LESSER YELLOWLEGS, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Lesser Yellowlegs, rather than a Greater Yellowlegs by the length of it beak, which is about the same as the width of its head.

CEDAR WAXWING ADULT, JUVENILE & IN FLIGHT, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

   The first photo shows an adult Cedar Waxwing and the second photo a juvenile.  The last two photos are of a Cedar Waxwing in flight.  At the distance the photo was taken we can't tell whether it's an adult or juvenile.

BREEDING MALE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

REFLECTION OF A KILDEER, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

TRUMPETER SWANS: ADULTS & CYGNET, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

   The two all white swans with black bills are the adult. The juvenile swan or cygnet is the swan with light grey plumage and a pink bill with a black tip.

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

    Even though the lighting was bad due to it being very cloudy and thus hard to determine colors (especially of the legs) we can ID this plover as a Semipalmated Plover due its dark back, complete black neck-ring and white stripe on its forehead,

FEMALE DOWNY WOODPECKER, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON