Late June Birding - 2025

Indigo Bunting

Brown Thrasher

Cedar Waxwing & Northern Flicker

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Baltimore Oriole

I saw some butterflies last week.  Lots of Cabbage Whites, European Skipper, Little Wood Satyr and a Hackberry Emperor which I don't see often.  

European Skipper

Hackberry Emperor

Little Wood Satyr

Today, I saw my first Eastern tailed-Blue.

Lots of newly fledged Barn Swallows waiting for food.

London Parks - June 22, 2025

Komoka Park - June 16

I have only seen a few butterflies so far.  I saw my first Monarch last week, lots of Northern Crescents and a Red-spotted Purple.

Eastern Bluebird

Gibbons Park - June 17

There has been a Common Goldeneye hanging around the Thames at Gibbons Park.

Medway Valley - June 18

In the dragonfly department, I've seen Common Whitetails, a Widow Skimmer and Ebony Jewelwings.   Hoping with the heat next week, I will see more.  

Ebony Jewelwing

Medway Creek

Northern Map Turtle

American  Goldfinch

Some Findings - Week of June 9, 2025

A flock of American White Pelicans have been seen at Fanshawe Lake this week.  When I went to see them, there were 14 of them in the middle of the lake.  I have seen American White Pelicans in Florida but this sighting was a lifer for Ontario and Middlesex County for me.  

American White Pelicans

young Savannah Sparrow

The Northern Mockingbird is continuing at the London Airport.  There has been a pair nesting there for the past few years.

Northern Mockingbird

Song Sparrow

Red-spotted Purple

American Bullfrog

Today at the Coves, I saw two DeKay's Brown Snakes.  They were too fast for photos.