All photos are mine except for the Sharp-tailed Grouse which is from my awesome neighbour Beverly Roberts - and all were taken in our Northeastern Ontario area, mostly between Hearst, Moonbeam, Cochrane and Timmins / South Porcupine.
★ Species with this star are on the OFO Review list and the OBRC (Ontario Birds Record Committee) requests documentation for sightings in our area (see OFO website: Central Review List)
GEESE, SWANS AND DUCKS
Greater
White-fronted Goose / Oie rieuse (Rare in our area)
Greater White-fronted Goose (left) / Oie rieuse (gauche) Moonbeam |
Snow
Goose / Oie des neiges (Uncommon - Migration)
Snow Goose / Oie des neiges Timmins |
Brant / Bernache cravant (Uncommon)
Brant / Bernache cravant Porcupine Lake |
Cackling Goose / Bernache de Hutchins
Cackling Goose (L) / Bernache de Hutchins (gauche) Porcupine Lake |
Canada
Goose / Bernache du Canada
Canada Goose / Bernache du Canada Porcupine Lake |
Mute
Swan / Cygne tuberculé (Introduced species) (Rare-OBRC ) ★
Mute Swan / Cygne tuberculé Porcupine Lake |
Trumpeter Swan / Cygne trompette (Uncommon but slowly reistablishing in our area)
Trumpeter Swan / Cygne trompette Porcupine Lake |
Tundra Swan / Cygne siffleur (uncommon - spring and fall migration)
Tundra Swan / Cygne siffleur Kapuskasing |
Wood
Duck / Canard branchu
Wood Duck / Canard branchu Porcupine Lake |
Gadwall / Canard chipeau
Gadwall / Canard chipeau Porcupine - Shallow Lake |
Eurasian
Wigeon / Canard siffleur (Rare-OBRC) ★
Eurasian Wigeon / Canard siffleur Porcupine Lake |
American
Wigeon / Canard d'Amérique
American Wigeon / Canard d'Amérique Porcupine Lake |
American
Black Duck / Canard noir
Mallard / Canard colvert
Blue-winged
Teal / Sarcelle à ailes bleues
Northern
Shoveler / Canard souchet
Northern
Pintail / Canard pilet
Northern Pintail / Canard pilet Moonbeam |
Northern Pintail / Canard Pilet Male (L) Female (R) Porcupine Lake |
Green-winged
Teal / Sarcelle d'hiver
Canvasback / Fuligule à dos blanc (Uncommon in our area)
Redhead / Fuligule à tête rouge
Ring-necked
Duck / Fuligule à collier
Greater
Scaup / Fuligule milouinan
Lesser
Scaup / Petit fuligule
Harlequin
Duck / Arlequin plongeur (Rare-OBRC) ★
Surf
Scoter / Macreuse à front blanc (Uncommon in our area )
White-winged
Scoter / Macreuse brune
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White-winged Scoter / Macreuse brune Porcupine Lake |
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White-winged Scoter / Macreuse brune Porcupine Lake |
Black
Scoter / Macreuse à bec jaune (Uncommon in our area)
Long-tailed
Duck / Harelde kakawi
Bufflehead / Petit Garrot
Common
Goldeneye / Garrot à oeil d'or
Hooded
Merganser / Harle couronné
Common
Merganser / Grand Harle
Red-breasted
Merganser / Harle huppé
Ruddy
Duck / Érismature rousse (Rare in our area)
GROUSE AND PTARMIGAN
Ruffed
Grouse / Gélinotte huppé
Spruce
Grouse / Tétras du Canada
Sharp-tailed
Grouse / Tétras à queue fine
LOON
Common
Loon / Plongeon huard
GREBES
Pied-billed
Grebe / Grèbe à bec bigarré
Horned
Grebe / Grèbe esclavon
Red-necked
Grebe / Grèbe jougris
CORMORANT
Double-crested
Cormorant / Cormoran à aigrettes
PELICAN
American
White Pelican / Pélican d'Amérique (RARE)
HERONS, EGRETS & BITTERNS
American
Bittern / Butor d'Amérique
Great
Blue Heron / Grand Héron
Cattle Egret / Héron garde-boeufs (OBRC - Rare) ★
VULTURES, OSPREY, HAWKS AND EAGLES
Turkey
Vulture / Urubu à tête rouge
Osprey / Balbuzard pêcheur
Golden
Eagle / Aigle royal (Uncommon- Observed during spring or fall migration)
Northern
Harrier / Busard Saint-Martin
Sharp-shinned
Hawk / Épervier brun
Northern
Goshawk / Autour des palombes
