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Female King Eider in
Toronto on 21 December 2016 |
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2016 Index |
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December |
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Jean Iron - Distinguished Ornithologist article in December 2016 Ontario
Birds by Ken Abraham - Thank you Ken |
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Lark Sparrow in
Toronto on 31 December 2016 |
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Thayer's and Kumlien's Gulls at Ashbridges Bay Toronto on 31
December 2016 |
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Hermit
Thrush under our feeders on Brookbanks Ravine in Toronto on 27
December 2016 |
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Long-tailed Duck
plumages near Pickering on 25 December 2016 |
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Purple Sandpiper in Toronto on 21
December 2016 |
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Rough-legged
Hawks in Toronto on 18 & 21 December 2016 - photos and video |
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Toronto Christmas
Bird Count - Tommy Thompson Park - 18 December 2016 |
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Lark Sparrow
in Toronto on 8 December 2016 |
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November |
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Glossy Ibis in
Port Hope Ontario on 28 November 2016. |
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Video of
Glossy Ibis feeding and preening in Port Hope on 28 November 2016 |
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Great Black-backed Gull banded 0R5 returns to Minet's Point, Barrie.
19 November 2016. |
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October |
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Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory Annual Dinner on 29 October
2016 |
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Dante the Gyr
is released after successful rehabilitation in Iceland. 16
October 2016 |
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Exquisite
Pendant - a gift from Denise and Hollis White on 29 October 2016 |
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Eastern Towhee
Double-scratching in my Toronto Garden on 30 October 2016 |
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Fox Sparrow
double-scratching in my Toronto Garden. 25 October 2016 |
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Adult Common
Loons molting in Barrie, Ontario on 23 October 2016 |
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OFO Gull
Weekend at Niagara on 3 - 4 December 2016 |
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UPDATE
Black-tailed Godwit at Llanelli Wetlands in Wales returns to
Ireland on 20 October 2016 |
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Mudpuppy
presentation at Brodie Club in Toronto on 18 October 2016 |
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Four Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Barrie on 15 October 2016 |
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Carden
Alvar Important Bird Area - new welcome sign near south end of
Wylie Road |
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September |
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Juvenile American Golden-Plover and Black-bellied Plover ID |
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Juvenile Ruddy Turnstone photos and video and more at Presqu'ile
Provincial Park |
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WINTER
FINCH FORECAST 2016-2017 by Ron Pittaway |
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Shorebirds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park - photos and videos on 13 September
2016 |
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Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Presqu'ile Provincial Park
on 10 and 13 September 2016 |
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Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Hamilton on 4 September
2016 |
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NEW
Adult Black-headed Gull feeding two hungry juveniles at Llanelli
Wetland Centre in Wales on 5 July 2016. Llanelli has the
only Black-headed Gull breeding colony in South Wales. |
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Shorebirds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 13 September 2016 |
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Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on
10 and 13 September 2016 |
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Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Hamilton |
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August |
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Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch in Birdwatching Magazine -
ARTICLE by Ron Pittaway |
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Shorebirds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 22 August 2016 |
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Common Ringed Plover in Toronto on 20 August 2016 |
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James Bay
Shorebirds 2016 - 7 pages of photos & videos - 30 July to 13 August. |
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Common Ringed Plovers in Iceland from 2013-2016 |
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July |
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Black-tailed Godwits at Llanelly Wetlands in Wales on 5 July
2016 |
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Piping Plovers nesting at Darlington Provincial Park east of
Toronto on 15 July 2016 |
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June |
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NEW
Iceland Circumnavigation Cruise with Worldwide Quest & University
Alumni. 19-29 June 2016. Seven pages of photos. |
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Variation in Icelandic Herring Gulls at Heimaey in Iceland - 28 June
2016 |
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ARTICLE
Common Loons Flying with Open Bills by Jean Iron OFO News
June 2016 |
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Virginia Rails on
the Carden Alvar - adults and chicks on 11 June 2016 - includes
video |
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Birding
the Carden Alvar - Passport to Nature outing - 11 June 2016 |
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Massasauga
Rattlesnake in Muskoka, Ontario, on 4 June 2016 - includes video |
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Video of Massasauga Rattlesnake, Muskoka, Ontario on 4 June 2016 |
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May |
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CBC Radio Windsor interview with me about Hillman Marsh and
shorebirds |
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Point Pelee
Highlights 2016 page 1 includes Summer Tanager, Worm-eating
Warbler |
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Point Pelee
Highlights 2016 page 2 includes Whip-poor-will, Black-billed
Cuckoo |
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Two Kirtland's
Warblers at Point Pelee, 12 and 9 May 2016. Includes video.
