CLIFF SWALLOWS & THEIR MUD NESTS, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   These Cliff Swallows are nesting under the eaves of an old abandoned lighthouse in the wildlife area.  The nests are mud cones with small entrance holes.  You can see the white forehead of the male Cliff Swallow showing through the hole in many of the nests.

YELLOW WARBLER, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

MALE AMERICAN REDSTART, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   We can ID this warbler as a male American Restart as follows:

• Black face, upperparts and breast.
• White belly.
• Orange-yellow patches on wings, tail and sides,

TENT CATERPILLARS, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

    Tent caterpillars are species of moths that build communal silk tents in the branches of host trees.

MALE BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   We can ID this warbler as a male Black-throated Green Warbler by its black bib and yellow face, the thick black stripes on its flank and the two wing bars (you can just make out the start of these in the photo).

TURKEY VULTURE EATING DEAD FISH & ON TREE, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

AMERICAN ROBIN IN NEST, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON