Spring Migration Photos

Spring is far behind us, and although the birding is still good, I'm sure we all are missing the flashy spring plumages of neo-tropical migrants. So, before we have the daunting task of identifying fall warblers, I've decided to write a post with some photographic highlights from this spring, along with the location of where I got the shot. I was lucky enough to view 148 species in the month of May (I saw 89 last year), plus a few additional species in April and June, and I was amazed that I was able to photograph a lot of them. Although you've probably seen a good portion of these photos before, I hope you enjoy them anyway!

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Point Pelee National Park (April 23, 2016)

Bonaparte's Gull - Point Pelee National Park (April 23, 2016)

Spotted Sandpiper - London (May 6, 2016)

Forester's Tern - Hillman Marsh Conservation Area (April 23, 2016)

L. Erie Sunrise - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Horned Grebe - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Black-throated Green Warbler - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Blackburnian Warbler - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Chestnut-sided Warbler - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Yellow Warbler - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Eastern Screech Owl - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Blanding's Turtle - Hillman Marsh Conservation Area (May 7, 2016)

Canada Geese - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

American Coot - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

Barn Swallow - Point Pelee National Park (May 7, 2016)

American Redstart - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

Cape May Warbler - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

Ring-billed Gull - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

Common Yellowthroat - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

Magnolia Warbler - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

White Trillium - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

American Redstart - Bruce Peninsula (May 22, 2016) 

Pine Siskin - Bruce Peninsula (May 22, 2016) 

Merlin - Bruce Peninsula (May 22, 2016) 

American Bittern - Bruce Peninsula (May 22, 2016) 

Bobolink - Bruce Peninsula (May 22, 2016) 

Tree Swallow - Bruce Peninsula (May 22, 2016) 

Black-throated Blue Warbler - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

Red-headed Woodpecker - Bruce Peninsula (May 21, 2016) 

Hooded Warbler - Skunk's Misery (June 5, 2016)

Eastern Phoebe - Rondeau Provincial Park (June 5, 2016)

Giant Swallowtail - Skunk's Misery (June 5, 2016)

Dickcissel - Strathroy (June 10, 2016)

Thanks for looking!
Click here to read about the Cape May Warbler and the Common Yellowthroat
Click here to read about that American Bittern and Bobolink
Click here to get the story behind the Dickcissel

By the way...I'll be heading up to Carden Alvar (Kawartha Lakes) this Sunday, July 24th. Look for the blog post sometime on the 25th or 26th!

Happy Canada Day!

It's July first, and that means that we Canadians will be celebrating our country's 149th birthday! What better way to celebrate than with a few photographs!

There are not that many birds in North America that have both red and white on them. There are a few, but I have not had the chance to photograph them. So I'll just include birds that have either red or white somewhere on their body!

Once again, Happy Canada Day, and enjoy the rest of Summer!

Downy Woodpecker

Snowy Owl

Northern Cardinal

White Mallard

Redhead

Ring-billed Gull

Eastern Towhee

White Egret

Red-winged Blackbird

Black-and-white Warbler

Caspian Tern