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March 2020

Clay-colored Sparrow in Carden by Ron Pittaway - March 2020

February 2020

Horned Lark in Carden by Ron Pittaway - February 2020

January 2020

Female Barrow`s Goldeneye in Peterborough on 29 January 2020 - photos & video

Gray Partridges in Ottawa on 28 and 29 January 2020 - photos & 2 videos

Greater White-fronted Geese at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 23 January 2020 - photos & video

5 Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto - photos & video

Snowy Owl continues at Frenchman's Bay in Pickering on 17 January 2020 - photos & video

Snowy Owl at Frenchman's Bay in Pickering on 15 January 2020 - photos & video

Snowy Owl at Frenchman's Bay in Pickering on 14 January 2020

Living Bird Winter 2020 Article about Ron Pittaway and Winter Finch Forecasting

Mountain Bluebird in Rouge Urban National Park on 7 and 9 January 2020 - photos & video

Varied Thrush at Bark Lake on 7 January 2020 - photos & video

Northern Hawk Owl at Schomberg on 6 January - photos &video

Harlequin Duck at Port Hope on 2 January 2020 - photos & video

Snowy Owl near Presqu'ile on 1 and 2 January 2020 - photos & video

Purple Sandpipers and Dunlin at Presqu'ile on 1 January 2020 - photos & video

Spotted Towhee at Prince Edward Point on 1 January 2020 - photos & video

Bobolink in Carden by Ron Pittaway

December 2019

Canada Jays in Algonquin Park on 28 December 2019

Ducks diving in synchrony in Toronto on 15 December 2019 - photos and video

Dunlin on Toronto Christmas Bird Count on 15 December 2019 - photos and video

Purple Sandpiper in Toronto on 15 December 2019 - photos and video

Varied Thrush at Bark Lake in Haliburton on 9 December 2019 - photos and video

Northern Hawk Owl at Schomberg, Ontario on 7 December 2019

Slaty-backed Gull still at Mohawk Lake in Brantford on 5 December 2019 - photos and video

Northern Saw-whet Owl near Toronto on 4 December 2019

Eastern Meadowlark in Carden by Ron Pittaway

November 2019

Spotted Towhee at Prince Edward Point on 26 November 2019 - photos and video

First Winter King Eider at Burlington Ship Canal on 23 November 2019 - photos & video

Long-tailed Ducks at Burlington Ship Canal on 23 November 2019

Slaty-backed, Lesser Black-backed, Iceland (Thayer's) Gulls at Mohawk Lake on 21 November 2019 - photos & video

Harris's Sparrow at Wellington, Prince Edward County on 16 November 2019 - photos & video

Red-bellied Woodpecker Tail Pattern. Presqu`ile on 16 November 2019 - photos & video

Turkey Vulture See-through Nostrils. Halls Road in Whitby on 13 November 2019

Double-scratching sparrows and juncos in Toronto on 11 November 2019 - photos & video

White-faced Ibis near Cranberry Marsh, Whitby on 5 November 2019 - photos & video

Western Kingbird in Dundas on 4 November 2019

Black-throated Sparrow in Oakville on 4 November 2019 - photos & video

Fish Crow Dominates Ring-billed Gulls at Whitby Harbour on 3 November 2019 - photos & video

Eastern Bluebird in Carden by Ron Pittaway

October 2019

Feeding Frenzy of Mergansers, Gulls and Loons on 29 October 2019

8 American Avocets at Holland Landing Lagoons on 24 October 2019 - photos & video

Fish Crow at Whitby Harbour on 6 and 13 October 2019 - photos

Black-throated Sparrow at Darlington near Oshawa, Ontario, on 4 October 2019 - photos & video

September 2019

WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2019-2020 by Ron Pittaway

First winter Little Gull in Barrie on 13 September 2019

Canada Jay or Blue Jay: Which is more common? by Ron Pittaway

August 2019

Juvenile Wilson's Phalaropes at Holland Landing on 15 August 2019 - photos & video

Juvenile Wilson's Snipe at Holland Landing on 15 August 2019 - photos and video

Juvenile Marbled Godwit at Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls, ON, 14 August 2019 - photos & video

Killdeer foot-tapping at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 11 August 2019 - photos & video

Juvenile Marbled Godwit at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto on 10 August 2019 - photos & video

Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 7 August 2019 - photos & video

Adult Stilt Sandpiper at Holland Landing Sewage Lagoons on 3 August 2019 - photos & video

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on phlox in my Toronto Garden on 2 August 2019 - photos & video

July 2019

Adult Short-billed Dowitchers at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 17 July 2019 - photos & video

Iceland: Land of Fire & Ice with Quest Nature Tours, 25 June-5 July 2019 - 6 pages of photos & videos.

June 2019

Scotland, the Faroe Islands & Iceland Expedition Cruise with Quest Nature Tours, 12-23 June 2019 - 9 pages of photos & videos

Eastern Towhee in Carden by Ron Pittaway

May 2019

Carden Alvar: Birds and Alvar Meadow on 23 May 2019 - photos & video

Brown Pelican at Newcastle Harbour, Ontario, on 22 May 2019 - photos & video

Migrating Whimbrels near Wheatley, Ontario on 19 May 2019 - photos & video

White-winged Dove at Rondeau Provincial Park on 16 May 2019

Grasshopper Sparrow in Carden bv Ron Pittaway

April 2019

CBC Radio's The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti interviewed me about eBird and Citizen Science on 18 April 2019

Fish Crow at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 18 April 2019

Two Virginia Opossums in Brookbanks Park in Toronto on 6 April 2019

Eastern Towhee in Brookbanks Ravine in Toronto on 18 April 2019

Shorebird Presentation with Jean Iron at Point Pelee National Park Visitor Centre 9 and 12 May at 11:30 a.m.

OFO Shorebird Celebration at Hillman Marsh 1-19 May 2019 (except Mondays) - join OFO experts to enjoy spring shorebird migration

Common Nighthawk in Carden by Ron Pittaway

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