Butterflies and Dragonflies not Abundant

June 1, 2024 - Airport - I took a drive out to the airport to see the Northern Mockingbird.  I also saw Eastern Meadowlarks, Grasshopper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbirds, Osprey, Green Heron, Field Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Killdeers, and Barn Swallows.

Northern Mockingbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Komoka Park - June 4, 2024

I was looking for butterflies and dragonflies.  Not many around.  

Common Whitetail (female)

Eastern Bluebird

Tree Swallow

One of the Komoka Park Trails

Komoka North - June 6, 2024

I was out looking for butterflies and dragonflies again.  There were lots of Widow Skimmers, a few Common Whitetails, a couple of Ebony Jewelwings.  Birds...Eastern Bluebird, Baltimore Orioles, Red-eyed Vireos, Common Yellowthroats, Yellow Warblers, Tree Swallows, Willow Flycatcher, Catbirds, Great Blue Heron plus other common birds.

Widow Skimmer

Ebony Jewelwing

Yesterday, I went to the Coves and was able to find some butterflies.

Red-spotted Purple

Silver-spotted Skipper

Red Admiral

Black Swallowtail

White-tailed Deer in Komoka

End of May Findings

I went to Komoka Park (May 29, 2024) to see what was around.  I did see a couple of butterflies and my first of year Common Whitetail.  I found Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Bluebirds, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Eastern Phoebe,  Red-eyed Vireo, Barn Swallows, and a Great Blue Heron to name a few.  

Red-spotted Purple

Little Wood Satyr

Common Whitetail

Song Sparrow

Beautiful White-tailed Deer

Eastern Bluebird (Female)

I also went to Kains Woods ESA.  I have not been there for awhile.  There are trails and a valley which was very wet and muddy from the recent rain.  There are large trees so not much sun in the valley, 

At the pond, Belted Kingfishers (male and female) were busy hunting fish, a Great Blue Heron and a few Canada Geese and Mallards.  As you can see by the Great Blue Heron photo, the pond is full of lily pads.  

Great Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher

Findings - First Week of July

July 2023

I was able to find some butterflies through the week.  There was not a lot...one has to really look for them.

Common Wood-Nymph

This Painted Turtle was walking across the parking lot from the Cove pond so I watched and protected it to make sure it arrived at the other side to in a small pond.

Little Wood Satyr

First Monarch of the season!

Monarch

Some other findings.

Northern Crescent

American Goldfinch

Common Whitetail

Bluet species

Eastern Amberwing

Variety of Wildlife Found July 1-5, 2019

I was out to different areas in London this past week.  I was mainly looking for butterflies and dragonflies.  I'm aware of the birds around me but I'm mainly concentrating on insects.  I'm finding it's not easy finding butterflies so far.  Some areas I didn't see any butterflies at all! 

Butterfly Milkweed

There was a long grassy area I was looking at when this huge raccoon came out and walked to the other side of the walkway and down to the river. It was huge!  Back looking around at the long grass area for butterflies....I turned to go back and there was a White-tailed Deer standing there staring at me!  It startled me!  The deer went on down to the river.  It was really nice seeing the raccoon and deer but found no butterflies.

Raccoon

White tailed Deer

Great Blue Heron

I look for flowers too.

Purple-flowered Raspberry

Chicory

Mallards

Eastern Pondhawk

The next two butterflies are lifers for me.

Little Wood Satyr

Northern Pearly-eye

I haven't seen too many Cabbage Whites so far.  I hope to find more butterflies this coming week.

Cabbage White

Common Ringlet

Painted Turtles

Blue Dasher

Northern Flicker

This is the only butterfly I'm seeing a lot of....Common Crescent.

Common Crescent

Widow Skimmer

Common Whitetail

Blue-fronted Dancer