VIEW OF TORONTO, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

BREEDING RED-NECKED GREBES, LAKE ONTARIO, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

MALE COMMON GOLDENEYE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

   We can ID this duck as a male Goldeneye in breeding plumage as follows:

• Glossy green-black head and neck.
• Amber eyes.
• Black and white body and wings, but mostly white.
• Tall peaked crown.
• Round white spot on face.

   The Common Goldeneye is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 284.

MALE TREE SWALLOW AT HOUSE & IN FLIGHT, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK TORONTO, ON

   We can ID this swallow as a male Tree Swallow by its metallic blue above and white below.

BREEDING MALE HARLEQUIN DUCK, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

   We can identify this duck as a breeding male Harlequin Duck by the following:

• Distinctive pattern of white spots on face, neck and below neck: white crescent in front of eye, round white ear spot, white vertical stripe along side of neck and two white stripes below neck.
• Small bill.
• Dark crown with rufous stripes on each side.

   The Harlequin Duck is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 283.

BREEDING MALE RING-NECKED DUCK, NIAGARA RIVER, NIAGARA FALLS, ON

BREEDING MALE REDHEAD, NIAGARA RIVER, NIAGARA FALLS, ON

   We can ID this diving duck as as a breeding male Redhead by its bright rufous head and neck, its black chest,  its blue bill with black tip and its gray body and dark tertials.  This photo was taken across the Niagara Parkway from Dufferin Islands Park.