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Long-billed Dowitcher Identification |
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Short-billed Dowitcher Variation
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Point Pelee Area Spring Shorebirds - page 2 - includes Ruddy
Turnstones and Dunlin |
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Point Pelee Area Shorebirds - page 1 |
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Eastern Fox
Snake, Dunlin and Canada Geese at Hillman Marsh, 18 May 2016.
Includes video. |
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Carden Alvar on 27 and 29 May 2016 |
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Carden Alvar
page 2 on 27 May 2016 - Prairie Smoke, Smooth Green Snake
& more |
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Where are the eyes on this Ruddy Turnstone? Includes video.
Toronto on 25 May 2016 |
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Dunlin resting on their migration through Toronto Includes
video. 24 May 2016 |
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Whimbrel
migrating through Toronto on 22 May 2016 |
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Video:
Whimbrel at Whimbrel Point and CN Tower in Toronto on 22 May
2016 |
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Video:
Ruddy Turnstones at Wheatley Harbour on 20 May 2016 |
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Video:
Short-billed Dowitchers near Point Pelee on 13 May 2016 |
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Video:
Short-billed Dowitcher feeding near Point Pelee on 13 May
2016 |
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Video:
Endangered Piping Plover at Seacliff Beach near Point Pelee
on 3 May 2016 |
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Video:
American Avocets at Hillman Marsh near Point Pelee on 3 May
2016 |
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Video:
Rare Black-necked Stilt at Hillman Marsh near Point Pelee on 1
May 2016 |
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Greater Yellowlegs at Minesing Swamp.
Front bird still molting into breeding plumage. 22 April 2016 |
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April |
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Leucistic White-throated Sparrow in Toronto on 28 April
2016 |
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VIDEO
Short-tailed Shrew grabbing and storing sunflower seeds in
Toronto on 28 April 2016 |
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Shorebird Workshops at Point Pelee included with park admission
- 8 and 14 May 2016 |
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OFO Shorebirds at Hillman Marsh - join OFO
experts to enjoy
shorebird migration |
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Greater Yellowlegs at Minesing Swamp Front bird still molting
into breeding plumage. 22 April 2016. |
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Long-tailed
Ducks molting into breeding plumage in Toronto on 23 April 2016 |
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Banded Loggerhead Shrike on the Carden Alvar
on 15 April 2016 |
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VIDEO
Singing Chorus Frogs on the Carden Alvar on 15 April 2016 |
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Long-tailed
Ducks in various stages of molt into breeding plumage. Toronto
on 13 April 2016 |
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Banded Loggerhead Shrike on the Carden Alvar on 15 April 2016 |
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VIDEO:
Singing Chorus Frogs on the Carden Alvar on 15 April 2016 |
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Peru
- Amazon River Cruise and Sacred Valley with Worldwide Quest and
Quest Nature Tours |
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Leucistic American
Robin in Brookbanks Ravine in Toronto on 5 April 2016 |
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Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker and Eastern Phoebe at our feeders on Brookbanks Ravine
in Toronto. 4 April 2016 |
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Trips
Index |
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March |
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Thousands of Franklin`s Gulls in Lima, Peru, on 19 and 21 March
2016. |
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Male Eurasian
Wigeon at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto on 6 March 2016 |
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Probable
Tufted Duck x scaup hybrid at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto. 6
March 2016 |
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Gadwall with
unusual facial markings at Tommy Thompson Park on 6 March 2016 |
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Ice sculptures on Lake Ontario at Cranberry Marsh near Toronto.
