Morgan Arboretum, Montreal, June 18, 2014

White Admiral Limenitis arthemis

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus

Mystery rump (terrible picture, I know)

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

  A quick jaunt through the Morgan Arboretum with birding companions Dan and H turned into a grim death march, thanks to the clouds of voracious and merciless mosquitoes. When we weren’t waving our swollen hands around like idiots in a vain effort to fend off the mozzies, we managed to get decent looks at a few cracking summer birds. In addition to the birds listed below, we heard an interesting bird call coming from the dense treetop foliage. To my ears, it most sounded like a (Eurasian) Grey Nightjar, only slower (listen to the ‘call’, second from the top):  http://www.xeno-canto.org/explore?query=grey+nightjar What sounds like this in North America? Any input is most welcome. 

  Bird(s) of the day - Matt: Common Yellowthroat, Dan: Indigo Bunting, H: Hairy Woodpecker.

Turkey Vulture – 1

Chimney Swift - 5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 2 briefly but well seen

Hairy Woodpecker - 2

Eastern Wood-Pewee – 2 heard

Red-eyed Vireo - 1

American Crow - 4

Black-capped Chickadee – 10+

White-breasted Nuthatch - 2

American Robin – 4+

Yellow Warbler – 2 heard, perhaps

Common Yellowthroat – 1 gorgeous and confiding male checked us out closely

Indigo Bunting – 1 cracking male calling from a treetop

Northern Cardinal - 2

Chipping Sparrow – 12+

Song Sparrow - 7

Red-winged Blackbird – 6+

Common Grackle - 3

American Goldfinch – 10+

*Update:
The butterfly was a White Admiral, and the strange nightjar-like call belonged in fact to an Eastern Chipmunk. Thanks BPQers for the input.