“Few forms of life appeal so strongly to the aesthetic sense. They are beautiful; they arouse curiousity; their elusiveness piques the imagination; and by constantly presenting new aspects they escape becoming commonplace.” Percy Taverner (Canadian ornithologist) in a letter written to Louise de Kiriline Lawrence.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

White-breasted Nuthatch

Red-shouldered Hawk

Hermit Thrush

Northern Mockingbird

Myrtle Warbler

Eastern Phoebe

Cedar Waxwing

Myrtle (yellow-rumped) warbler

Northern Flicker

Blue Jay

Quote taken from Woman Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds; ECW Press 2022