Birds of the Month (2021)
Birds of the Month (2021)
Some of the most notables bird species photographed during the month, along with some information about the species.
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Dufferin Islands - 12/10/2021
December 2021
◄ Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks range from Southern US states through Central America and the northern two-thirds of South America. This particular bird arrived in Niagara in mid August and stayed till Jan 2022, when it was brought to a rehabilitator (to prevent it from freezing to death). It was a first fro Niagara .
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The King Eider is found throughout the Arctic. It breeds on the Arctic coast of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and Russia. It winters in arctic and subarctic marine areas, most notably in the Bering Sea, the west coast of Greenland, eastern Canada and northern Norway. Also occurs annually off the northeastern United States, Scotland and Kamchatka.
King Eider
Niagara-on-the-Lake - 12/24/2021
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Backyard - 11/4/2021
November 2021
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Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds.
If you put out seed for birds in your backyard, there’s a chance you’ll also attract the attention of a Cooper’s Hawk. This is one at our feeders.
Females average about 40% heavier than males, but they can be as much as 125% more massive. This can pose some problems for males, since medium-sized birds are a common prey item for Cooper’s Hawks and small males may occasionally fall prey to females.
Hudsonian Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit
Turkey Point - 10/10/2021
October 2021
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Hudsonian Godwit has one of the longest migrations of any North American shorebird. It travels approximately 32,000 km round trip annually between its breeding areas in the arctic and wintering grounds in the southernmost regions of South America.
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The trumpeter swan, a native bird of North America, is its biggest and heaviest waterfowl species.
Trumpeter SWan
Trumpeter SWan
Niagara College Ponds - 10/2/2021
Black-backed Woodpecker (Lifer)
Black-backed Woodpecker (Lifer)
Algonquin Park - 9/17/2021
September 2021
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93% of the global population of Black-backed Woodpecker breeds in the Canada's boreal forest. It is closely tied to burned forest. Black-backed Woodpeckers depend heavily on the larvae of wood-boring bark beetles that increase in the wake of forest fires.
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It is usually found in southern and western NA. It has a raptor’s habits, ie is a carnivore, preying on insects, birds, lizards, and small mammals. Loggerhead Shrikes skewer their prey on thorns or barbed wire or wedge them into tight places for easy eating.
Loggerhead Shrike (Lifer)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lifer)
Port Weller - 9/4/2021
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