Observations by rob_ridley

Habitat - Parkland
How many? - 1
Additional comments? - injured Canada Goose ... limping and sone flight fearhers nearby suggest it was harmed by a predator (perhaps domestic dog or even Coyote). This bird has been on site for two days at the Schoolhouse property but is not being distrubed by students as it is staying in an area where young learners are bot allowed to be.
Nest present - No
Behavior - Other

Additional comments? - 3 Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura ) feeding on dead racoon on side of thr road. Dreary day, wet and 15 degrees C
How many? - 3
Habitat - Rural
Nest present - No
Behavior - Feeding

Field Notes - Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) running from birdfeeder to subterreanian tunnel unfer walkway.
These chipmunks are quite used to people aling the pathway making photos easy to take.
10 degrees C, 8 am in the morning

Field Notes - Groundhog (Marmota monax) getting ready to hibernate. He/she was in no hurry tonleave the garden and was not camera shy at all: fall leaves in photo is a good sign that its time to prepare for a libg sleep.

Field Notes - Fall Field Crickets under logs at edge of forest in Caledon, Ontario. Just finished a three day heat spell of over 30 degrees each day. Today is a respectable autumn temperature of about 22 degrees C and so the crickets Gryllus pennsylvanicus are not in hiding to the same extent as previously

Field Notes - The Commonly named Bald faced hornet is actually a wasp and is related to yellow jackets. Having said that, from experience, this species is less aggressive than its cousins. Although seemingly hiding on the other aide of the blooms that my camera was on for almost 5 minutes one finally seemed resigned to the fact i would not leave without sone photos.
24 degrees, sunny on an almost autumn day in Mississauga Ontario.

Habitat - Nature Reserve
How many? - 1
Additional comments? - female Picoides pubescens on young ash trees (all the ash in this region affected by Emerald Ash Borer) beak is shorter than that of Hairy Woodpecker which is sometimes confised withbthis smaller species
Nest present - No
Behavior - Feeding

Field Notes - Monarch larvae are often found in the milkweed around Alton, Ontario, Canada. After a year with very low sightings, the late summer of 2017 seems to have brought back the populations of this significant yet vulnerable species.

Field Notes - Like other more well known members of the Milkeeed community the Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar is orange, white and black. This larvae was eating milkweed leaves in Terra Cotta, Ontario, Canada

Field Notes - A Silver haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) alongside the driveway at the natire centre. Approximately 10 cm in size and estimate wingspan at ~25-30 cm. Round ears. Dark brown, almost black fur with typical silver back. This species is known as a cavity nester and there are multiple dead trees with large wood pecker holes in thr mature forest surrounding the driveway. This nature centre is also on top of the Niagara Escarpment, a workd biosphere nature zone of UNESCO. While i have not seen this species in site and little is known locally of their local populations this is suitable habitat in this rural region.

Field Notes - Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) visiting edge of woodland amonst the goldenrod and milkweed. Notice frosted edge on lower wings and dull camoflagued colouring when wings folded.