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Red headed Woodpecker graces yard, along with hummingbirds

On September weekend mornings, I like to sit on my back porch and observe birdlife in the hedgerow behind my yard.

This morning, I was looking at common birds when I heard a northern flicker call, then soon after I heard something that sounded like A red headed woodpecker. "It would be nice, but its just my imagination" - I thought this to myself as I sipped my coffee. Then, to my amazement, my favorire bird briefly alighted on a treetop behind my house. Wow!

But, it was only for a brief moment. 

I have had easy views of hummingbirds daily since late august when I put up my new feeder. Here are some photos:

I slowly noticed that hummingbirds would often perch withing 10 feet of my back porch,,, allowing for great views, especially with my 600mm telephoto lens.

Good fall birding!

Dwayne

Holiday Beach on Labour Day Weekend

 I had a wonderful morning of birding on this past labour day weekend.  I had several warbler species as well as flycatcher species.  The photo above shows the lake erie beach dune habitat. 

Holiday beach has the classic lake erie scrub/swamp habitat thay migrants love to visit during migration. I spent two hours sorting through tonnes of birds. These photos are some that I managed to photograph...

As a final note - I have had a new hummingbird feeder that immediately attracted hummingbirds. There are three or four that I see fighting over access to the feeder. Amazingly i have noted that they perch in a tree close to my back deck, affording incredible photos occasionally. 

 

I have also noted two different olive sided flycatchers over the last week or so as well. ... Just from my back yard!

Good birding!

Dwayne

Mid May to late July Sightings

 This Common Nighthawk was seen sleeping along the edge of Black Oak Heritage Park. Its symbolic of your blogger - sleeping on the job of regular postings!

A few noteworthy sightings from mid to late May include the following:

Canada Warbler at Black Oak Heritage Park

Cerulean Warbler at Black Oak Heritage Park

Red Headed Woodpecker at Black Oak Heritage Park

Olive sided Flycathcer(s) at Springarden area within the Ojibway Park Complex

In terms of mid-summer sightings, I didn't see too many noteworthy birds, but --- I did note a Brown Thrasher which may have been a local breeder from my back yard!

Some interesting Lep sightings (these three featured are endangered or threatened species) around my yard include the following:

• Dukes Skipper (Dukes’ Skipper | ontario.ca)
• Little Underwing (Species Little Underwing  - BugGuide.Net)
• Connubial Underwing (Species -Connubial Underwing - BugGuide.Net)

Little Underwing (Vulnerable) - This moth flew into 
our house in early July after my son opened our back sliding door. I caught it with a glass and a greeting card!

Connubial Underwing (endangered)

Duke's Skipper (endangered)

During the last week of July, I went to St John New Brunswick, as well as Portage River New Brunswick - and noted Black throated Green Warblers at a few different spots.  I didn't bird as much as I normally do as the trip was more about my family --- but it was cool to hear and see those warblers while hiking around various areas. An Alder flycatcher caught my attention as well while hiking along the Bay of Fundy Scenic trail.  The two photos provided were simply from my cell phone. I had no camera or binoculars!

I'm going to make an effort to bird around Windsor (S. Cameron Woodlot area) during the fall migration. I have seen some great birds, just by sitting on my back porch and observering in the mornings or evenings. 

 Good Birding (and naturalizing) !