@Irene - From what I've read the name came from a aboriginal word  "Wisekejack" which means a mischievous, transforming spirit who liked to play tricks on people. If you say Gray Jay to most people up there they have no clue what you're talking about, even Canada Jay doesn't carry meaning to most.

@Gary - A trip up to Algonquin Park in the winter season and you'll usually see all of these species minus the Hawk Owl, but there's been one of those in Orillia the last couple years so you may be able pick it up on the drive to the park.

Thanks....I have not been up to Algonquin since late spring this year, and definitely have not been up there in the winter for a few years now...I'll have to get up there soon! Beautiful birds!

Gary

[Rob'in'To]

Great series of shots!

[lovetobird]

Thanks again guys and I'm happy to report that I picked up a group of 20 Evening Grosbeaks inShanty Bay this week, kind of ironic ;-)