This is Kessie, and American Kestrel whose nestmates were killed in a fall. Kessie was cared for and re-introduced back out to join her parents once she was strong and had learned to hunt live prey and fly.
Since establishing our ponds in 2007 and creating more protected wetlands and Species At Risk habitat, more flora and fauna settle into a safe sanctuary here to raise their young. Notice all the birds in bold that weren’t seen in Kawarthas but made their way to Wholearth Farmstudio to settle. Exciting to see what 2024 will bring!
Compare 2023 City of Kawartha Lakes Annual bird list, with Wholearth Farmstudio sightings in BOLD.
The status of each species in the County are as follows:
VR: species has only been recorded a few times during migration (observations should be reported to the rare birds committee)
R: species not likely to be observed unless birding in suitable habitat during proper season and at right time of day, repeated visits may be necessary
U: species may be observed if birding in suitable habitat in proper season
C: likely to be seen if birding in suitable habitat
VC: likely to be seen everyday, widespread and abundant
2023Wholearth Farmstudio Bird List in BOLD
Loons
O Red-throated Loon
R
O Common Loon*
C
C
C
R
Grebes
OPied-billed Grebe*
U
U
R
O Horned Grebe
R
R
R
R
O Red-necked Grebe
R
R
O Great Crested Grebe*
Pelicans
O American White Pelican
VR
Cormorants
O Double-crested Cormorant*
U
U
U
Herons and Bitterns
O American Bittern*
R
R
R
O Least Bittern*
R
R
R
O Great-blue Heron*
C
VC
C
R
O Great Egret
VR
VR
O Cattle Egret
VR
VR
O Green Heron*
U
C
U
O Black-crowned Night-Heron
R
R
O Snowy Egret
Vultures
O Turkey Vulture*
VC
VC
VC
VR
O Black Vulture
VR
Ibises
O Glossy Ibis
VR
Ducks, Geese and Swans
O Snow Goose
VR
VR
O Canada Goose*
VC
VC
VC
U
O Brant
VR
R
O Mute Swan
R
R
R
VR
O Trumpeter Swan*
R
R
R
O Tundra Swan
VR
O Wood Duck*
U
U
U
VR
O Gadwall*
U
R
U
VR
O Eurasian Wigeon
VR
O American Wigeon
U
VR
U
O American Black Duck*
U
R
U
U
O Mallard*
VC
VC
VC
C
O Blue-winged Teal*
U
U
U
O Northern Shoveller*
U
R
U
O Northern Pintail*
U
R
U
O Green-winged Teal
C
C
O Canvasback
R
R
O Redhead
U
R
O Ring-necked Duck*
C
R
U
VR
O Greater Scaup
VC
VC
R
O Lesser Scaup
U
R
O Surf Scoter
R
R
O White-winged Scoter
R
R
O Oldsquaw
VR
VR
O Bufflehead
VC
VC
R
O Common Goldeneye
U
U
O Hooded Merganser*
U
R
O Common Merganser*
VC
R
VC
R
O Red-breasted Merganser
U
U
O Ruddy Duck*
U
R
Hawks, Eagles
O Osprey*
VC
VC
C
O Bald Eagle*
R
R
R
R
O Northern Harrier*
C
C
C
R
O Sharp-shinned Hawk*
U
U
U
U
O Cooper’s Hawk*
U
U
U
U
O Northern Goshawk*
R
R
R
R
O Red-shouldered Hawk*
U
U
U
VR
O Broad-winged Hawk*
U
U
U
O Red-Tailed Hawk*
VC
VC
VC
VC
O Rough-legged Hawk
R
R
R
O Golden Eagle
VR
Caracaras and Falcons
O American Kestrel*
VC
VC
VC
R
O Merlin*
U
R
U
VR
O Gyrfalcon
VR
O Peregrine Falcon
R
R
VR
Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys
O Ring-necked Pheasant*
R
R
R
R
O Ruffed Grouse
C
C
C
U
O Wild Turkey*
C
C
C
C
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