4 March 2016 |
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More Long-tailed
Ducks - page 6 - in Pickering on 5 March 2016 |
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Long-tailed Duck Bills - page 5 - near
Toronto on 2-3 March 2016 |
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Variation in Long-tailed Ducks in Pickering
- page 4 - near Toronto on 2-3 March 2016 |
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February |
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Harlequin Duck
at Humber Bay West in Toronto on 27 February 2016 |
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Male and female
Long-tailed Ducks in Pickering - page 3 - near Toronto on 28 February 2016 |
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Female
Long-tailed Ducks in Pickering - page 2 - near Toronto 21-28 February 2016 |
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Variation in male
Long-tailed Ducks in Pickering - page 1- near Toronto 21-28 February 2016. |
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Hawk Commentary - Ron Pittaway provides an interesting update.
OFO News February 2016. |
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Finch Forecaster - interview with Ron Pittaway about his now
annual Finch Forecast. OFO News February 2016. |
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Point Pelee Area Shorebirds 2016 - provides important information
regarding opportunities this spring to hone your shorebird
identification skills.
OFO News February 2016. |
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Snowy
Owl near Toronto on 19 February 2016 |
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More about pink Ring-billed Gulls at Oshawa Harbour on 18
February 2016 |
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Adult Ring-billed Gull with pinkish plumage flush. Oshawa
Harbour on 17 February 2016 |
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Two Glaucous Gulls near Toronto on 11 and 17 February 2016 |
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Dark-eyed gull near Toronto on 10 February 2016 |
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Pine Siskins at
our feeders in Toronto on 5 and 6 February 2016 |
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American
Goldfinch with leucistic head patch at our feeders in Toronto. 5
February 2016 |
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Adult Herring Gull with Thayer's-like wingtip pattern. Near
Toronto,
Ontario on 5 February 2016. |
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What are 3
Canada Geese doing on a factory roof on busy Brimley Road in
Toronto? 4 February 2016 |
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Nominate Iceland Gull (glaucoides) specimen from
Ontario |
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January |
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Urban
Peregrine Falcon "Lucky" at Humber Bay East in Toronto on 31 January
2016 |
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Second winter Glaucous Gull at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto
on 31 January 2015 |
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Snowy
Owl at Colonel Sam Smith Park on 31 January 2016 |
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Northern
Saw-whet Owl near Toronto on 30 January 2016 - one photo |
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Adult Thayers and two Kumlien's Gulls at Oshawa Harbour on 30
January 2016 |
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Thayer's Gull adult in winter plumage at Oshawa Harbour,
Ontario, 25 January 2016 |
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Four Kumlien's Gulls and their eyes at Oshawa Harbour, Ontario,
25 Jan 2016 |
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Amherst Island
Hawks and Owls page 1, 21-23 January 2016 |
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Amherst Island
page 2, 21-23 January 2016 |
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Juvenile
Cooper's Hawk eying the feeders on 20 January 2016 - one photo |
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Kumlien's Gull with ice on its legs at Bluffers Park in Toronto
on 13 January 2016 |
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Barrie Gull Feeding Frenzy and Emerald Shiners on 10 January
2016 |
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Presumed Nelson's Gull - Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid at
Tommy Thompson Park on Lake Ontario in Toronto, 10 January 2016 |
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Barrie Gulls P 6 on 8 January 2016 - a study with links to
videos |
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Barrie Gulls P 5 on 2 and 3 January 2016: 9 species |
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Female
American Wigeon in Barrie on 3 January 2016 |
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Three New Years Day Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 1
January 2016 |
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