Touring Around

Turned out to be a very nice day (i.e. the weather forecast was totally wrong...again).  I just kept going all day. I found nothing noteworthy as usual, but it was nice to be out.
Starting at Rondeau, I found some good pockets of warblers and other birds.  It was somewhat quiet overall, but OK.  The first few White-throated Sparrows were in.  Flycatchers were scarce, but I did see an Olive-sided at the south end of Harrison.
A Pileated Woodpecker was pounding away on SPT and a pair of Tufted Titmice were just south of maintenance.  Two target birds of last Sunday that did not materialize!  When you want those, they never show, but any other time they are just there!

Up at Blenheim Lagoons, about 100 shorebirds were in the sprinkler cells.  Mostly Lesser Yellowlegs (~75) with some Greaters and 7 Stilt Sandpipers, 1 White-rumped, a Long-billed Dowitcher and the Wilson's Phalarope.








A nice butterfly included a Bronze Copper.

I headed over to Tilbury Lagoon, but it was somewhat quiet.  A couple of White-rumped Sandpipers and others.

Master's Dart moth

Might as well go to Point Pelee!  Some butterflies were out on this coolish day.

I had about 25 Fiery Skippers, 1 Gray Hairstreak, lots of Buckeye, 1 Giant Swallowtail and a few Spicebush Swallowtails.

Fiery Skipper (look at that tongue!)

Gray Hairstreak

Snout Butterfly

A few warblers were seen, plus the first Junco of the season for me and several raptors were moving.  Highlight was a juv Golden Eagle.  Several imm. Bald Eagles and Broad-winged Hawks were lazily moving over the park.  Also a group of 20 Turkey Vultures that endlessly circled over the park.


S*N*A*K*E!!!