Bald
Eagle / Pygargue à tête blanche
Red-tailed Hawk / Buse à queue rousse
Rough-legged
Hawk / Buse pattue
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Rough-legged Hawk (Light Morph) / Buse Pattue Moonbeam |
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Rough-legged Hawk (Dark Morph) Buse pattue Moonbeam |
RAIL, COOT AND CRANE
Virginia
Rail / Râle de Virginie
Sora / Marouette de Caroline
American
Coot / Foulque d'Amérique
Sandhill
Crane / Grue du Canada
PLOVER
Black-bellied
Plover / Pluvier argenté
American
Golden-Plover / Pluvier bronzé
Semipalmated
Plover / Pluvier semipalmé
Killdeer / Pluvier kildir
SANDPIPER & PHALAROPE
Spotted
Sandpiper / Chevalier grivelé
Solitary
Sandpiper / Chevalier solitaire
Greater
Yellowlegs / Grand Chevalier
Lesser
Yellowlegs / Petit Chevalier
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs - Size and bill comparison:
Greater Yellowlegs (Left) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Right) Porcupine Lake |
Willet / Chevalier semipalmé (Rare)
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Willet / Chevalier semipalmé Porcupine Lake |
Whimbrel (Rare) / Courlis corlieu (Missing)
Hudsonian Godwit (Rare) / Barge hudsonienne
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Hudsonian Godwit / Barge hudsonienne Timmins |
Ruddy
Turnstone / Tournepierre à collier
Ruddy Turnstone / Tournepierre à collier Porcupine Lake |
Red Knot / Bécasseau maubèche (Rare in our area)
Stilt
Sandpiper / Bécasseau à échasses (Uncommon in our area)
Sanderling / Bécasseau sanderling
Dunlin / Bécasseau variable
Dunlin / Bécasseau variable Porcupine Lake |
Baird's Sandpiper / Bécasseau de Baird (Uncommon)
Baird's Sandpiper / Bécasseau de Baird Porcupine Lake |
Least
Sandpiper / Bécasseau minuscule
White-rumped
Sandpiper / Bécasseau à croupion blanc
Pectoral
Sandpiper / Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée
Semipalmated
Sandpiper / Bécasseau semipalmé
Short-billed
Dowitcher / Bécasseau roux
Wilson's
Snipe / Bécassine de Wilson
American
Woodcock / Bécasse d'Amérique
Wilson's
Phalarope / Phalarope de Wilson (Uncommon in our area)
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Wilson's Phalarope / Phalarope de Wilson Moonbeam |
Red-necked Phalarope / Phalarope à bec étroit Moonbeam |
GULL & TERN
Bonaparte's
Gull / Mouette de Bonaparte
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Bonaparte's Gull / Mouette de Bonaparte Frederick House Lake (L) Remi Lake (Moonbeam) (R) |
Little Gull /Mouette pygmée (OBRC - Rare) ★
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Little Gull /Mouette pygmée Fushimi Lake Provincial Park - Hearst |
Lauging Gull / Mouette atricille (OBRC VERY RARE in our area)
Laughing Gull / Mouette atricile Porcupine Lake |
Ring-billed
Gull / Goéland à bec cerclé
Herring
Gull / Goéland argenté
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Herring Gull / Goéland argenté Frederickhouse River - Timmins |
Iceland
Gull / Goéland arctique (Uncommon)
Lesser
Black-backed Gull / Goéland brun (Uncommon in our area)
Glaucous
Gull / Goéland bourgmestre (Uncommon in our area)
Great
Black-backed Gull / Goéland marin
Great Black-backed Gull / Goéland marin Porcupine Lake (beside a Herring Gull) |
Black Tern / Guifette noire Porcupine Lake |
Common
Tern / Sterne pierregarin
PIGEON & DOVE
Rock
Pigeon / Pigeon biset
Mourning
Dove / Tourterelle triste
CUCKOO
Black-billed
Cuckoo / Coulicou à bec noir (Uncommon)
OWL
Great
Horned Owl / Grand-duc d'Amérique
Snowy
Owl / Harfang des neiges
Northern
Hawk Owl / Chouette épervière
Barred
Owl / Chouette rayée (Uncommon)
Great
Gray Owl / Chouette lapone
