CANADA GEESE, ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1/13/2026

 

VIEW FROM NIAGARA ESCARPMENT CLIFFS, RATTLESNAKE POINT CONSERVATION AREA, MILTON, ONTARIO, 1/11/2026

 

TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, RATTLESNAKE POINT CONSERVATION AREA, MILTON, ONTARIO, 1/11/2026 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID this bird as a Townsend's Solitaire as follows:

• Identified by Merlin as a Townsend's Solitaire and seen by many.
• Overall gray.
• Large black eye with white eye ring.
• Long tail.
• Intricate wing pattern - whitish with some yellowish on gray.

   The Townsend's Solitaire is uncommon in western Canada and is a very rare winter visitor to Ontario.  It is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.

 

MALE EASTERN TOWHEE, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026