Trying this again. We have so many of these ones on the property.
Matt, with much better night vision than I, was net master while I held the light. Appeared around 9 pm and abruptly vanished within 15 minutes. Caught 2, at least 5 cruising the riffles.
Seems pretty widespread here, being found in Sandrin tract, the county forest, Ipperwash, and the Ausable. Morning emerald swarms, during very muggy days, seem to consist of this species, Williamson’s and smaller, stouter species which have gone unidentified… Potentially brush tipped or clamp tipped.
Spotted by James
With Matt P. 1st inat record for Lambton…but I suspect more will appear lol. A gorgeous beast. Pic 4 was Matt’s
Flyby N while doing Vismig
Photos not great but here our notes from eBird checklist - Very large, heavy bodied jaeger with hunch necked, broad bodied GISS, easily dismissed as a dark northern type 1b HERG. Dark juvenile, nearly uniform gray brown overall (appearing very saturated in the field), dark nape, some upper and undertail barring, blunt central rectrices. No upperwing flash, hint of double flash below (of dubious value). Cruised in with languid beats and a bit of lazy side shearing. Our fof.
Digitized from slide, observed October 1984
Male Cardinal Woodpecker. Photographed near Same, Tanzania on 4 November 2021. Subspecies massaicus.
Peace River
After a tip from James H who saw one day flying, I checked out the river and staked out a spot where 3 were seen simultaneously after 9:15PM.
Suitable habitat
23c
B2
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