O Yellow Rail*
R
R
O Virginia Rail*
U
U
U
O Sora*
U
U
U
O Common Moorhen*
U
U
U
O American Coot*
U
R
R
Cranes
O Sandhill Crane*
U
U
U
Plovers
O Black-bellied Plover
U
U
O American Golden-Plover
R
R
O Semipalmated Plover
R
U
O Killdeer*
VC
VC
VC
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
O Greater Yellowlegs
U
U
U
O Lesser Yellowlegs
C
U
C
O Solitary Sandpiper
R
R
R
O Willet
VR
VR
O Spotted Sandpiper*
C
C
C
O Upland Sandpiper
C
C
C
O Whimbrel
VR
R
O Ruddy Turnstone
R
R
O Red Knot
R
R
R
O Sanderling
R
R
O Semipalmated Sandpiper
U
U
O Least Sandpiper
U
R
U
O White-rumped Sandpiper
R
R
R
O Baird’s Sandpiper
R
R
R
O Pectoral Sandpiper
U
R
U
O Dunlin
U
R
U
O Stilt Sandpiper
R
R
R
O Short-billed Dowitcher
U
R
U
O Wilson’s Snipe*
C
C
C
O American Woodcock*
U
U
U
O Wilson’s Phalarope*
R
VR
R
O Red-necked Phalarope
VR
Gulls and Terns
O Bonaparte’s Gull
U
U
R
O Ring-billed Gull*
VC
VC
VC
C
O Herring Gull*
C
C
C
C
O Lesser Black-backed Gull
VR
O Iceland Gull
R
R
O Glaucous Gull
R
R
O Great black-backed Gull
U
R
U
R
O Caspian Tern*
U
U
U
O Common Tern*
U
U
U
O Black Tern*
U
U
U
Pigeons and Doves
O Rock Pigeon*
VC
VC
VC
VC
O Mourning Dove*
VC
VC
VC
VC
Cuckoos and Ani’s
O Black-billed Cuckoo*
R
U
R
O Yellow-billed Cuckoo*
R
R
R
Typical Owls
O Eastern Screech Owl*
R
R
R
R
O Great-horned Owl*
U
R
R
U
O Snowy Owl
R
R
O Northern Hawk Owl
VR
VR
O Barred Owl*
U
U
R
R
O Great-gray Owl
R
R
R
R
O Long-eared Owl*
R
R
R
R
O Short-eared Owl*
R
R
R
R
O Boreal Owl
VR
VR
O Northern Saw-whet Owl*
VR
VR
Goatsuckers
O Common Nighthawk*
U
U
R
O Whip-poor-will*
R
U
R
Swifts
O Chimney Swift*
C
C
C
Hummingbirds
O Ruby-throated Hummingbird*
C
C
C
Kingfishers
O Belted Kingfisher*
C
C
C
R
Woodpeckers
O Red-headed Woodpecker*
R
R
R
VR
O Red-bellied Woodpecker*
VR
VR
VR
VR
O Yellow-bellied Sapsucker*
C
VC
C
VR
O Downy Woodpecker*
VC
C
C
C
O Hairy Woodpecker*
C
C
C
C
O Black-backed Woodpecker*
VR
R
VR
VR
O Northern Flicker*
VC
VC
C
VR
O Pileated Woodpecker*
U
U
U
U
Tyrant Flycatchers
O Olive-sided Flycatcher*
R
R
R
O Eastern Wood-Pewee*
C
C
C
O Yellow-bellied Flycatcher*
R
R
R
O Alder Flycatcher*
U
U
U
O Willow Flycatcher*
U
U
U
O Least Flycatcher*
C
C
U
O Eastern Phoebe*
C
C
C
O Great-crested Flycatcher*
C
C
C
O Eastern Kingbird*
C
VC
C
Shrikes
O Loggerhead Shrike*
R
R
R
O Northern Shrike
R
R
R
Vireos
O Yellow-throated Vireo*
R
R
R
O Blue-headed Vireo*
R
R
R
O Warbling Vireo*
C
C
C
O Philadelphia Vireo*
VR
VR
O Red-eyed Vireo*
VC
VC
C
Crows and Jays
O Gray Jay*
R
R
R
R
O Blue Jay*
VC
VC
VC
C
O American Crow*
VC
VC
VC
VC
O Common Raven*
C
C
C
C
Larks
O Horned Lark*
C
C
C
R
Swallows
O Purple Martin*
U
U
U
O Tree Swallow*
VC
VC
VC
O Northern Rough-winged Swallow*
U
U
U
O Bank Swallow*
C
VC
VC
O Cliff Swallow*
U
U
U
O Barn Swallow*
VC
VC
VC
Chickadees and Titmice
VC
VC
VC
VC
O Black-capped Chickadee*
VC
VC
VC
VC
Nuthatches
O Red-breasted Nuthatch*
VC
VC
VC
VC
O White-breasted Nuthatch*
VC
VC
VC
VC
Creepers
O Brown Creeper*
C
U
U
R
Wrens
O Carolina Wren*
VR
VR
O House Wren*
C
VC
C
O Winter Wren*
C
C
U
O Sedge Wren*
