Sightings – Lambton Wildlife

29 Sep 2020

LWI Virtual Series A Big Year – w/ Jeremy Bensette Monday Oct. 26th 7-8:15

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LWI Virtual Series:A Big Year - w/ Jeremy BensetteMonday, Oct. 26, 2020,7pm - 8:15pm In birding, a Big Year is seeing or hearing as many different species of birds as possible in a calendar year. Jeremy Bensette, a Leamington birder who broke Ontario’s Big Year record in 2017, shares his story.Registration in advance is required for this webinar:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K9WzAzUbQeqZZROyPmzoZw*Limited number of viewing spots*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.Learn more about Jeremy Bensette before the event:https://www.vortexcanada.net/pro-staff/birding/jeremy-bensette?fbclid=IwAR1pL8y5VMqaR1hmKIt_79JMSsVEbAulxOQMkFq30ofl73xZmEkueWIRrJ4 If you have any questions or concerns about the event, please contact president@lambtonwildlife.com or phone Mike Kent at 519-490-8978

03 May 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Turtles Are Out and About. Have You Seen Any?

Blog, Sightings, Wildlifemember, Sighting, spring, turtle

Thanks to Lambton Wildlife member Mario Aquilina for sending in some gorgeous shots of some local turtles that are enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. Do you have nature or wildlife spottings you'd like to share and post on the Lambton Wildlife website? Click the "Submit a Picture" button below to share with everyone!

19 Apr 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Bird Notes- Spring Migration Has Started

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One of the first warblers to return each spring to Lambton County is the Yellow-Rumped Warbler. I saw my first one this year on April the 12th. The first warbler sighting causes many things. The first being calls and texts to my birding friends. The second thing that happens is a daily, and sometimes hourly check of the weather to see when I can go out next. It's the most exciting time of year! Since the 12th, plenty more migrating birds have been spotted by the many local birders. Gold-crowned and Ruby-Crowned Kinglets have started to arrive. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are…

05 Mar 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

The Tundra Swans have arrived!

Blog, Sightings, Wildlife

Sunday offered amazing viewing of several thousand Tundra Swans along Greenway Road just North of The Lambton Heritage Museum! There was also good viewing along many of the side roads in the area – we randomly took roads around the area and in every flooded field there were hundreds of Swans. These striking beauties migrate from the south to the Arctic to breed each year. They breed on lakes and ponds in Alaska and Canada, preferring wetlands and lakes with long shorelines where they feed on plant matter (and some mollusks and arthropods). During migration we are lucky enough to…

04 Mar 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Migrating Birds are Returning!

Sightings, Wildlifebird, birding, migration, spring

It has been an amazing couple of weeks with the return of Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer, Turkey Vultures, Common Grackles, Eastern Bluebirds, Eastern Meadowlarks, and Sandhill Cranes. We have been lucky enough to see all of these returnees and it makes us think of spring! We saw our first Killdeers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and Turkey Vultures in mid-February. On February 26 we were lucky enough to see three male Eastern Bluebirds looking to scout out the best habitat. On March 1 we saw a pair of Eastern Meadowlarks – in full breeding colours - and they stayed around for three…

08 Dec 2017

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Bird Notes – Harlequin Duck

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Here in Lambton County we are off to a great winter birding season! On November 22nd we were treated to a Harlequin Duck sighting! The picture doesn't do it justice. It was out in the lake in the company of 2 goldeneye ducks and in front of about 600-800 redhead ducks. We know it was around the following day too, from e-bird reports. The Harlequin Duck is uncommon in Lambton County, spending most of its time on the west and east coasts. Just about every year, one or two will be seen in Lambton County.

24 Nov 2017

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Birds of Note- Purple Sandpiper

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First comes the text...purple sandpiper Kettle Point...then the draw in of breath... "can I do this?" I have a full day of housecleaning, laundry, grocery shopping..... But it's a PURPLE SANDPIPER! I've only ever seen two before, in 10 years of birding...and they were both in Niagara Falls! And I'm off work today!!! What are the chances it will be here on my next day off? Purple Sandpiper... not going to chance it! I look at my husband "off you go" he says "find your bird". Text to Deryl in the car...'15 minutes'. And yes it was worth it! Thanks…

21 Nov 2017

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Birds of Note – Ross’s Goose

Blog, Sightings

[eBird Alert] Needs Alert for Lambton County <daily> [eBird Alert] Lambton County Rare Bird Alert <daily> It starts so innocently. An e bird alert...but wait- Ross's Geese..in Sarnia.... A report from the day before greets me on my email the next morning. Ross's geese, not just one, but geese reported at Hiawatha Horse Park! Just around the Corner. I haven't seen a Ross's Goose for 2 years. Bino's- check Camera- check Spotting Scope- check Phone- check And away I go..... 2 adults and 5 juveniles!

01 Aug 2017

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LWI birding outing at Enbridge Solar farm

Blog, Outdoor Event, Sightings, Wildlifebirding, Sarnia Solar

If you plant it, they will come… LWI members were privileged to be invited to visit the Enbridge Solar Farm, in Sarnia, on June 21st to observe how the restored tall grass prairie habitat has attracted rare bird species. Resident expert Larry Cornelis led this 3-hour outing. 28 members, including Larry, participated. The group included novice through to very experienced birders. Weather was ideal: clear, sunny but not too hot. The Enbridge Solar farm is the largest in Canada and has a total of 257 hectares covered with 1,300,000 solar panels, enough to power 12,000 homes on a sunny day. …

20 Jun 2017

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Wildlife Sighting: Dickcissel

Blog, Sightings, Wildlifebird, Lambton County

After seeing multiple e-Bird alerts for the Dickcissel, we headed out in the morning on Friday for a short drive south to try and find this rare bird. We found the birds on McCallum Line just a bit west of Brigden Road. (more…)