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November 2018

Coyote in our garden on Brookbanks Ravine in Toronto on 7 November 2018 - video and photo

Bonaparte's Gulls Feeding Frenzy on Lake Simcoe, Ontario on 6 November 2018 - video and photo

Northern Mockingbird feeds on bittersweet berries near Toronto on 3 November 2018 - video and photos

Least Bittern in Carden by Ron Pittaway

October 2018

Kinglet Killer - Giant Burdock - strikes again at Ashbridges Bay Park on 26 and 27 October 2018

Juvenile Hudsonian Godwit at Whitby, Ontario on 20 October 2018 - video and photos

Rondeau Great Kiskadee Refound on 18 October 2018 - video and photos

Double-crested Cormorant with aberrant pale plumage in Barrie, Ontario on 7 & 9 Oct. 2018 - photos & 2 videos

Red-headed Woodpecker in Carden by Ron Pittaway

Arctic Geese on Halls Road North in Durham Region on 3 October 2018 - video and photos

Bull Moose in Algonquin Provincial Park on 2 October 2018 - video and photos

September 2018

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Rotary Park in Ajax on 22 & 23 September 2018 - videos and photos

Long-billed Curlew at Blackie Spit on Boundary Bay BC on 19 Sept 2018 - video and photos

California Scrub-Jays in Maple Ridge BC on 19 September 2018 - video and photos

Surfbirds feeding at Bowker Avenue, Oak Bay, Victoria BC on 18 September 2018 - video and photos

American Dipper at Goldstream Provincial Park BC on 17 September 2018 - video and photos

Black Turnstones at Whiffin Spit Park in Sooke, Vancouver Island on 17 September 2018

Sabine's Gull at Penticton BC on 8 September 2018 - video and photos

California Quails and more near Osoyos on 6 September 2018 - video and photos

Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Boundary Bay on 5 September 2018

WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2018-2019 by Ron Pittaway

Another juvenile Olive-sided Flycatcher in Brookbanks Park in  Toronto on 3 September 2018 - video and photos

Sedge Wren in Carden by Ron Pittaway

August 2018

Swallow-tailed Kite near Wasaga Beach on 27 August 2018 - video and photos

Western Sandpiper at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 26 August 2018

Olive-sided Flycatcher in Brookbanks Park in Toronto on 26 August 2018 - video and photos

Presqu'ile Shorebirds at Owen Point on 25 August 2018

James Bay Shorebird Project 31 July to 13 August 2018 - 10 pages of videos and photos

Reddish Egret on Bruce Peninsula on 22 August 2018 - video and photos

Purple Gallinule in southwestern Ontario on 20 August 2018 - video and photos

July 2018

Map of Southern James Bay Shorebird Camps in 2018

Water spout sweeps across London Wetland Centre lake on 16 July 2017 - photos and videos

Dippers on the River Usk at Gliffaes Hotel in Brecon Beacons National Park on 15 July 2018 - photos and video

Black-tailed Godwits at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Wales on 12 July 2018 - photos and video

Mediterranean Gull at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Wales on 12 July 2018 - photos and video

Red-headed Woodpecker Juveniles Fledge at Sibbald Point Provincial Park, Ontario, on 6 July 2018

Canada Jay Name Change Proposal by Ron Pittaway OFO News June 2018 - PDF

Young Groundhog in our Toronto Garden on 1 July 2018 - photo and video

June 2018

Young Common Loons on Lake Dalrymple, Carden Alvar on 26 June 2018 - photos and video

Juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes on the Carden Alvar on 26 June 2018 - photos and video

Snowshoe Hares and Ticks - Carden Alvar on 26 June 2018

Family of Six Virginia Rails at Cranberry Marsh in Whitby on 24 June 2018

Red-headed Woodpeckers at Sibbald Point Provincial Park on 16 June 2018 - video and photos

