COMMON TERN IN FLIGHT, WINDERMERE BASIN, HAMILTON, ON

   We can ID this tern as a breeding Common Tern by its orange-red legs, full black cap and forehead and red bill with black tip.  Also the primaries have dark tips.

CASPIAN TERN EATING A FISH, WINDERMERE BASIN HAMILTON, ON

   We can ID this tern as a Caspian Tern in breeding plumage mainly by its dark legs (Common Tern and Forster's Tern  would have reddish-orange legs) and its full black cap and forehead.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT OF WINDERMERE BASIN, HAMILTON, ON

TREE SWALLOWS, WINDERMERE BASIN, HAMILTON, ON

MUTE SWAN, NEAR SOUTH ISLAN, LAKE ONTARIO, HAMILTON, ON

GULLS & CORMORANTS, SOUTH ISLAND, LAKE ONTARIO, HAMILTON, ON

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KILDEER, CANADA CENTER FOR INLAND WATERS GROUNDS, HAMILTON, ON

   Even though we weren't able to see the front or profile of this plover we can ID it as a Kildeer from its rufous rump and tail and black at the end of the tail.