Birds of Lake Clear

Have you seen all of these birds (scroll down) while at the lake?  What about others?

For information about birds and birding in the broader region, visit the Pembroke Area Field Naturalist Club website.

Thank you to the following sources of information:

Ministry of Natural Resources - Biodiversity
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Biodiversity/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_166930.html

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Google Images
http://www.google.com/imghp

Loon

This loon was photographed nesting in Hurd's Creek leading in to Little Lake Clear.






For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loons

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Cormorant

Cormorants were first sited at Lake Clear in 2002.  They can be found primarily on and around Cherry Island.  In the water, they can look like loons with longer necks.  In the trees, they are found in groups in the upper branches which are most bare from the eating of the vegetation.

The Double-crested Cormorant is found near rivers, lakes and along the coastline. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like those of all cormorants, are not waterproof and it must spend time drying them out after spending time in the water. 

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-crested_Cormorant

Living with Cormorants
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STDPROD_086909.html

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Great Blue Heron

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Heron

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Mallard

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard

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Common Merganser

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_merganser

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Male

Hooded Merganser

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_merganser

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Sea Gull

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull

Gull identification website: http://www.tertial.us/gulls/gulls.htm

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Osprey

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

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Peregrine Falcon

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon

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Belted Kingfisher

For Information: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_kingfisher

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Eastern Kingbird

For Information: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Kingbird

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Hummingbird

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird

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American Goldfinch

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Goldfinch

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Canada Goose

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose

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Turkey Vulture

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture

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Bald Eagle

For Information: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle

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Pileated Woodpecker

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pileated_Woodpecker

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Spotted Sandpiper

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_sandpiper

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Killdeer

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killdeer

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Mourning Dove

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_Dove

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Nuthatch

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuthatch

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Blue Jay

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_jay

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Eastern Phoebe

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Phoebe

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Chickadee

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-capped_Chickadee

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Common Redpoll

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Redpoll

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Bluebird

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebird

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Robin

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin

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Robin eggs

Crow

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow

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Red-winged Blackbird

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-winged_blackbird

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Raven

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Raven

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Blackbird

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Blackbird

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Wild Turkey

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_turkey

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Partridge

For Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partridge

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