Long-eared
Owl / Hibou moyen-duc (Uncommon)
Short-eared
Owl / Hibou des marais (Uncommon)
Boreal
Owl / Nyctale de Tengmalm (No photos- heard but never seen)
Northern
Saw-whet Owl / Petite Nyctale
NIGHTHAWK AND ALLLIES
Common
Nighthawk / Engoulevent d'Amérique
Eastern
Whip-poor-will / Engoulevent bois-pourri
HUMMINGBIRD
Ruby-throated
Hummingbird / Colibri à gorge rubis
KINGFISHER
Belted
Kingfisher / Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique
WOODPECKER
Red-bellied
Woodpecker / Pic à ventre roux (Rare in our area)
Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker / Pic maculé
Downy
Woodpecker / Pic mineur
Downy Woodpecker / Pic mineur South Porcupine |
Hairy Woodpecker / Pic chevelu
American
Three-toed Woodpecker / Pic à dos rayé
Black-backed
Woodpecker / Pic à dos noir
Northern
Flicker / Pic flamboyant
Pileated
Woodpecker / Grand Pic
FALCONS
American
Kestrel / Crécerelle d'Amérique
Merlin / Faucon émerillon
Gyrfalcon / Faucon gerfaut (Rare)
Peregrine
Falcon / Faucon pèlerin
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided
Flycatcher / Moucherolle à côtés olive
Eastern
Wood-Pewee / Pioui de l'Est (Missing)
Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher / Moucherolle à ventre jaune
Alder
Flycatcher / Moucherolle des aulnes
Least Flycatcher / Moucherolle tchébec
Eastern
Phoebe / Moucherolle phébi (Uncommon)
Eastern
Kingbird / Tyran tritri
SHRIKE
Northern
Shrike / Pie-grièche grise
VIREO
Blue-headed
Vireo / Viréo à tête bleue
Philadelphia Vireo / Viréo de Philadelphie
Red-eyed
Vireo / Viréo aux yeux rouges
JAY & CROW
Canada Jay (Gray
Jay) / Mésangeai du Canada
Blue
Jay / Geai bleu
American
Crow / Corneille d'Amérique
Common
Raven / Grand Corbeau
LARK
Horned
Lark / Alouette hausse-col
SWALLOW
Tree
Swallow / Hirondelle bicolore
Bank
Swallow / Hirondelle de rivage
Barn
Swallow / Hirondelle rustique
Cliff
Swallow / Hirondelle à front blanc
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES & CREEPER
Black-capped
Chickadee / Mésange à tête noire
Boreal
Chickadee / Mésange à tête brune
Red-breasted
Nuthatch / Sitelle à poitrine rousse
White-breasted
Nuthatch / Sitelle à poitrine blanche (Uncommon in area)
Brown
Creeper / Grimpereau brun
WRENS
Winter
Wren / Troglodyte des forêts
Winter Wren / Troglodyte des forêts René Brunelle Provincial Park, Moonbeam |
Carolina Wren / Troglodyte de Caroline (*RARE - OBRC)
Carolina Wren / Troglodyte de Caroline South Porcupine (27 August 2018) |
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned
Kinglet / Roitelet à couronne dorée
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet / Roitelet à couronne rubis
THRUSHES
Eastern
Bluebird / Merlebleu de l'Est
Northern Wheatear / Traquet motteux (Very rare - OBRC) ★
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Northern Wheatear / Traquet motteux Timmins |
Veery / Grive fauve
Swainson's
Thrush / Grive à dos olive
Hermit
Thrush / Grive solitaire
American
Robin / Merle d'Amérique
CATBIRD, MOCKINGBIRD & THRASHER
Gray
Catbird / Moqueur chat (Uncommon)
Northern
Mockingbird / Moqueur polyglotte (Uncommon)
STARLINGS
European
Starling / Étourneau sansonnet
PIPIT
American
Pipit / Pipit d'Amérique
WAXWINGS
Bohemian
Waxwing / Jaseur boréal
Cedar
Waxwing / Jaseur d'Amérique
LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTINGS
Lapland
Longspur / Plectrophane lapon
Snow
Bunting / Plectrophane des neiges
WOOD WARBLERS
Ovenbird / Paruline courronnée
Northern
Waterthrush / Paruline des ruisseaux
Black-and-white
Warbler / Paruline noir et blanc
Tennessee
Warbler / Paruline obscure
Orange-crowned
Warbler / Paruline verdâtre
Nashville
