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| Indigo Bunting |
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| Brown Thrasher |
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| Cedar Waxwing & Northern Flicker |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| European Skipper |
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| Hackberry Emperor |
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| Little Wood Satyr |
Lots of newly fledged Barn Swallows waiting for food.
Komoka Park - June 16
I have only seen a few butterflies so far. I saw my first Monarch last week, lots of Northern Crescents and a Red-spotted Purple.
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| Eastern Bluebird |
Gibbons Park - June 17
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| Ebony Jewelwing |
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| Northern Map Turtle |
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| American Goldfinch |
A flock of American White Pelicans have been seen at Fanshawe Lake this week. When I went to see them, there were 14 of them in the middle of the lake. I have seen American White Pelicans in Florida but this sighting was a lifer for Ontario and Middlesex County for me.
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| American White Pelicans |
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| young Savannah Sparrow |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| American Bullfrog |
Today at the Coves, I saw two DeKay's Brown Snakes. They were too fast for photos.
First Week of June 2025
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
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| Northern House Wren |
My first dragonfly of the year - Common Whitetail plus I saw my first Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (couldn't get my camera on it)
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| Mallard and ducklings |
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| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
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| Large Spiny Softshell Turtle |
Other first of year butterflies I saw yesterday were the Mourning Cloak and Northern Crescent.
