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With the forest fully leafed out, it is much harder to get the smaller birds as they are hidden in the canopy. Need to look for residents of different habitats and other wildlife.

1. Bobolink (Bronte PP)

2. Savanna Sparrow (Bronte PP)

3. Indigo Bunting (Bronte PP)

4. Field Sparrow (Bronte PP)

5. Merlin (Bronte PP)

6. Indigo Dusky Wing (Bronte PP)

7. DeKey's Brown Snake (Bronte PP)

8. Common Yellow Throat (Bronte PP)

9. Swainson's Thrush (Bronte PP)

10. Bald Eagle (Bronte PP)

11. Wood Peewee (Bronte PP)

12. Tennessee Warbler (Paletta Mansion)

13. Cedar Waxwing (Shell Park)

Lots of movement today with it warming up and many warbler species and flycatchers have now arrived on the scene.

1. Magnolia Warbler

2. Scarlet Tanager

3. Blackburnian Warbler

4. Northern Parula

5. Wilsons Warbler

6. Black Throated Green Warbler

7. Nashville Warbler

8. Blue Headed Vireo

9. American Redstart (Female)

10. Bay Breasted Warbler

11. Least Flycatcher

1- Chestnut Sided Warbler

2- Indigo Bunting

3- Black and White Warbler

4- Black Throated Blue Warbler

5- American Redstart

Rose Breasted Grosbeaks are back and like many birds the differences between male and females are striking. with the females being a brown camouflage and the males being bright and showy

Little Eastern Screech Owl Found in a wood lot in Oakville. Thanks to the Family that helped us see it as I only had a quick description as to where it was located.

1. Barn Swallow gathering mud for nest (Hendry Valley)

2. Great Blue Heron (Hendry Valley)

3. American Goldfinch (Hendry Valley)

4. Common Yellowthroat (Hendry Valley)

5. Double Crested Cormorant (Hamilton Beach)

6. Spotted Sandpiper (Hamilton Beach)

7. Female Orchard Oriole (Hamilton Beach)

Some Warblers are now passing through and hopefully a big push over the weekend.

1. Cape May Warbler

2. Black Throated Green Warbler

3. Veery

4. Black and White Warbler

5. Grey Catbird

6,7. Palm Warbler

8. Pine Siskin

Cold mornings this past weekend didn't stop some more birds moving North.

1. Osprey

2. Brown Thrasher

3. Veery

4,5, Wood Thrush

6,8 - Red Headed Woodpecker

7. Warbling Vireo

8. Baltimore Oriole

10, Blue Headed Vireo

11. Yellow Warbler

Been busy shooting and not editing this week so here is a dump of shots from the past week from the area.

1. Nashville Warbler (Shell Park)

2. Chipping Sparrow (Shell Park)

3. Coopers Hawk (Shell Park)

4,5 Blue Gray Gnatcatcher (Shell Park)

6,7 Black Throated Green Warbler (Shell Park)

8. Palm Warbler (Shell Park)

9. Pileated Woodpecker (Rattray Marsh)

10. Yellow Rumped Warbler (Rattray Marsh)

11. White Tailed Deer (Rattray Marsh)

12, 13 Northern Short Tailed Shrew (Bronte Creek)

14. Eastern Meadowlark (Bronte Creek)