Overwintering Black Vulture takes advantage of heat rising from a house chimney at Lewiston, New York on 11 January 2012

2012 Index

Aging two Greater White-fronted Geese at Whitby Harbour, 19 February 2012

 

First winter male King Eider at LaSalle Marina, Burlington on 17 February 2012

 

Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser hybrid at Beach Canal, Burlington/Hamilton on 17 February 2012

 

Dark morph Red-tailed Hawks: calurus or abieticola? Link to 3 page article by Jean Iron in Toronto Ornithological Club Newsletter Number 222

 

Greater White-fronted Goose and Cackling Goose at Whitby Harbour on 12 February 2012

 

Reposted from 2003: Hybrid Canvasback x Redhead at Burlington, Ontario, on 19 January 2003.

 

Pileated Woodpecker - female - in Toronto on 7 February 2012

 

Band-tailed Pigeon near Bracebridge, Ontario on 5 February 2012.

 

Evening Grosbeaks and more at Algonquin Park on 4 February 2012

 

January

Bonaparte's Gulls, Black-headed Gull, Little Gull and Black-legged Kittiwake at Buffalo, New York on 11 and 31 January 2012

 

Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk in Oakville west of Toronto on 22 January 2012

 

Smew and John Vanderpoel Big Year. Link to three page article

 

Snowy Owl: Look for tiny ear tufts on Snowies. Link to two page article

 

Black Vultures Overwinter at Lewiston, New York. Photos on 11 January 2012

 

Snowy Owl with ear tufts at Ravenshoe Road, near Keswick north of Toronto on 10 January 2012