11 December 2018, Maine: Cumberland Co., Portland

Haden Gerrish and I finally found the Great Black Hawk from South America in Portland, Maine on Tuesday, 12/11/18.  See link to New York Times article on this species' recent occurrence.

Haden Gerrish, Esq. and Dr. Jay Pitocchelli with Great Black Hawk in the background

Great Black Hawk Photo

Great Black Hawk Video

7 July 2018, Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Bat Lake, Two Rivers, Hemlock Bluff Trails

7 July  2018, Ontario:  Algonquin Provincial Park, Bat Lake, Two Rivers, Hemlock Bluff Trails

Number	Species
1	Canada Goose
2	Turkey Vulture
3	Broad-winged Hawk
4	Merlin
5	Ring-billed Gull
6	Mourning Dove
7	Hairy Woodpecker
8	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
9	Blue-headed Vireo
10	Red-eyed Vireo
11	Blue Jay
12	American Crow
13	Common Raven
14	Black-capped Chickadee
15	Red-breasted Nuthatch
16	Winter Wren
17	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
18	Veery
19	Swainson's Thrush
20	Hermit Thrush
21	American Robin
22	Cedar Waxwing
23	Northern Parula
24	Chestnut-sided Warbler
25	Magnolia Warbler
26	Black-throated Blue Warbler
27	Yellow-rumped Warbler
28	Black-throated Green Warbler
29	Black-and-white Warbler
30	Ovenbird
31	Common Yellowthroat
32	White-throated Sparrow
33	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
34	Common Grackle

Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Near Bat Lake

Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Jack Lake

Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Jack Lake

6 July 2018, Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Lake Opeongo - Blue Spruce Cabins

6 July  2018, Ontario:  Algonquin Provincial Park, Lake Opeongo - Blue Spruce Cabins

Number	Species
1	Canada Goose
2	Double-crested Cormorant
3	Great Blue Heron
4	Turkey Vulture
5	Ring-billed Gull
6	Herring Gull
7	Northern Flicker
8	Red-eyed Vireo
9	Barn Swallow
10	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
11	Cedar Waxwing
12	Yellow-rumped Warbler
13	Common Yellowthroat
14	Song Sparrow
15	Swamp Sparrow
16	White-throated Sparrow
17	Red-winged Blackbird
18	Common Grackle

5 July 2018, Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Peck Lake, Red Spruce Trails - Blue Spruce Cabins

5 July  2018, Ontario:  Algonquin Provincial Park, Peck Lake, Red Spruce Trails - Blue Spruce Cabins

Dinner at the Arowhon Pines

Menu for Thursday Evening

Appetizers

Steak Entree

Goose Entree

Dessert Buffet

Number	Species
1	Mallard
2	Turkey Vulture
3	Broad-winged Hawk
4	Spotted Sandpiper
5	Herring Gull
6	Mourning Dove
7	Downy Woodpecker
8	Hairy Woodpecker
9	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
10	Alder Flycatcher
11	Blue-headed Vireo
12	Red-eyed Vireo
13	Blue Jay
14	American Crow
15	Black-capped Chickadee
16	Red-breasted Nuthatch
17	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
18	Veery
19	Hermit Thrush
20	American Robin
21	Cedar Waxwing
22	Northern Parula
23	Chestnut-sided Warbler
24	Magnolia Warbler
25	Black-throated Blue Warbler
26	Yellow-rumped Warbler
27	Black-throated Green Warbler
28	Blackburnian Warbler
29	Black-and-white Warbler
30	American Redstart
31	Ovenbird
32	Common Yellowthroat
33	Song Sparrow
34	White-throated Sparrow
35	Red-winged Blackbird
36	Common Grackle
37	Purple Finch
38	Pine Siskin
39	American Goldfinch

