Susan's Birding and Nature Blog

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Places around London, June 2026

I went to the Coves yesterday.  Lots of Mallard families, two Great Blue Herons, Killdeers, Catbirds, Song Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, American Goldfinches, Eastern Warbling Vireos, Red-winged Blackbirds,  Northern Yellow Warblers to name a few.  I did not see any dragonflies and for butterflies a Little Wood Satyr and Cabbage Whites.

Great Blue Heron

Killdeer
Lots of Mallard families.







White-tailed Deer

Little Wood Satyr
Komoka North

Eastern Bluebird

Lots of Painted Turtles 

Common Milkweed starting to bloom

Here are some scenes from Medway Valley Heritage Forest ESA.  The Medway Creek was high and flowing fast.  The birds I saw or heard were Baltimore Orioles, Catbirds, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Red-eyed Vireos, Northern Flicker. Eastern Wood Pewee, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings to name a few.  







Monday, 15 June 2026

Some Mid-June Birding - June 2026

 June 15, 2026

Recent sightings this past week.  Not many butterflies yet.

Butterflies - Monarch, Northern Crescent, Little Wood Satyr

Dragonflies - Blue Dasher, Common Whitetail

Tree Swallow


Baltimore Oriole


Eastern Bluebird


Baby Eastern Bluebird


Eastern Bluebirds - female top branch, baby middle, male right

Ruby-throated Hummingbird


Brown Thrasher


Great Blue Heron


Friday, 5 June 2026

Recent Findings - June 5, 2026

 

Baltimore Oriole

Spotted Sandpiper


Gosling getting big

Great Blue Heron

Mallard Ducklings

Butterflies I've seen - Monarch, Black Swallowtail, Northern Crescent, Cabbage Whites, only seen one dragonfly Blue Dasher

Northern Crescent


Black Swallowtail

Ruby-throated Hummingbird


Large Snapping Turtles