1 May: Kaladar Trail east from Kaladar
Henry’s Elfin 1
Eastern Pine Elfin 2
Gray Comma 2
3 May: Trans-Canada Trail east from Sulphide Road in Hastings County
Juvenal’s Duskywing 1
Olympia Marble 8
Henry’s Elfin 6
Eastern Pine Elfin 2
Spring Azure 15
Gray Comma 4
Mourning Cloak 6
Cabbage White
Spring Azure
Mourning Cloak
The butterfly and dragonfly seasons have begun so we spend little time looking for birds here even though this month many species will be passing through Sandhurst Shores. So this months list does not reflect the May bird diversity here.
Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
22 April: Lower Trent Trail near Trenton
Common Green Darner 1
15 April: Menzel Centennial Provincial Nature Reserve and Roblin Road
Eastern Comma 1
Mourning Cloak 12
15 April: Turcotte Road west from Route 41, 4.8 km North of Sheffield Conservation Area
Eastern Comma 2
Gray Comma 3
Comma, sp 3
Mourning Cloak 5
18 April: Our home at Sandhurst Shores
Mourning Cloak 1
22 April: Lower Trent Trail near Trenton
Gray Comma 2
Mourning Cloak 2
23 April: Menzel Centennial Nature Reserve
Gray Comma 2
Mourning Cloak 2
23 April: Our home at Sandhurst Shores
Eastern Comma 3
Gray Comma 1
25 April: Our home at Sandhurst Shores
Gray Comma 1
28 April: Mountain Road NE of Tamworth
Gray Comma 1
Mourning Cloak 5
28 April: Our home at Sandhurst Shores
Eastern Comma 4
30 April: Our home at Sandhurst Shores
Eastern Comma 2
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Killdeer
Bonaparte’s Gull
Little Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove*
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay*
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling*
Bohemian Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow*
Chipping Sparrow*
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco*
Northern Cardinal*
Rose-breasted Grosbeak*
Red-winged Blackbird*
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
Purple Finch*
House Finch*
Common Redpoll*
American Goldfinch*
House Sparrow*
(*often seen at feeders)
Snow Goose (blue form)
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove*
Downy Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Blue Jay*
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
American Robin
European Starling*
Bohemian Waxwing
American Tree Sparrow*
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco*
Northern Cardinal*
Red-winged Blackbird*
Common Grackle*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
House Finch*
Common Redpoll*
Hoary Redpoll*
American Goldfinch*
House Sparrow*
(*often seen at feeders)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove*
Barred Owl (there are at least 2)
Downy Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Blue Jay*
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
American Robin
European Starling*
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Snow Bunting
American Tree Sparrow*
Dark-eyed Junco*
Northern Cardinal*
Rusty Blackbird*
House Finch*
White-winged Crossbill*
Common Redpoll*
Hoary Redpoll*
American Goldfinch*
House Sparrow*
(* often seen at feeders)
Redpolls at nyjer feeder
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Canvasback
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove*
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
Downy Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Northern Shrike
Blue Jay*
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling*
Bohemian Waxwing
American Tree Sparrow*
White-crowned Sparrow*
Dark-eyed Junco*
Northern Cardinal* (for the last two winters we have only had 1-3 at a time; this year we have about 15 or more at the feeders)
Red-winged Blackbird*
Rusty Blackbird*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
House Finch*
Common Redpoll*
Hoary Redpoll*
American Goldfinch*
House Sparrow*
(* often seen at feeders)
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Greater Scaup
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Bonaparte’s Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove*
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
Downy Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Northern Shrike
Blue Jay*
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
American Robin
European Starling*
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Snow Bunting
American Tree Sparrow*
White-throated Sparrow*
White-crowned Sparrow*
Dark-eyed Junco*
Northern Cardinal*
Red-winged Blackbird*
Rusty Blackbird*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
House Finch*
Common Redpoll*
Hoary Redpoll*
American Goldfinch*
House Sparrow*
(* often seen at feeders)