Early Spring Explorations In Southern Ontario

Since returning from my recent tour of Colombia's central Andes in March I have been getting back into the birding scene locally in southern Ontario. The last few weeks have been especially birdy and a wide range of species have been reported across the province. April and May is the most wonderful time of the year, indeed. 

Bufflehead - Tommy Thompson Park, City of Toronto, Ontario

One of the most exciting aspects of birding for me personally (and, I would argue, for a high percentage of birders) is the chance to see a rare bird. The spring rarity season gets going sometime in early to mid April and continues until early June. And due to the large influx of new birders over the last few years, more and more rare birds are reported each year. I've been fortunate to find several of these rarities this spring, while I have also chased additional rarities found by others. 

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