A few insects end of August...did not find many. I found the birds at Komoka on a foggy morning.
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| Eastern Pondhawk |
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| Viceroy |
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| Field Sparrow |
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| Catbird |
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| Red-eyed Vireo |
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| Least Flycatcher |
Friday, 11 September 2026
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Finding Insects - July 25, 2026
Previous weeks, August 10-21, 2026. I continue to look for butterflies and dragonflies while birding. Again, not too many to find. The Silver-spotted Skipper is the only skipper I've seen so far.
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| Cabbage White |
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| Viceroy |
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| Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| Ruby Meadowhawk |
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| Eastern Amberwing |
Friday, 14 August 2026
Mid-August Finds - August 14, 2026
I can't believe we are in mid-August....where is the time going? The last few weeks I continue birding and looking for butterflies and dragonflies. Here are the latest ones I found.
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| Common Ringlet |
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| Viceroy |
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| Monarch |
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| Red-spotted Purple |
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| Common Whitetail |
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| Ruby Meadowhawk |
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| Spiny Softshell Turtles |
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Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Recent Butterflies - End of July to August 4, 2026
Week of July 25 to August 4, 2026
I'm finding more butterflies but not much luck finding dragonflies.
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| Viceroy |
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| Monarch |
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| Eastern Giant Swallowtail |
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| Summer Azure |
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| Pearl Crescent |
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| Black Swallowtail |
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| Worn Red Admiral |
Friday, 24 July 2026
Finding More Insects, July 2026
Week of July 20, 2026
While birding, I'm looking for insects too. I saw some butterflies but not too many dragonflies this week.
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| Red-spotted Purple |
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| Black Swallowtail |
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| Northern Crescent |
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| Meadowhawk |
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| Widow Skimmer |
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| Monarch |
Monday, 13 July 2026
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Birding and Looking for Insects - July 9, 2026
Birding at Komoka and Hyde Park
First Week of July weather very hot
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| Indigo Bunting |
Beautiful Butterfly Milkweed
Scenes at Komoka Park
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| Common Milkweed |
Hyde Park
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| Northern Yellow Warbler |
I've seen a few butterflies but not very many dragonflies.
Butterflies - Monarch, Cabbage Whites, Common Wood Nymph, Little Wood Satyr, Clouded Sulphurs and an Orange Suphur
Odonates - Widow Skimmer, Common Whitetail, Ebony Jewelwing
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| Ebony Jewelwing |
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| Common Wood Nymph |
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| Orange Sulphur |
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