BREEDING MALE SCARLET TANAGER, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   Even though we never did get to see the front of the bird we can ID it as a breeding male Scarlet Tanager by its brilliant red color and black wings and tail.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

TREE SWALLOW AT BIRD HOUSE, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   This bird house is actually a trap to catch birds for banding

CLIFF SWALLOWS ON DOOR FRAME, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

BANDED MALE MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   In the third photo you can see the band on the Magnolia Warbler's left leg.

BANDED COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

BANDED OVENBIRD, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   Periodically the bird bander will bring a bird out of the Bird Observatory to show to the birders present.  This is a great opportunity to see the bird real close.