Birds We Have Sighted
The following is a list of the birds we have sighted. To view a post simply click on a link below.
Birding Adventures
Auks
Bats
Bellbird
Bluebirds
Bittern
Bobolink
Boobies
Catbirds
Chickadees
Crows
Condors
Cormorants
Cowbirds
Cranes
Ducks
Northern Pintail Ducks At Reifel Bird Sanctuary in British Columbia
Eagles
Finches
Flamingos
Flickers
Flycatchers
Frigatebirds
Gannets
Geese
Thousands of Greater Snow Geese migrating in fall through Ontario
Grackles
Grebes
Three Pied-billed Grebes Swimming at South Reesor Pond, Toronto
Grosbeaks
Grouse
Ruffed Grouse in Algonquin Provincial Park
Gulls
Ring-billed Gull Colony at Tommy Thompson Park
Southern Black-backed Gulls at Muriwai, New Zealand
Hawks
Juvenile Coopers Hawk stakes out my Toronto backyard
Coopers Hawk sighting in Goldhawk Park in Toronto
Coopers Hawk we spotted in Toronto
Coopers Hawk after a wet night in Comox
Cooper’s Hawk takes on a Big Brown Bat
Sopping Wet Sharp-shinned Hawk in Toronto
Sharp-shinned Hawk suffers through a Toronto snowstorm
Sharp-shinned Hawk sighted in Milliken Park in Toronto
Broad-winged Hawk sighted near Dorset, Ontario
Red-tailed Hawk holding a rat in Toronto
Red-tailed Hawk sighted holding a rat in Toronto
Red-tailed Hawk sighted in Markham, Ontario
Herons
Black-crowned Night Herons at Tommy Thompson Park
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron at Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Great Blue Herons On Their Nests At Oxtongue Lake
Great Blue Heron plays to the camera at Milliken Park
Great Blue Heron Chicks At Oxtongue Lake Rookery
Great Blue Heron along Algonquin Park’s Mizzy Lake Trail
Black-Crowned Night Herons At Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park
Tri-colored Heron in the mangrove swamp at San Blas
Hornbills
An endangered Southern Ground Hornbill in Kruger National Park
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird prepares to head south from Toronto
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in our Toronto garden
Leucistic Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Oakville
Berylline Hummingbird at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano
Ibis
Glossy Ibis sighted in Whitby, Ontario
White Ibis at the shrimp ponds in San Blas
Jacanas
An African Jacana at Sunset Dam in Kruger National Park
Jays
Blue Jays dancing in Algonquin Park
Gray Jays wintering in Algonquin Provincial Park
A Gray Jay in Algonquin Provincial Park
Western Scrub Jay at Grand Canyon National Park
Kestrels
American Kestrel eats a mouse near Whitby
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher at Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Green Kingfisher in the mangrove swamp at San Blas
Magpie
Black-billed magpie in Kamloops, British Columbia
Meadowlarks
Eastern Meadowlark in the grasslands at the Carden Alvar
Northern Mockingbirds
Northern Mockingbird sighted near Thickson’s Woods
Nutcrackers
Clark’s Nutcracker at Lake Louise in Banff
Nuthatches
Pygmy Nuthatches at Grand Canyon National Park
Orioles
Orchard Orioles Nesting in Ajax, Ontario
Baltimore Orioles Sighted at Second Marsh In Oshawa
Baltimore Orioles at Rosetta McClain Gardens
Baltimore Orioles in my Toronto Backyard
Baltimore Oriole enjoys spring in Whitby’s Thickson’s Woods
Osprey
An Osprey carries branch to its nest at Carden Alvar
Osprey return to their nest at Youngs Point
Osprey At Tommy Thompson Park In Toronto
Osprey enjoys flight above Carden Alvar, Ontario
Owls
Barred Owl in wintry Rouge National Urban Park
Barred Owl we sighted at West Cranberry Tract in Whitby
Barred Owl we sighted at Thickson’s Woods in Whitby
Barred Owl sighted along Duffin’s Creek near Markham
Eastern Screech Owlet in Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto
Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph) in Burlington, Ontario
Eastern Screech Owl: A Master of Disguise In Burlington
Great Horned Owl Babies out of their Thickson’s Woods Nest
Great Horned Owl sitting in Thickson’s Woods
Great Horned Owl in Whitby’s Thickson’s Woods
Great Horned Owlets at Second Marsh, Oshawa, Ontario
Great Grey Owl we sighted near Ottawa in Ontario
Long-eared Owl at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto
Northern Saw-whet Owl we sighted near Oshawa, Ontario
Northern Saw-Whet Owl we sighted in Toronto
Northern Saw-whet Owl Takes Us By Surprise In Ontario