Upland Sandpipers on the Carden Alvar on 10 June 2018 - video and photos

Female Ruff at Cranberry Marsh, Whitby, Ontario on 7 June 2018

My Huron Fringe Birding Festival Highlights on 2 and 3 June 2018 - videos & photos - 2 Snowy Owls, Sandhill Cranes, Clay-colored Sparrows and more

Upland Sandpiper in Carden by Ron Pittaway

Penguins, Krill and Sheathbills - Antarctica with Quest Nature Tours and Universities Alumni February 2018 - videos and photos

May 2018

Least Bittern at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto on 24 May 2018 - video and photos

Wilson's Phalarope and other shorebirds at  Blenheim Lagoons on 21 May 2018 - videos and photos

Hillman Marsh and Area Shorebirds page 1 - videos and photos - Marbled Godwits, Willets, American Avocets

Wheatley Harbour and Hillman Marsh Shorebirds page 2 - Marbled Godwit, Willets. Black-bellied Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers and more

Common Loons check each other out at Point Pelee on 19 May 2018 - video and photos

Point Pelee 2018 Highlights - Videos and photos - Black-billed Magpie, Kirtland's Warbler, Sedge Wren, sparrows

Point Pelee 2018 Highlights page 2 - photos - Summer Tanager, variant Scarlet Tanager, Mourning Warbler

Point Pelee 2018 Highlights page 3 - videos & photos - Red morph Eastern Screech-Owl, Common Nighthawk, Little Gull

Point Pelee 2018 Highlights page 4 - videos & photos- Blue-winged Warbler, Louisiana & Northern Waterthrushes, Prothonotary Warbler

Yellow Rail in Carden by Ron Pittaway

April 2018

Where to see northbound shorebirds in the Point Pelee Area

Shorebird Presentation at Point Pelee National Park 12 May and 17 May 2018

OFO Shorebird Celebration at Hillman Marsh 1-20 (except Mondays) May 2018 - join OFO experts to enjoy spring shorebird migration

Wild Turkey Sees its Reflection. Pickering on 1 April 2018- photos and video

Loggerhead Shrike: Why the Carden Alvar? by Ron Pittaway

March 2018

White-winged Crossbills and more on the Carden Alvar on 31 March 2018 - photos and video

Turkey Vultures & Common Raven on Raccoon Carcass. Carden Alvar on 31 March 2018 - photos and video

Ducks on Canal Lake on the Carden Alvar on 31 March 2018 - photos and video

Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 28 March 2018 - photos and video

Meeting Richard Snell of Iceland Gull fame on 23 March 2018

Snowy Owl near Keswick on 22 March 2018 - photos and video

Canada Jays in Algonquin Park on 16 March 2018 - photos

Red Crossbills in Algonquin Park on 16 March 2018 - photos and 3 videos

Evening Grosbeaks in Algonquin Park on 16 March 2018 - photos and video

AGAIN Hybrid Redhead x Ring-necked Duck, Frenchman's Bay, Pickering, 17 March 2018 - photos & video

Hybrid Redhead x Ring-necked Duck, Frenchman's Bay in Pickering on 15 March 2018 - photos and video

Barnacle Goose at Schomberg North of Toronto on 13 March 2018 - video and photos

Opossum meets Red Fox in our Toronto garden on 11 March 2018 - video and photos

Commentary: Loggerhead Shrike's Last Stand by Ron Pittaway

February 2018

Quest trip to Remote Upper Amazon In Peru 24 February to 3 March 2018 - 6 pages of photo and videos

Antarctica Page 1, 11-14 February - Drake Passage and Seabirds with Worldwide Quest - photos and videos

Antarctica Page 2, 14 February - Isle of Penguins - Half Moon Island - photos and videos

Antarctica Page 3, 15-17 February - Isle of Penguins - Cuverville Island and more - photos and videos

Antarctica Page 4 - 15 February Wilhelmina Bay photos and videos

Antarctic VIDEOS: 1. Killer Whales kill a Minke Whale  2..Elephant Seals hauled out on Livingstone Island

Gentoo Penguins take the plunge in Antarctica, February 2018 - video and photos

Canada Jay Name Change Proposal by Ron Pittaway

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