MALE & FEMALE NORTHERN SHOVELER, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, 10/7/2026

   Not great photos, but we can tell they are Northern Shovelers by the plumage on the male and the very large bill on the female.

 MALE NORTHERN SHOVELER 

FEMALE NORTHERN SHOVELER 

RING-BILLED GULL IN FLIGHT, OTHERS IN WATER & A FLOCK AMONG CANADA GEESE, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, 10/7/2026

 

CACKLING GEESE ALONG WITH CANADA GEESE, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, 10/7/2026

   The smaller geese towards the bottom of the three photos are the Cackling Geese.  We can tell they are Cacking Geese as follows:

• Much smaller size than the Canada Geese
• Short neck
• Short bill

 

CANADA GEESE, KILLDEER & A GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, 10/7/2026

 

BLUE-WING TEALS, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, 10/7/2026

 

NOT SURE IF THIS A FEMALE GREEN-WINGED TEAL OR

A MALE IN ECLIPSE PLUMAGE STARTING TO MOLT

INTO BREEDING PLUMAGE.  LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

FEMALE GREEN-WINGED TEAL

KILLDEER IN FLIGHT & SEVERAL ON LAND & WATER, REESOR POND, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, 10/7/2026

EASTERN PHOEBE, TRAIL IN TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, UNWIN AVE BRIDGE HOTSPOT, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/6/2026