Birds - Lake Clear

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

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

Great Blue Heron

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

Mallard

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

Common Merganser

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

Male

Hooded Merganser

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

Sea Gull

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

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

Osprey

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

Peregrine Falcon

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

Belted Kingfisher

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

Eastern Kingbird

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

Hummingbird

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

American Goldfinch

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

Canada Goose

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

Turkey Vulture

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

Bald Eagle

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

Pileated Woodpecker

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

Spotted Sandpiper

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

Killdeer

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

Mourning Dove

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

Nuthatch

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

Blue Jay

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

Eastern Phoebe

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

Chickadee

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

Common Redpoll

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

Bluebird

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

Robin

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

Robin eggs

Crow

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

Red-winged Blackbird

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

Raven

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

Blackbird

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

Wild Turkey

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

Partridge

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