Warbler / Paruline à joues grises
Connecticut
Warbler / Paruline à gorge grise (missing)
Mourning
Warbler / Paruline triste
Common
Yellowthroat / Paruline masquée
American
Redstart / Paruline flamboyante
Cape
May Warbler / Paruline tigrée
Northern
Parula / Paruline à collier
Magnolia
Warbler / Paruline à tête cendrée
Bay-breasted
Warbler / Paruline à poitrine baie
Blackburnian
Warbler / Paruline à gorge orangée
Yellow
Warbler / Paruline jaune
Chestnut-sided
Warbler / Paruline à flancs marron
Blackpoll
Warbler / Paruline rayée
Black-throated
Blue Warbler / Paruline bleue
Palm
Warbler / Paruline à couronne rousse
Yellow-rumped
Warbler / Paruline à croupion jaune
Black-throated
Green Warbler / Paruline à gorge noire
Canada
Warbler / Paruline du Canada
Wilson's
Warbler / Paruline à calotte noire
SPARROWS
American
Tree Sparrow / Bruant hudsonien (Common - Observed during spring and fall migration)
Chipping Sparrow / Bruant familier (Common from May to Oct - Local breeder)
Clay-colored Sparrow / Bruant des plaines (Uncommon in our area)
Vesper Sparrow / Bruant vespéral (Uncommon - )
Savannah Sparrow / Bruant des prés (Common May to Oct - Local breeder)
Le
Conte's Sparrow / Bruant de Le Conte (Uncommon - specific habitat and difficult to find)
Fox
Sparrow / Bruant fauve (Uncommon - observed during spring and fall migration)
Song Sparrow / Bruant chanteur (Abundant - local breeder)
Lincoln's Sparrow / Bruant de Lincoln (Fairly common May to Sept)
Swamp Sparrow / Bruant des marais (Fairly common in suitable habitat from May - Sept)
White-throated Sparrow / Bruant à gorge blanche (Abundant - May to Oct - Local breeder)
White-crowned Sparrow / Bruant à couronne blanche (Fairly common during spring and fall migration)
Dark-eyed
Junco / Junco ardoisé (Common from spring to fall - occasional overwinter)
CARDINALS, TANAGERS
Western Tanager / Piranga à tête rouge ★ (Rare-OBRC)
Northern Cardinal / Cardinal rouge (rare)
Northern Cardinal / Cardinal rouge Timmins |
Scarlet
Tanager / Piranga écarlate (Uncommon in Timmins area)
Indigo Bunting / Passerin indigo
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak / Cardinal à poitrine rose
Painted Bunting / Passerin nonpareil (Rare OBRC) ★
Dickcissel
★ / Dickcisssel d'Amérque ★ (Rare-OBRC)
BLACKBIRDS
Bobolink / Goglu des prés
Red-winged
Blackbird / Carouge à épaulettes
Eastern
Meadowlark / Sturnelle des prés (Uncommon-no photos)
Yellow-headed
Blackbird / Carouge à tête jaune (Rare in our area)
Rusty Blackbird / Quiscale rouilleux
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Rusty Blackbird (Fall) / Quiscale rouilleux (Automne) Porcupine Lake |
Rusty Blackbird (Spring) / Quiscale rouilleux (Printemps) Moonbeam |
Brown-headed Cowbird / Vacher à tête brune
FINCHES, GROSBEAK,…
Pine
Grosbeak / Durbec des sapins
Purple
Finch / Roselin pourpré
Red
Crossbill / Bec-croisé des sapins
White-winged
Crossbill / Bec-croisé bifascié
Common
Redpoll / Sizerin flammé
Hoary
Redpoll / Sizerin blanchâtre
Hornemann's
Hoary Redpoll (subspecies)/ Sizerin d'Hornemann- Rare-OBRC Review List ★
Pine
Siskin / Tarin des pins
American
Goldfinch / Chardonneret jaune
Evening Grosbeak / Gros-bec errant
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House
Sparrow / Moineau domestique
Don't hesitate to comment or correct any errors. I'm still working on getting the missing photos.
House Sparrow / Moineau domestique Moonbeam |
Don't hesitate to comment or correct any errors. I'm still working on getting the missing photos.
A most impressive collection of photos and information for your area.
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