4 July 2018, Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Lake of 2 Rivers Railway Trail - Blue Spruce Cabins

4 July  2018, Ontario:  Algonquin Provincial Park, Lake of 2 Rivers Railway Trail - Blue Spruce Cabins

Number	Species
1	Ring-billed Gull
2	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3	Hairy Woodpecker
4	Blue-headed Vireo
5	Red-eyed Vireo
6	Blue Jay
7	American Crow
8	Black-capped Chickadee
9	Red-breasted Nuthatch
10	Winter Wren
11	Veery
12	Hermit Thrush
13	American Robin
14	Cedar Waxwing
15	Northern Parula
16	Magnolia Warbler
17	Yellow-rumped Warbler
18	Black-throated Green Warbler
19	American Redstart
20	Ovenbird
21	Common Yellowthroat
22	Chipping Sparrow
23	Song Sparrow
24	White-throated Sparrow
25	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
26	Common Grackle
27	Purple Finch
28	American Goldfinch

3 July 2018, Ontario: Algonquin Provincial Park, Track and Tower Trail, Whiskey Rapids Trail

3 July  2018, Ontario:  Algonquin Provincial Park, Track and Tower Trail, Whiskey Rapids Trail

Number	Species
1	Mallard
2	Ruffed Grouse
3	Great Blue Heron
4	Ring-billed Gull
5	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6	Downy Woodpecker
7	Hairy Woodpecker
8	Eastern Wood-Pewee
9	Alder Flycatcher
10	Blue-headed Vireo
11	Red-eyed Vireo
12	Blue Jay
13	American Crow
14	Black-capped Chickadee
15	Red-breasted Nuthatch
16	Winter Wren
17	Veery
18	Swainson's Thrush
19	Hermit Thrush
20	Wood Thrush
21	American Robin
22	European Starling
23	Cedar Waxwing
24	Northern Parula
25	Magnolia Warbler
26	Yellow-rumped Warbler
27	Black-throated Green Warbler
28	Pine Warbler
29	American Redstart
30	Ovenbird
31	Common Yellowthroat
32	Song Sparrow
33	Swamp Sparrow
34	White-throated Sparrow
35	Scarlet Tanager
36	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
37	Purple Finch
38	American Goldfinch

Cache Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario

29 June - 1 July 2018, Ontario: French River, Dokis Reservation

29 June - 1 July 2018, Ontario:  French River, Dokis Reservation

Number	Species
1	Red-breasted Merganser
2	Common Loon
3	Double-crested Cormorant
4	Turkey Vulture
5	Osprey
6	Bald Eagle
7	Bonaparte's Gull
8	Ring-billed Gull
9	Herring Gull
10	Caspian Tern
11	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
12	Belted Kingfisher
13	Pileated Woodpecker
14	Red-eyed Vireo
15	American Crow
16	Red-breasted Nuthatch
17	Winter Wren
18	Hermit Thrush
19	Nashville Warbler
20	Yellow-rumped Warbler
21	Black-throated Green Warbler
22	Pine Warbler
23	Blackpoll Warbler
24	Black-and-white Warbler
25	American Redstart
26	Ovenbird
27	Common Yellowthroat
28	Song Sparrow
29	White-throated Sparrow

High School Re-union with Dr. Henry Maguire and Dr. J

27 June 2018, Ontario: Laurentian Lake, Sudbury

27 June 2018, Ontario:  Laurentian Lake, Sudbury

Number	Species
1	Common Loon
2	Turkey Vulture
3	Ring-billed Gull
4	Herring Gull
5	Rock Pigeon
6	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
7	Pileated Woodpecker
8	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
9	Red-eyed Vireo
10	American Crow
11	Common Raven
12	American Robin
13	European Starling
14	Cedar Waxwing
15	Northern Parula
16	Magnolia Warbler
17	Yellow-rumped Warbler
18	Song Sparrow
19	White-throated Sparrow

Laurentian Lake

26 June 2018, Ontario: Chutes Provincial Park, Rabbit Blanket Lake

26 June 2018, Ontario:  Chutes  Provincial Park, Rabbit Blanket Lake

Number	Species
1	Turkey Vulture
2	Herring Gull
3	Mourning Dove
4	Northern Flicker
5	Pileated Woodpecker
6	Blue-headed Vireo
7	Red-eyed Vireo
8	Blue Jay
9	American Crow
10	Common Raven
11	Red-breasted Nuthatch
12	Winter Wren
13	Veery
14	American Robin
15	Cedar Waxwing
16	Northern Parula
17	Chestnut-sided Warbler
18	Yellow-rumped Warbler
19	Black-and-white Warbler
20	American Redstart
21	Ovenbird
22	Common Yellowthroat
23	Chipping Sparrow
24	Song Sparrow
25	White-throated Sparrow
26	Common Grackle
27	Purple Finch

