September 2011 Highlights
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Primrose Moth - approx. 2 cm - Markham (Warden & Steeles) - September 2011
Owlet Moths
Praying Mantis (green form) - approx. 6 cm - Markham (Warden & Steeles) - September 2011
Mantids
Palm Warbler (winter plumage or juvenile) - approx. 13 cm - Toronto Islands - September 2011
Warblers
Sanderling (juvenile) - approx. 20 cm - Toronto Islands - September 2011
Sandpipers
Large Milkweed Bugs with nymphs on Common Milkweed - approx. 1 cm to 1.7 cm - Toronto Islands - September 2011
Seed Bugs
Rock Doves (sexes similar) - approx. 30 cm - Thorncliffe Park - September 2011
Doves & Pigeons
Common Snapping Turtle - approx. 45 cm with tail - Leslie Spit - September 2011
Turtles
Sunrise over Lake Ontario at Leslie Spit - September 2011
Elements
Pearly Crescentspot Butterfly (male?) - wingspan approx. 3.5 cm - East Don Valley (Milne Hollow) - September 2011
Brush-footed Butterflies
Buckeye Butterfly on Canada Goldenrod - wingspan approx. 6 cm - Leslie Spit - September 2011
Brush-footed Butterflies
Redhead Duck (male) - approx. 50 cm - Humber Bay Park - September 2011
Ducks (diving)
Great Egret (sexes similar) - approx. 1 m - Humber Bay Park - September 2011
Herons & Egrets
Gulls & Terns
Herring Gull (2nd winter?) - wingspan approx. 1.4 m - Leslie Spit - September 2011
Song Sparrow (sexes similar) - approx. 16 cm - East Don Valley (Charles Sauriol Conservation Area) - September 2011
Sparrows
Northern Flicker (female) - approx. 30 cm - West Don Valley (E.T. Seton Park) - September 2011
House Sparrow (female) - approx. 16 cm - Toronto Islands - September 2011
Sparrows
Woodpeckers