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Showing posts with label Black-and-White Warbler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black-and-White Warbler. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Marveling the Bog

Sifton Bog ESA

Tuesday, May 14, I decided to go to the bog...haven't been there for awhile.  The first warbler I saw was my favourite - Black-throated Blue Warbler.  It was working on a downed tree. 


The first small pond had some Mallards and Canada Geese with goslings.  There were some turtles sunning. 


White-breasted Nuthatch

At the bog pond there were a nice group of warblers bouncing around. I also saw Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Red-bellied Woodpecker,  Catbirds, Wood Duck, Song Sparrows, Northern Flicker, and heard a Warbling Vireo.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-and-White Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

The other warblers I saw were American Redstart, Yellow Warblers, and Palm Warbler.

The deciduous swamp has a lot of water. This is the most water I've seen for awhile.  It usually dries up in the summer months.



More turtles!

Painted Turtles

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Birding the Coves

It was a cool morning, 9c with strong Easterly winds and sunny.
I first walked one part of the Cove and saw a nice variety of birds....29 species in total.  Baltimore Oriole, Turkey Vultures flying overhead, Wood Duck, Song Sparrows, Eastern Kingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker and Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Carolina Wren, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and more.  I saw one butterfly - Red Admiral. 

American Goldfinch

Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Black-and-White Warbler

Song Sparrow

Later in the morning, I went to another part of the Coves.  It was nice to see a Pied-billed Grebe.


A Double-crested Cormorant was sunning itself.  Being later in the morning...I was battling the sun taking photos.




A Green Heron flew in and landed at the other side of the Cove. 




Turtles were out sunning on the logs....lots of them.  I think I only see one species of turtles here - Midland Painted Turtle.


More turtles.




I don't see many wildflowers in the Coves...no Trilliums.

Purple Violets