MOURNING DOVE, POMONA MILLS PARK, THORNHILL, ON

BONAPARTE'S GULL IN FLIGHT, NONQUON SEWERAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

SULPHUR BUTTERFLY ON RED CLOVER, NONQUON SEWERAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

LESSER YELLOWLEGS IN FLIGHT, NONQUON SEWERAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

   The Yellowlegs (both the Greater and Lesser) are migrating.  In the spring they migrate to Northern Canada and Alaska, where they breed.  Their breeding season is short and they start their migration south as early as late June.

   We believe this is a Lesser Yellowlegs for the following reasons:

• Bill is about the same length as the head
• Bill is straight - on Greater Yellowlegs it is slightly upturned
• Strips on flanks less extensive than on Greater Yellowlegs

BONAPARTE'S GULL, NONQUON SEWERAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

      This gull can be identified as Bonaparte's Gull by the following

• Black hood (breeding plumage)
• Black bill (other gulls with black hoods have reddish bills)

   Bonaparte's Gull is a new addition to our Life List, which now stands at 139.

HYBRID MALLARDS, LAKE WILCOX PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

BIRD ON A BIRD, LAKE WILCOX PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON