Susan's Birding and Nature Blog

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Lots of Birds to Find, May 13-15, 2024

I saw a lot of variety of birds May 13 at Kilally....Baltimore, Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanager, Bay-breasted Warblers, Yellow Warblers, American Redstarts, Tennessee Warblers, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Green Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Red-eyed Vireos, Warbling Vireos, House Wrens, Carolina Wrens, Field Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Towhee to name a few.  

Scarlet Tanager

At the Coves, there were 7 Turkey Vultures resting on the light standards of a soccer field.  One light standard have 4 and the other 3.   Some birds I saw were American Redstarts, Yellow Warblers, Red-eyed Vireos, Warbling Vireos, Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, House Wrens, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, and Catbirds,  There were Painted Turtles on the logs and I saw my first of year Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. 

Turkey Vultures


Gray Catbird

Painted Turtles

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Dame's Rocket

Dame's Rocket

I decided to go to Springbank Park one day.  There were lots of Baltimore Orioles around, Yellow Warblers, Tennessee Warbler, House Wren, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, and American Robins.  There were some flowering trees but most have finished the blossoms, 

Canada Geese and goslings

Eastern Chipmunk

American Red Squirrel

Wisteria

Flowering Dogwood

Flowering Dogwood


Sunday, 12 May 2024

Bird Outings this Week

The week of May 6, 2024 

Medway Valley - May 6, 2024 - I have not been to Medway Valley for awhile so I popped in to see what I can find.  I found some nice birds, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Orioles, Hermit Thrush, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Catbirds, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Yellow Warbler,  

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Woods in Medway Valley




Greenway - May 7, 2024

I checked out Greenway Park one day.  Lots of nice birds...Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Warbling Vireo, Barn Swallows, Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Carolina Wren and Red-bellied Woodpecker to name a few.  



I saw some turtles across the river sunning.  Northern Map Turtles and Spiny Softshells.

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Northern Map Turtle

Komoka Park - Found a variety of wildlife.

Blue-winged Teal

Spotted Sandpipers

Brown Thrasher

Great-crested Flycatcher

Juvenal's Duskywing

At the Hyde Park Ponds, there were some sandpiper species found.

Solitary Sandpiper


Spotted Sandpiper

Midland Painted Turtles

Lilac


Sunday, 5 May 2024

May Birding

 May 1-5, 2024

Bird migration has begun and it's fun to sort through all the birds one sees in the trees, bushes and water.  Here are some of my first birds for the month of May.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Green Heron


Great Blue Heron



Green Heron

Yellow Warbler

Catbird

Song Sparrow




I saw this butterfly May 1, 2024 at Upland Trails in London, Ontario.  It's in the Holarctic Azures family.  First time seeing one.