25 June 2018, Ontario: Lake Superior Provincial Park, Rabbit Lake

25 June 2018, Ontario:  Lake Superior Provincial Park, Rabbit Lake

Number	Species
1	Common Loon
2	Turkey Vulture
3	Bald Eagle
4	Merlin
5	Red-eyed Vireo
6	American Crow
7	Hermit Thrush
8	American Robin
9	American Redstart
10	Common Yellowthroat
11	White-throated Sparrow

Lake Superior: Kama Bay

Lake Superior: Rabbit Blanket Lake Provincial Park

24 June 2018, Ontario: Dryden

24 June 2018, Ontario:  Dryden

Today was the final day for collecting recordings, photos and data on Mourning Warbler songs in Maine, Quebec and Ontario.

Number	Species
1	Canada Goose
2	Common Goldeneye
3	Common Loon
4	Turkey Vulture
5	Broad-winged Hawk
6	Red-tailed Hawk
7	American Kestrel
8	Spotted Sandpiper
9	Greater Yellowlegs
10	Wilson's Snipe
11	Bonaparte's Gull
12	Rock Pigeon
13	Mourning Dove
14	Belted Kingfisher
15	Northern Flicker
16	Olive-sided Flycatcher
17	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
18	Blue-headed Vireo
19	Red-eyed Vireo
20	Gray Jay
21	Blue Jay
22	American Crow
23	Common Raven
24	Black-capped Chickadee
25	Winter Wren
26	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
27	Swainson's Thrush
28	Hermit Thrush
29	American Robin
30	European Starling
31	Cedar Waxwing
32	Tennessee Warbler
33	Nashville Warbler
34	Northern Parula
35	Chestnut-sided Warbler
36	Magnolia Warbler
37	American Redstart
38	Ovenbird
39	Mourning Warbler
40	Common Yellowthroat
41	Chipping Sparrow
42	Song Sparrow
43	Lincoln's Sparrow
44	Swamp Sparrow
45	White-throated Sparrow
46	Dark-eyed Junco
47	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
48	Red-winged Blackbird
49	Common Grackle
50	Purple Finch
51	Pine Siskin

Breeding Habitat: DR1 territory

Breeding Habitat: DR23 territory

Running Tally - males from 2018
STATE/PROVINCE	# of Males	Running Tally
Maine	27	27
QC - Normand, Girardville	19	46
QC - Lebel-sur-Quevillion	35	81
ON - Cochrane	23	104
ON - Hearst	33	137
ON - Geraldton	27	164
ON - Dorion	43	207
ON - Dryden-Minitaki	27	234

22 June 2018, Ontario: Thunder Bay - Kakabeka Falls

22 June 2018, Ontario:  Thunder Bay - Kakabeka Falls

Number	Species
1	Canada Goose
2	Herring Gull
3	Rock Pigeon
4	Hairy Woodpecker at nest with young
5	Red-eyed Vireo
6	Blue Jay
7	American Crow
8	Common Raven
9	Black-capped Chickadee
10	Winter Wren
11	European Starling
12	Cedar Waxwing
13	Nashville Warbler
14	Chestnut-sided Warbler
15	Yellow-rumped Warbler
16	Black-throated Green Warbler
17	Blackburnian Warbler
18	American Redstart
19	White-throated Sparrow
20	Red-winged Blackbird
21	Common Grackle
22	American Goldfinch
23	House Sparrow

