Ron Pittaway Index to Articles
LATEST 2017 - 2020 ARTICLES
Bobolink in Carden by Ron Pittaway - January 2020
2019
Eastern Meadowlark in Carden by Ron Pittaway - December 2019
Eastern Bluebird in Carden by Ron Pittaway - November 2019
Canada Jay or Blue Jay: Which is more common? by Ron Pittaway - September 2019
Eastern Towhee in Carden by Ron Pittaway - June 2019
Grasshopper Sparrow in Carden bv Ron Pittaway - May 2019
Common Nighthawk in Carden by Ron Pittaway - April 2019
Cuckoos in Carden by Ron Pittaway - March 2019
Golden-winged Warbler in Carden by Ron Pittaway - February 2019
Eastern Whip-poor-will in Carden by Ron Pittaway - January 2019
2018
Vesper Sparrow in Carden by Ron Pittaway - December 2018
Least Bittern in Carden by Ron Pittaway - November 2018
Red-headed Woodpecker in Carden by Ron Pittaway - October 2018
Sedge Wren in Carden by Ron Pittaway - September 2018
Canada Jay Name Change Proposal OFO News June 2018 - PDF
Upland Sandpiper in Carden - June 2018
Yellow Rail in Carden - May 2018
Loggerhead Shrike: Why the Carden Alvar? - April 2018
Commentary: Loggerhead Shrike's Last Stand - March 2018
Canada Jay Name Change Proposal - February 2018
MICHEL GOSSELIN - Profile of a Canadian Museum of Nature Ornithologist OFO News October 2017 - PDF
WINTER FINCH FORECASTS
Winter Finch Forecast 2019-2020
Winter Finch Forecast 2018-2019
Winter Finch Forecast 2017-2018
Winter Finch Forecast 2016-2017
Winter Finch Forecast 2015-2016
Winter Finch Forecast 2014-2015
Winter Finch Forecast 2013-2014
Winter Finch Forecast 2012-2013
Winter Finch Forecast 2011-2012
Winter Finch Forecast 2010-2011
Winter Finch Forecast 2009-2010
Winter Finch Forecast 2008-2009
Winter Finch Forecast 2007-2008
Winter Finch Forecast 2006-2007
Winter Finch Forecast 2005-2006
Winter Finch Forecast 2004-2005
Winter Finch Forecast 2003-2004
Winter Finch Forecast 2002-2003
Winter Finch Forecast 2001-2002
Winter Finch Forecast 2000-2001
Winter Finch Forecast 1999-2000
Winter Finch Basics
Finch Forecaster - interview with Ron Pittaway about his annual Finch Forecast. OFO News February 2016
RECOGNIZABLE FORMS
Cassiar Junco OFO News February 2011
Northern Redtails OFO News 16(1): 4. February 1998
Checklist of Recognizable Forms of Ontario
Morphs of the Eastern Screech-Owl - updated January 2014
Recognizable Bird Forms of Canada PDF
Recognizable Forms Index to Articles
Recognizable Forms: Redpolls
Subspecies and morphs of the Red-tailed Hawk PDF
Subspecies of Common and Hoary Redpolls - fully revised January 2015
Subspecies of the Great Horned Owl in Ontario - updated January 2014
Subspecies of the Horned Lark in Ontario - updated January 2014
Subspecies of the Palm Warbler. 1995. Ontario Birds 13(1): 23-27. April 1995
Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawks Percentages and Breeding Areas OFO News Vol 24 (2): 13. June 2006
ARTICLES AND NOTES
Southbound Shorebirds
Spring Warbler Migration Guide
Taxonomic History of Thayer's Gull
Carden Alvar Birding Guide
Gull Watching Guide
Fall Hawkwatching Guide
Hawk Commentary - Ron Pittaway provides an interesting update. OFO News February 2016
Small Winter Grebe ID OFO News 16(2): 3
How to See and Hear an American Woodcock - Updated April 2015
Lake Ontario Pelagic Trap - Pelagic Birding at Hamilton, Ontario. PDF
Loggerhead and Northern Shrike ID - updated February 2014
Loon ID in Fall and Winter - updated February 2014
Age Duck Tails OFO News 19(3): 1. 2001
Aging Great Gray Owls
An Untrustworthy Observer AUK 15, No. 2, 1898 reprinted in OFO News October 2004
Buffy Baldpates OFO News 19(3): 5. 2001
Carden Alvar Loggerhead Shrike Wintering in Virginia 2011-2012
Do Snowy Owls Have Ear Tufts?
European Herring Gull in Ontario Ontario Birds 20(1): 3-6, April 2002
Female Goldeneye Bill Colour PDF
Grass Fire Birds OFO News 19(3): 5. 2001
Great Gray Owl Observations 2004-2005 OFO News Vol 23 (2): 8-9. June 2005
Marsh Bird Lockup PDF OFO News 15(3): 8. 1997
Merganser Mystery - February 1998 OFO News
Molts and Plumages of Ontario's Heermann's Gull - article in Ontario Birds Vol 19 (2) 65:78. August 2001
Toronto's Heermann's Gull 14 November 1999 to 16 September 2000
Old and New Names of Ontario Birds - OFO News 24((3): 1-3
Owls and Snow OFO News Vol 15 (1): 8. February 1997
Solunar Birding OFO News 22(3) : 1. 2004