I've found many nice species and have trawled parks and scanned alley ways and backyards looking for a glimpse of a colorful warbler , or something else passing through on its way south.
Here are some of the highlights seen recently :
Swainson's Thrush - They love the Elderberry and Red Osier Berries we have in our yard. There must have been 10 at our place over a 2 day period :
Blue-headed Vireo - One of my favourite species, I found him at a local park :
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Many of these were at local parks :
Swainson's Hawk - This dark-phased bird was near Blackstrap Lake recently :
Eastern Phoebe - I found this inquisitive flycatcher by the river on a low trail:
Great Blue Heron - This young Heron was at the Forestry Farm Park recently :
Canada Warbler - I found this at Cosmopolitan Park on a recent walk :
Clay-colored Sparrow - A few of these are still around in the open fields :
