Awesome to get the Purple Sandpiper. Where I live they can still be seen on the coast about 20 miles from me, but numbers are getting less and less. Congrats on the lifer! The most Snow Buntings I have seen at once was 6, so WOW on that huge flock. Not a common bird in the UK for sure. Keep on searching!
Thanks Marcus... funny with the Snow Buntings because I've seen more this year than previously. I saw another flock of approximately 10 this past weekend. Im wondering if we are going to have a wintery winter. That will be good for the winter birds and might mean that we can pick up Snowy Owl that we missed at the beginning of the year. Maybe Pine Grosbeak here or in MN. Here's hoping.
Yay from California!!! Know you’re going to crush it at the Bog, very jealous, have been drooling on wanting to go there and then you announced it. Of course the betting has begun on owl species, please find a Great Gray because that would mean Top Shelf bubbles…
Hey, long time, how's it going? Great Grey Owl would, of course, be our top target. No guarantees, but that would be a dream to see. Imagine if it was also the 300th bird 😆
Awesome! A purple sandpiper. Wednesday I wen't to one of my favorite spots. I haven't been going out much due to work and home duties. It was nice, saw several water fowl and a Goshawk. Looking forward to my trip to Minnesota in Dec as well. We'll be getting a lot of lake snow tonight and tomorrow. Unfortunately that's where I'll be heading for work. Till next time good luck with the 300 challenge.
Nice one on the Goshawk! A friend of a friend was showing me some pictures of the recent snowfall in MN. I'm torn on it... between feeling dread for the cold... but excited for the birds that find home in those conditions lol. Remind me, are you visiting Sax-zim? Or just MN?
@BritHikesOntario yes! We'll miss each other. I was hoping to meet you two. You can teach me so much. I'll be there the week of the16th of Dec. Not all week just a few day's.
Ah yes, I remember chatting about it before, now. We will have just left by then. I would have liked to have gone a little bit later, but we couldn't get the time off work.
Hi Stu, lucky you to have seen the Purple Sandpiper! One of the few birds I haven't seen yet. I was curious when you mentioned eBird, so I went to look at the reports for the P.S. and I found yours... and I think you forgot to include the Sanderling (which is a really beautiful shorebird in late fall... so white!).
Great video! Lucky to get two purple sandpipers in one video! I've never seen one myself - probably because I don't bird near Lake Ontario nearly enough. I have a hard time finding pipits too. This year I got lucky and there were a couple at the tip of Point Pelee one of the days I was there in May. Looking forward to your next videos! Sax-zim bog will be awesome!!
Thanks, yeah we're really looking forward to it. We'll be driving and hitting places along the way to try to maximise our chances of getting to 300. I think we saw our 2023 Pipit not far away - at Rondeau. Frustrating bird because we have seen one several times this fall, just missing it on the camera each time.
It’s getting a bit close to the end of the year. I wonder if you’ll get the full 300 birds? In some ways it might be better if you don’t. Because if you guys do it ; you know what us demanding subscribers will want don’t you: 350 next year 😊
In that case, I give up now! 😉 I genuinely don't know if we will make it, but, we are going to Sax-zim Bog in a couple of weeks and with good fortune, we're hoping this will get us over the line.
How many types of bird live in Ontario? Of the 508 species on the list, 177 are noted as rare anywhere in the province and another 108 are rare in one or two of the zones. Eight species have been introduced to North America.
Usually you'd frame it as how many birds are known to breed in a particular area. For Ontario, it's something like 300 species. But Ontario is a pretty special place. We are right on the Mississippi Flyway, so tons of birds migrate through and often stop off here - even if they don't stay to breed here. The Great Lakes also attract birds, including some cool vagrants. Plus birds sometimes get lost. We saw a Bullock's Oriole earlier this year (a west coast bird), for example. Some of the most active birders in Ontario can see 330-350 birds in a year. Ultimately, Ontario is a massive place with large areas that are uninhabited. So nobody will know exactly how many bird species pass through.
You're getting so close to your goal - we're rooting for you!
Thank you! I'm not sure we will make it, but we'll get as close as we can
Awesome Purple Sandpiper photo! Well done everyone! Really closing in on your goal and it's amazing to see!
Thanks! Hopefully a couple more before Dec and we will be in good shape for Minnesota.
Congrats on the PUSA! 😊
Thank you Tracy 😊
Congratulations on the lifer!! You got excellent views!!
Thank you Shayna, yeah, pleasing. Perhaps my favourite shorebird of the year.
Awesome to get the Purple Sandpiper. Where I live they can still be seen on the coast about 20 miles from me, but numbers are getting less and less. Congrats on the lifer! The most Snow Buntings I have seen at once was 6, so WOW on that huge flock. Not a common bird in the UK for sure. Keep on searching!
