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Monday, May 23, 2016

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



BARN SWALLOW, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   We can ID this swallow as a Barn Swallow by the dark rufous throat, the lighter fufous underparts and blue-black above.


HERRING GULLS, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON