JUVENILE RING-BILLED GULL AT CREDIT RIVER, PORT CREDIT, ON

   The pinkish tinge to the bill with a black tip identifies this gull as a juvenile Ring-billed Gull.

HERRING GULL ON CREDIT RIVER, PORT CREDIT, ON

JUVENILE NORTHERN CARDINAL, THORNHILL, ON

BUTTERFLY ALONG HUMBER TRAIL, KLEINBERG, ON

   If anyone knows what kind of butterfly this is please let me know.

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, THORNHILL, ON

   This is a new species to our Lifetime List which now stands at 135 species.

   We identified this bird as an American Goldfinch by the following field markings:

• Yellow front with black wings (you can just makeout the edges of the wings)
• Black forehead
• Orange bill, legs & feet

CASPIAN TERNS, FEMALE MALLARD & RING-BILLED GULL AT SIR CASIMIR GZOWSKI PARK, TORONTO, ON

   Two Caspian Terns on top, a female Mallard on lower left and a Ring-billed Gull on lower right.

CEDAR WAXWING AT MILL POND PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

   This is a good view for identifying the Cedar Waxwing:

• Generally brown color
• Black mask
• Bright red tips on the secondaries
• White inner edges of the tertials
• Yellow band at tip of tail ( a variant has a red tip)