Frontenac Bird Studies

Common Willow Calligrapher Beetle. Uncommon enough for Seabrooke and I not to have noticed one before. The back pattern is pretty much awesome

Most of my pics of birds in-the-hand lately are from weird angles. Love how they open their wings a bit when tipped downward. And check out the bill on this Northern Waterthrush from this angle

Gypsy Moth situation report - could have been a bit worse maybe?!

Apparently, waterthrushes sound like ravens in slo-mo Now I just need to catch a raven

Fifth session at Maplewood (aka moth city) in the books. Definite highlight was our first banded Purple Finch (a young individual) for the site. Otherwise it was a smattering of characters amongst Red-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo...a lot of those. Species Captured 2009-2019. (Order of Abundance) ... 1. Red-eyed Vireo 2. Veery 3. Wood Thrush 4. American Robin 5. Common Yellowthroat See more