Kakabeka Falls - 2nd highest falls in Canada

Dr. J at Kakabeka Falls

21 June 2018, Ontario: Dorion, trip to Thunder Bay

21 June 2018, Ontario:  Dorion

Number	Species
1	Ruffed Grouse
2	Common Loon
3	Red-tailed Hawk
4	American Kestrel
5	Belted Kingfisher
6	Northern Flicker
7	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
8	Alder Flycatcher
9	Red-eyed Vireo
10	Blue Jay
11	American Crow
12	Common Raven
13	Black-capped Chickadee
14	Boreal Chickadee
15	Red-breasted Nuthatch
16	Winter Wren
17	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
18	Veery
19	Swainson's Thrush
20	Hermit Thrush
21	American Robin
22	Cedar Waxwing
23	Nashville Warbler
24	Northern Parula
25	Black-throated Green Warbler
26	American Redstart
27	Ovenbird
28	Mourning Warbler
29	Canada Warbler
30	Chipping Sparrow
31	White-throated Sparrow
32	Common Grackle
33	Purple Finch
34	American Goldfinch

Breeding habitat: DO26 Territory

Breeding habitat: DO30 Territory

Thunder Bay: sushi bar at Wasabi

Thunder Bay: sushi

Thunder Bay: Dr. J and the sushi Chefs

Running Tally - males from 2018
STATE/PROVINCE	# of Males	Running Tally
Maine	27	27
QC - Normand, Girardville	19	46
QC - Lebel-sur-Quevillion	35	81
ON - Cochrane	23	104
ON - Hearst	33	137
ON - Geraldton	27	164
ON - Dorion	43	207

20 June 2018, Ontario: Dorion - Nipigon

20 June 2018, Ontario:  Dorion - Nipigon

Number	Species
1	Ruffed Grouse
2	Spruce Grouse
3	Common Loon
4	Turkey Vulture
5	Northern Harrier
6	Red-tailed Hawk
7	American Kestrel
8	Wilson's Snipe
9	Rock Pigeon
10	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
11	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
12	Northern Flicker
13	Pileated Woodpecker
14	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
15	Alder Flycatcher
16	Blue-headed Vireo
17	Red-eyed Vireo
18	Blue Jay
19	American Crow
20	Common Raven
21	Black-capped Chickadee
22	Red-breasted Nuthatch
23	Winter Wren
24	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
25	Swainson's Thrush
26	Hermit Thrush
27	American Robin
28	European Starling
29	Cedar Waxwing
30	Nashville Warbler
31	Northern Parula
32	Chestnut-sided Warbler
33	Magnolia Warbler
34	Black-throated Blue Warbler
35	Black-and-white Warbler
36	American Redstart
37	Ovenbird
38	Northern Waterthrush
39	Mourning Warbler
40	Canada Warbler
41	White-throated Sparrow
42	Dark-eyed Junco
43	Common Grackle
44	Purple Finch
45	Pine Siskin

Breeding habitat: DO26 territory

Breeding Habitat: various other territories

19 June 2018, Ontario: Geraldton

19 June 2018, Ontario:  Geraldton

Number	Species
1	Mallard
2	Red-breasted Merganser
3	Ruffed Grouse
4	Common Loon
5	Turkey Vulture
6	American Kestrel
7	Spotted Sandpiper
8	Solitary Sandpiper
9	Wilson's Snipe
10	Rock Pigeon
11	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
12	Northern Flicker
13	Pileated Woodpecker
14	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
15	Blue-headed Vireo
16	Red-eyed Vireo
17	Gray Jay
18	American Crow
19	Common Raven
20	Black-capped Chickadee
21	Boreal Chickadee
22	Red-breasted Nuthatch
23	Winter Wren
24	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
25	Swainson's Thrush
26	American Robin
27	European Starling
28	Tennessee Warbler
29	Nashville Warbler
30	Northern Parula
31	Chestnut-sided Warbler
32	Magnolia Warbler
33	Black-throated Blue Warbler
34	American Redstart
35	Ovenbird
36	Mourning Warbler
37	Common Yellowthroat
38	Canada Warbler
39	Lincoln's Sparrow
40	White-throated Sparrow
41	Dark-eyed Junco
42	Common Grackle

Breeding habitat: GE26 breeding territory

STATE/PROVINCE	# of Males	Running Tally
Maine	27	27
QC - Normand, Girardville	19	46
QC - Lebel-sur-Quevillion	35	81
ON - Cochrane	23	104
ON - Hearst	33	137
ON - Geraldton	27	164