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August 20, 2013

Sightings

Eagle-watching – and BIG trees – near Curve Lake First Nation

Today, David Beaucage Johnson took me out to see the eagles that have once again nested on a small island on  Buckhorn Lake,  just to the east of Fox Island. We were able to see one mostly-dark juvenile bird perched in a tree adjacent to the nest and one adult. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsAugust 20, 2013 ago
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A skink sighting from Jack Lake

During my holidays this summer at Jack Lake near Apsley, we saw a Common Five-lined Skink on our dock from August 8 to 12 – except when we had a camera handy to take a photo!   Our cottage is in Brook’s Bay.  My son saw one a couple years Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsAugust 20, 2013 ago
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Finally, a Monarch in my garden

This afternoon, a lone Monarch butterfly nectared on the Butterfly Bush (Buddlia) in my garden. This was only my second Monarch sighting of the summer and the first Monarch to show up in my garden. Two days ago, a White Admiral was on the same plant. Drew Monkman, Maple Cres., Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsAugust 20, 2013 ago
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eBird: more southward-bound migrants passing through

*** Species Summary: – Black-bellied Plover (1 report) – Lesser Yellowlegs (1 report) – Least Sandpiper (1 report) – Pectoral Sandpiper (1 report) – Barred Owl (1 report) – Olive-sided Flycatcher (2 reports) – Tennessee Warbler (1 report) ——————————————— The report below shows observations of species you have not seen Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsAugust 20, 2013 ago
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