I have not done a blog post lately for a couple of reasons. Mainly there has been a lack of subject matter! As well, I have been posting daily on Facebook of notable finds or scenes, which seems to be of more interest these days. I actually avoided Facebook until this past June, but realized I was missing too much. There are a lot of good sites out there, and also, up to the minute information can be obtained.
This post will mainly be a rehash of things I posted to Facebook.
There have been some good birding days in the last two weeks, but things have dropped off in the last few days.
One evening I noticed a large katydid plop onto the screen of the back porch. It was a Greater Anglewing.
There are a number of different katydis out there, but this is the largest I have seen.
I have stopped by Peers Wetland on a couple of occasions, but I do not go there as often as I used to. It is a busy place anymore! Water level is very low and lots of mud there.
Been out to Mitchell's Bay a few times, but nothing of note which seems to be the trend for me of late.
A couple of days this week it was quite foggy. Tuesday I waited a bit, but eventually went out anyway. This Great Egret was posing in the fog. (Note: photos are not reproducing very well when uploaded here. Not sure why).
There were quite a few birds at the north end of the trail, but the main part of the trail there were very few for some reason.
On Friday September 25 I went to McGeachy Pond and the Marsh Trail at Erieau. There were lots of birds.
 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
 |
| Magnolia Warbler |
Northern Parulas were plentiful around that time, and I saw several.
Some butterflies included Viceroy.
I took a detour on the way home and stopped by Thamesville area to check for rubyspots before they disappear. I managed to find one or two Smoky Rubyspots.
On the Saturday, I just checked some spots north of Wallaceburg. A few birds at McKeough included this Blue-headed Vireo. I inadvertantly caught it with its mouth open!
There was an airshow near Mooretown that day, and while I was at Reid C. L., one of the participant planes few over.
Just after I got home, a similar plane flew over the house around noon!
One later flew back south around 4:20!
On the 27th, I was down Rondeau way. Stopped at Keith McLean's later after walking out the park's marsh trail.
 |
| Palm Warbler |
 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
 |
| Fiery Skipper |
This past Monday was a perfect day. I went for a walk at Reid C. L. in the afternoon. Here are some scenes:
 |
| One of the larger Burr Oaks (dbh more than 36") |
 |
| Chicken of the Woods |
 |
| Sedge patch in the woods |
There are not many ferns at Reid, but this one stood alone. It is a Northern Lady Fern.
I was out today down to Rondeau, but it was not a good day. So, all for now!