2019 Video Index

December 2019

Diving Ducks in Synchrony Toronto at Tommy Thompson Park on 15 December 2019

Dunlin at Tommy Thompson Park on 15 December 2019

 Purple Sandpiper feeding at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto on 15 December 2019

Varied Thrush at Bark Lake in Haliburton on 9 December 2019

Northern Hawk Owl eating prey at Schomberg, Ontario on 7 December 2019

Slaty-backed Gull preening & flying with stills of "string of pearls" in primary wing tips at Mohawk Lake on 5 December 2019

November 2019

Spotted Towhee vocalizing and feeding on bird seed at Prince Edward Point on 26 November 2019

Gull Feeding Frenzy in Pickering on 22 November 2019 - abundant small bait fish are the attraction for gulls and mergansers

First winter King Eider amongst Long-tailed Ducks on 23 November 2019

Slaty-backed Gull at Mohawk Lake on 21 November 2019

Red-bellied Woodpecker's red belly and geometric tail pattern on 16 November 2019

Harris's Sparrow at Wellington, Prince Edward County on 16 November 2019

Double-scratchers - Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco and White-throated Sparrow - in Toronto on 11 November 2019

White-faced Ibis in Whitby on 5 November 2019

Black-throated Sparrow in Oakville on 4 November 2019

Fish Crow dominates Ring-billed Gulls at Whitby on on 3 November 2019

October 2019

Feeding Frenzy of Mergansers and Gulls on Lake Ontario at Rotary Park in Ajax

8 American Avocets at Holland Landing Lagoons on 24 October 2019

Black-throated Sparrow at Darlington Fields near Oshawa, Ontario, on 4 October 2019

May 2019

Carden Alvar Video: Wilson's Snipe, an alvar meadow, Upland Sandpiper and Least Bittern cooo-cooo-cooo - 23 May 2019

Whimbrels near Wheatley scared by gunshots from skeet shooting on 19 May 2019.

Brown Pelican at Newcastle Harbour on  22 May 2019

April 2019

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

Fish Crow vocalizing at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 18 April 2019

Eastern Towhee in Brookbanks Ravine in Toronto on 18 April 2019

First year Kumlien's Iceland Gull on Lake Ontario at Rotary Park in Ajax, Ontario on 15 April 2019

March 2019

Pair of Trumpeter Swans skid on the ice, break it with their chests and reunite at Frenchman's Bay in Pickering on 18 March 2019

Bewick's Swan at Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in southwestern Ontario on 17 March 2019

Boreal Chickadee at Darlington Provincial Park in Ontario on 6 March 2019

February 2019

A North American River Otter fed on many fish at Frenchman's Bay on 24 February 2019.

Young Mute Swan struggled to reach open water. It couldn't stand. After about 20 minutes it reached open water and looked happier. Frenchman's Bay, Pickering, Ontario on 19 february 2019

CAROLINA WREN VIDEO 1: We loved our Carolina Wren. It arrived in December 2018 and was perky and alert, bobbing like an American Dipper. 3 February 2019.

CAROLINA WREN VIDEO  2: It fed on suet and a special peanut butter-suet mix that Ron made. December 2018.

CAROLINA WREN VIDEO 3: It also fed on the ground on suet that fell from the suet feeders above. It survived -24C temperatures. 30 January 2019.

Two American Crows fought so viciously I thought one would kill the other. They physically entangled for over 12 minutes, one holding the other down and not moving for minutes at a time. 3 February 2019.

This adult Red-tailed Hawk has adapted to city living and cold temperatures. It warms up on the chimney of apartment buildings on York Mills Road Toronto. 3 February 2019.

January 2019

Superb views of this first winter male Barrow's Goldeneye are possible at the pedestrian bridge over the Rideau River at the Rideau Tennis Club in Ottawa, Ontario, 31 January 2019.

VIDEO: Black (Pacific) Brant at Boundary Bay, British Columbia were so close to the viewing stand we could hear their vocalizations. The commentary is a gentleman called Rick who explained about the Brant.

This Ruff in first winter plumage was in front of the 12th Street viewing stand at Boundary Bay Regional Park near Vancouver, British Columbia on 29 January 2019.

For the first time on Amherst Island, Snowy Owls are encountering wind turbines. 2 January 2019.

Seeing 27 Snowy Owls in one day on Amherst Island was magical and an opportunity to study individual plumage variation, ear tufts and behaviour. 2 January 2019.

A Red Fox showed up at our bird feeders in Toronto. It looks to be in great shape, but it was hungry and ate bits of suet that had fallen down from the feeder above. Toronto on 21 January 2019..

A Barred Owl perched at our feeders in Toronto on 14 January 2019. A squirrel climbed up to check out the sleepy owl, almost touching it.

Common Redpolls and one Hoary Redpoll in middle of top row feeding on weed seeds in the rough pastures on Amherst Island. 3 January 2019.

Adult male Pine Grosbeak feeding on miniature crab apples in the east end of Toronto on 1 January 2019.

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