Thanks Marcus... funny with the Snow Buntings because I've seen more this year than previously. I saw another flock of approximately 10 this past weekend.
Im wondering if we are going to have a wintery winter. That will be good for the winter birds and might mean that we can pick up Snowy Owl that we missed at the beginning of the year. Maybe Pine Grosbeak here or in MN. Here's hoping.
I was there last week, a really nice place to visit.
One of our favourite spots in Toronto 👍
Yay from California!!! Know you’re going to crush it at the Bog, very jealous, have been drooling on wanting to go there and then you announced it. Of course the betting has begun on owl species, please find a Great Gray because that would mean Top Shelf bubbles…
Hey, long time, how's it going?
Great Grey Owl would, of course, be our top target. No guarantees, but that would be a dream to see. Imagine if it was also the 300th bird 😆
Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always
Thanks as always 😊
Awesome! A purple sandpiper. Wednesday I wen't to one of my favorite spots. I haven't been going out much due to work and home duties. It was nice, saw several water fowl and a Goshawk. Looking forward to my trip to Minnesota in Dec as well. We'll be getting a lot of lake snow tonight and tomorrow. Unfortunately that's where I'll be heading for work. Till next time good luck with the 300 challenge.
Nice one on the Goshawk! A friend of a friend was showing me some pictures of the recent snowfall in MN. I'm torn on it... between feeling dread for the cold... but excited for the birds that find home in those conditions lol.
Remind me, are you visiting Sax-zim? Or just MN?
@BritHikesOntario Sax-Zim
We're there the 2nd week of Dec 👍
@BritHikesOntario yes! We'll miss each other. I was hoping to meet you two. You can teach me so much. I'll be there the week of the16th of Dec. Not all week just a few day's.
Ah yes, I remember chatting about it before, now.
We will have just left by then.
I would have liked to have gone a little bit later, but we couldn't get the time off work.
Congrats on the purple sandpiper! Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks Nathan. Happy Thanksgiving, buddy.
Great lifer on the purple sandpiper!
Thanks Hawkin, pleased to get it. Missed a couple or opportunities last year, so good to get it this time around.
Hi Stu, lucky you to have seen the Purple Sandpiper! One of the few birds I haven't seen yet. I was curious when you mentioned eBird, so I went to look at the reports for the P.S. and I found yours... and I think you forgot to include the Sanderling (which is a really beautiful shorebird in late fall... so white!).
Thanks, good catch. Have added it.
Good find! I look forward t your vids!!
Thanks Jeff, we appreciate hearing that
Oh no! Colonel Sam seems to give you camera trouble. That’s the second time! The PUSA was a lifer for us too. Same day!
Well remembered!
Thankfully this was actually more of a memory card issue than a lens replacement issue like last time.
Great video! Lucky to get two purple sandpipers in one video! I've never seen one myself - probably because I don't bird near Lake Ontario nearly enough. I have a hard time finding pipits too. This year I got lucky and there were a couple at the tip of Point Pelee one of the days I was there in May. Looking forward to your next videos! Sax-zim bog will be awesome!!
Thanks, yeah we're really looking forward to it. We'll be driving and hitting places along the way to try to maximise our chances of getting to 300.
I think we saw our 2023 Pipit not far away - at Rondeau. Frustrating bird because we have seen one several times this fall, just missing it on the camera each time.
It’s getting a bit close to the end of the year. I wonder if you’ll get the full 300 birds? In some ways it might be better if you don’t. Because if you guys do it ; you know what us demanding subscribers will want don’t you: 350 next year 😊
In that case, I give up now! 😉
I genuinely don't know if we will make it, but, we are going to Sax-zim Bog in a couple of weeks and with good fortune, we're hoping this will get us over the line.
@@BritHikesOntarioMake next year 301 birds! If you don’t make it, we still love you guys and want you to try again. We will be watching! 😍
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How many types of bird live in Ontario?
Of the 508 species on the list, 177 are noted as rare anywhere in the province and another 108 are rare in one or two of the zones. Eight species have been introduced to North America.
Usually you'd frame it as how many birds are known to breed in a particular area. For Ontario, it's something like 300 species.
But Ontario is a pretty special place. We are right on the Mississippi Flyway, so tons of birds migrate through and often stop off here - even if they don't stay to breed here. The Great Lakes also attract birds, including some cool vagrants. Plus birds sometimes get lost. We saw a Bullock's Oriole earlier this year (a west coast bird), for example.
Some of the most active birders in Ontario can see 330-350 birds in a year.
Ultimately, Ontario is a massive place with large areas that are uninhabited. So nobody will know exactly how many bird species pass through.