More May Birding - May 2025

I was out and about in London, Ontario this past week

Baltimore Oriole

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Great Blue Heron

Yellow Warbler

Eastern Bluebird

Tree Swallow

Blue-winged Teal

Least Sandpiper

Barn Swallow

Great-crested Flycatcher

Local May Birding

I did some birding around London area this week....got a few first-of-year birds which is nice.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Eastern Meadowlark

The Northern Mockingbird is a rare bird for our region.

Northern Mockingbird

Baltimore Oriole

Killdeer

Birds I found in Springbank Park.

Least Sandpiper

I watched a pair of Great Crested Flycatchers.  They have a nest in a tree cavity...busy catching bugs for their young.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Hyde Park Area

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Yellow Warbler

Tree Swallow

Recent May Findings

Here are some photos I took of birds in London Parks last week.  

Yellow Warbler

Catbird

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Mallards

American Goldfinch

One day, I saw a bunch of turtles sunning on the river bank.  The turtles are Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtles.  I've never seen so many at one time.  I counted over 16.  All different sizes.  What a beautiful sight!

Other turtles I saw were Northern Map Turtles.

Midland Painted Turtles

Crazy Blustery and Brisk Days

A very cold day yesterday (April 27) feeling like -9c, light flurries and a strong NW wind.  It was hard walking against the strong wind finding birds low for protection.  It was really nice to see a Yellow Warbler.  I've also seen a Yellow-rumped Warbler.  I was watching a Turkey Vulture flying low trying to control itself in the wind.  Tree Swallows were low over the water flying against the wind as if they were flying still.  I also saw Killdeers, Red-winged Blackbirds, lots of American Robins on the ground and Northern Flickers.

Song Sparrow

Today (April 28), was a cool 6c but sunny which was nice!  I decided to go to the Coves.  I didn't see any Warblers but I saw FOY Catbirds and FOY Spotted Sandpiper.  The Blue-winged Teals are still hanging around.  I also saw 3 Great Blue Herons, Song Sparrows, Barn Swallows, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, American Goldfinches, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinals, and a White-breasted Nuthatch.

Early May Birds

 May 4, 2021

The birds are migrating through now and every day I see different species.  I've seen Yellow Warblers and a Common Yellowthroat so far.  My first vireo...a Blue-headed Vireo was seen today.  I hope to see more warblers in the coming days.  Here are some photos of some birds I've seen in the first few days for the month of May.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Mallard

Killdeer

Solitary Sandpiper

Eastern Phoebe

Tree Swallows

I got my first photo of a warbler.

Yellow Warbler