Beginning of October 2026

 Variety of birds during migration.

Greater Yellowlegs

White-throated Sparrow

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

Eastern Phoebe

Turkey Vulture

Double=crested Cormorant

Birding - First week of November 2025

The first week of November, we had some nice weather...temperature around 10-12C. Through the week, I checked some ponds around London to see what was around.  

Coves - Nov 1/25 - I saw lots of birds this day....American Goldfinches, House Finches, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Black-capped Chickadees, Golden-crowned Kinglets.  There were also flocks of Cedar Waxwings, American Robins and a singing Carolina Wren.  

Great Blue Herons

Wood Ducks

Nov 2/25 - I checked out the ponds in Hyde Park.  It was nice to see a Great Egret this late in the season.  A few Clouded Sulphurs were flying around.

Clouded Sulphur

Nov 4/25 - I went to some ponds South London.  Great Blue Herons, Bald Eagles, and some Hooded Mergansers. There was some Clouded Sulphurs flying this day too.

Nov 6/25 - Went to Greenway Park.  I saw one Greater Yellowlegs and one Double-crested Cormorant.  Getting late for them.

Nov 8/25 - Fanshawe Lake - Flocks of Canada Geese flying over.  I saw some ducks out in the lake, Common Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes.  There were other groups of ducks but could not identify them as they were so far out.  I also saw one Great Blue Heron and Ring-billed Gulls.  There were some smaller birds around American Goldfinches, House Finches, Black-capped Chickadees, White-throated Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, American Robins, Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals.

Findings - August 11-16, 2025

Exploring around London, I found some species of turtles and butterflies.

Spiny Softshell

Great Egrets and a Green Heron.

Great Egret

Green Heron

Great Egret

Peck's Skipper

Tawny-edged Skipper

Viceroy

Northern Crescent

Red-spotted Purple

Birds and a Few Insects - First Week of July 2025

First week of July.  Here are some photos of birds I saw.  I also saw Catbirds, Savannah Sparrows, Red-eyed Vireos, Field Sparrows, Eastern Bluebirds, Pine Warblers, Cedar Waxwings, Eastern Meadowlarks, Common Yellowthroat, Spotted Sandpiper, Barn Swallows, Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawks, Song Sparrows, Yellow Warblers, Double-crested Cormorants, and Killdeers.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Northern Mockingbird

American White Pelican

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

American Goldfinch

I found a few butterflies this week....not so many dragonflies..some Common Whitetails and a couple of Halloween Pennants.

Northern Pearly-Eye

- Saw lots of Common Wood-Nymphs

Common Wood-Nymph

Clouded Sulphur

Halloween Pennant

Some Recent Birding end of September 2024

Birding around London area at The Coves and Westminster Ponds end of September 2024

I saw this Red-tailed Hawk up on a pole then suddenly it flew to the ground and caught something in a field.  It looked like a squirrel.  It was on the ground for a few minutes and few off with its meal.

I went to The Coves a few times this week.  A couple of Great Egrets are still around.  

Saw 4 Great Blue Herons today.

White-throated Sparrow

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Belted Kingfisher

Monarch