Thursday, August 02, 2012

Birds at the Strathroy Sewage Lagoons - August 1, 2, 4 and 5

Left to Right Clockwise: Least Sandpiper, Red-breasted grosbeak (juvenile), Brown-headed cowbird (juvenile).
From left to right clockwise: Tree Swallow (juvenile), Yellow Warbler, Eastern Kingbird, Barn Swallow, Yellow Warbler, Orchard Oriele (?), Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwings, Willow Flycatcher.
European Starling (juvenile)
From left to right clockwise: Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper with Lesser Yellowlegs, Yellow Warbler, Lesser Yellowlegs, Painted Lady, American Glodfinch, mostly Tree Swallows.
Top left to right clockwise: Yellow Warbler, Lesser Yellowlegs, Painted Lady, Swallow, Red-Breasted Grosbeak (juvenile)
Cowbird, Warbling Vireo, Tree Swallow and Bank Swallow, Song Sparrow, Sandpiper
Cedar Waxwing (juvenile)
I was surprised to find the sewage lagoons buzzing with activity.  Above are my picutes from the 1st and 2nd of August.  I have made guessed at identifcation, but as alway welcome other opinions, as I am an amature birder. 


My list for today and yesterday evening:
  1. Canada Goose
  2. Mallard Duck
  3. American Robin
  4. American Crow
  5. Wood Duck
  6. American Goldfinch
  7. Barn Swallow
  8. Tree Swallow
  9. Rough-Legged Swallow
  10. Bank Swallow
  11. Cedar Waxwing
  12. Eastern Kingbird
  13. Ruby Throated Hummingbird
  14. Killdeer
  15. Song Sparrow
  16. European Starling
  17. Red-winged Blackbird
  18. Mourning Dove
  19. Willow Flycatcher
  20. Red Breasted Grosbeak (juvenile)
  21. Yellow Warbler
  22. Brown-headed Cowbird
  23. Orchard Oriele
  24. Warbling Vireo
  25. Lesser Yellowlegs 
  26. Spotted Sandpiper 
  27. Solitary Sandpiper
  28. Least Sandpiper
  29.  Purple Martin
  30. Green Heron
  31. Turkey Vulture 
  32. Grey Catbird
  33. American Avocet

2 comments:

Blake A. Mann said...

I think your first sandpiper is actually a Least.
Interesting collection of photos! I like the swallows.

Erin said...

Shorebirds are tough, but no quite as bad as I initially thought. Some of the markings are pretty distinctive. Thanks for the ID help.