On the Trail of Snowy Owls in Ontario
Snowy Owls on Amherst Island in Ontario, Canada
Snowy Owl at Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Etobicoke
Snowy Owl with kill on the ice at Frenchman’s Bay
Snowy Owl sighting at Frenchman’s Bay in Ontario
Parakeets
Rose-ringed Parakeets in Rome
Penguins
African Penguins at Boulders Beach south of Cape Town
Pelicans
Brown Pelicans at San Blas, Nayarit in Mexico
Phoebes
Eastern Phoebes along Ontario’s Seaton Hiking Trail
Plovers
Piping Plover Chicks at Darlington Provincial Park
Piping Plovers Nest at Darlington Provincial Park
Potoo
Northern Potoo in the mangrove swamp at San Blas
Quetzals
Resplendent Quetzals prepare their nest in Monteverde Cloud Forest
Our Guided Hike In Search Of Resplendent Quetzals at Monteverde
Ravens
Common Ravens we sighted at the Grand Canyon
Redstarts
An American Redstart at Ashbridge’s Bay Park in Toronto
Slate-throated Redstart at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano
Sandpiper
Solitary sandpiper at Fernwood Farms in Stayner
Solitary Sandpiper at Lower Reesor Pond in Toronto
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilts in San Blas, Mexico
Roseate Spoonbills in the Shrimp Ponds at San Blas
The shorebirds at Lago de Cuitzeo in Michoacan, Mexico
A Solitary Sandpiper at Lower Reesor Pond in Toronto
Razorbill Auks on Carrick-a-Rede in Northern Ireland
Snipe
A Wilson’s Snipe at Ontario’s Carden Alvar
Sparrows
White-throated Sparrows in our Toronto backyard
Lincolns Sparrow at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano
Swallows
Cliff Swallows at Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto
Bank Swallows building nests in the Scarborough Bluffs
Fledgling Tree Swallow At Second Marsh In Oshawa
Tree Swallows near Grass Lake in Ontario
Swans
Tundra Swan at Unwin Avenue Bridge in Toronto
Trumpeter Swans On The Shores Of Lake Couchiching in Ontario
Trumpeter Swans Sighted In The Spring At La Salle Park
Trumpeter Swans During Winter At La Salle Park
Trumpeter Swans On A Delta Farm Field in BC
Trumpeter Swans with Cygnets at Milliken Park in Scarborough
Trumpeter Swan Cygnets Growing Up At Milliken Park
Trumpeter Swan Happenings At Scarborough’s Milliken Park
Trumpeter Swans Reunite At Milliken Park In Toronto
Tanagers
Western Tanager Along The North Rim Of The Grand Canyon
Hepatic Tanagers at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Reserve in Mexico
Scarlet Tanagers at Ashbridge’s Bay Park In Toronto
Terns
Common Terns at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park
White-fronted Terns at Muriwai in New Zealand
Towhee
Spotted Towhee at Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary
An Eastern Towhee at Beamer Memorial Conservation Park
Thrashers
Brown Thrasher Hunts for Bugs at Carden Alvar, Ontario
Brown Thrasher at Lynde Shores Conservation Area
Brown Thrasher at Carden Alvar
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush Hides In Our Toronto Lilac Bush
Hermit Thrush on the hunt at Rosetta McClain Gardens
Turkeys
Wild Turkeys on a snowy road in Ontario
Vireo
Warbling Vireo Sings Out At Oshawa’s Second Marsh
Warblers
Blackburnian Warbler in my Toronto garden
Black-and-white Warbler visits our Toronto backyard
Black-throated Blue Warbler in our Garden
Cape May Warbler visits our Toronto Backyard
Magnolia Warbler in our Toronto Backyard
Nashville Warbler Enjoys Blossoms In Our Backyard
Nashville Warbler at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano
Nashville Warbler visits our Toronto Backyard
Northern Parula Warbler in a Backyard Oasis
Pine Warbler in my Toronto backyard
Palm Warbler at Ashbridge’s Bay Park in Toronto
Yellow-rumped Warbler At Ontario’s Oxtongue Lake
Tennessee Warbler in my Toronto Backyard
Wilsons Warbler at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano
Waxwings
The Courtship Ritual of Cedar Waxwings
Cedar Waxwings capture Insects at Milliken Park
Weavers
Lesser Masked Weavers at Skukuza Rest Camp in Kruger National Park
Whimbrels
Whimbrels at Toronto’s Lake Ontario Shoreline
Woodcock
An American Woodcock at the Carden Alvar
Woodpeckers
Two Pileated Woodpeckers in Algonquin Park
Red-Bellied Woodpecker at Lynde Shores Conservation Area
Pileated Woodpeckers sighted near Oxtongue Lake
Black-backed Woodpecker in Algonquin Provincial Park
Wrens
Rock Wren at Grand Canyon National Park
A House Wren builds a nest in my Toronto backyard