U
U
U
O Marsh Wren*
U
U
U
Kinglets
O Golden-crowned Kinglet*
VC
R
C
R
O Ruby-crowned Kinglet*
VC
R
C
Gnatcatchers
O Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
VR
VR
Thrushes
O Eastern Bluebird*
C
C
C
R
O Veery*
U
U
U
O Gray-cheeked Thrush
R
R
O Swainson’s Thrush*
U
R
U
O Hermit Thrush*
U
R
U
O Wood Thrush*
C
C
U
O American Robin*
VC
VC
VC
U
O Varied Thrush
VR
VR
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
O Gray Catbird*
C
C
C
O Northern Mockingbird*
R
R
R
O Brown Thrasher*
U
U
U
Starlings
O European Starling*
VC
VC
VC
VC
Pipits
O American Pipit
U
U
Waxwings
O Bohemian Waxwing
R
R
O Cedar Waxwing*
C
VC
VC
U
Wood-Warblers
O Blue-winged Warbler*
R
R
R
O Golden-winged Warbler*
R
R
R
O Tennessee Warbler
VR
VR
O Orange-crowned Warbler
R
R
O Nashville Warbler*
C
C
C
O Northern Parula*
R
R
R
O Yellow Warbler*
VC
VC
VC
O Chesnut-sided Warbler*
C
C
C
O Magnolia Warbler*
U
R
R
O Cape May Warbler
R
R
O Black-throated Blue Warbler*
U
R
U
O Yellow-rumped Warbler*
VC
C
C
VR
O Black-throated Green Warbler*
C
C
C
O Blackburnian Warbler*
U
U
U
O Pine Warbler*
U
U
U
O Prairie Warbler*
VR
VR
VR
O Palm Warbler
U
U
O Bay-breasted Warbler
R
R
O Blackpoll Warbler
R
R
O Cerulean Warbler*
R
R
R
O Black-and-white Warbler*
C
C
C
O American Redstart*
C
C
C
O Ovenbird*
C
C
C
O Northern Waterthrush*
C
C
C
O Kentucky Warbler
VR
VR
O Mourning Warbler*
R
R
R
O Common Yellowthroat*
VC
VC
C
O Wilson’s Warbler
R
R
O Canada Warbler*
R
R
R
Tanagers
O Scarlet-Tanager*
U
U
U
Emberizids
O Eastern Towhee*
U
U
U
O American Tree Sparrow
C
C
C
O Chipping Sparrow*
C
VC
C
O Clay-colored Sparrow*
U
U
U
O Field Sparrow*
U
U
U
O Vesper Sparrow*
U
U
U
O Savannah Sparrow*
VC
VC
VC
O Grasshopper Sparrow*
U
U
U
O Henslow’s Sparrow*
VR
VR
VR
O Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
VR
VR
O Fox Sparrow
R
R
VR
O Song Sparrow*
VC
VC
VC
R
O Lincoln’s Sparrow*
R
R
R
O Swamp Sparrow*
C
VC
C
R
O White-throated Sparrow*
VC
VC
VC
R
O White-crowned Sparrow*
C
C
O Dark-eyed Junco*
C
R
C
C
O Lapland Longspur
R
R
O Snow Bunting
U
R
U
Cardinals and Allies
O Northern Cardinal*
VC
VC
VC
C
O Rose-breasted Grosbeak*
C
VC
C
O Indigo Bunting*
C
C
C
Blackbirds
O Bobolink*
C
VC
C
O Red-winged Blackbird*
VC
VC
VC
R
O Eastern Meadowlark*
VC
VC
VC
R
O Western Meadowlark*
R
R
R
O Rusty Blackbird*
R
VR
R
O Brewer’s Blackbird
VR
VR
O Common Grackle*
VC
VC
VC
R
O Brown-headed Cowbird*
VC
VC
VC
R
O Orchard Oriole
VR
O Baltimore Oriole*
VC
VC
C
Finches
O Pine Grosbeak
R
U
O Purple Finch*
U
C
C
U
O House Finch*
VC
VC
VC
C
O Red Crossbill*
R
R
R
O White-winged Crossbill*
R
R
R
R
O Common Redpoll
R
R
U
O Hoary Redpoll
R
O Pine Siskin*
R
R
R
U
O American Goldfinch*
VC
VC
VC
C
O Evening Grosbeak*
R
R
R
U
Old World Sparrows
O House Sparrow*
VC
VC
VC
VC
2023 City of Kawartha Lakes Annual bird list
Species that have been confirmed breeding in the County are marked with an asterisk (*).
Seasons are divided as follows:
Spring: March 15 to May 31Summer: June 1 to August 15
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