Liam Cox

Software Engineer | CS @ University of Waterloo | Business @ Wilfrid Laurier University

Creature Compendium

Common Name Scientific Name First Pictured Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 2025/12/09 Laurel Creek Conservation Area White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 2025/12/09 Laurel Creek Conservation Area Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 2025/12/09 Laurel Creek Conservation Area Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 2025/12/09 Laurel Creek Conservation Area Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 2025/12/09 Laurel Creek Conservation Area American Coot Fulica americana 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Common Grackle Quiscalas quiscula 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Great Egret Ardea alba 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Sanderling Calidris alba 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 2026/01/25 Some Old Photos Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 2026/01/25 Goodbye January White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 2026/01/25 Goodbye January Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Domestic Canary Serinus canaria forma domestica 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Society Finch Lonchura striata domestica 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis 2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2026/05/07 New Camera! Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 2026/05/07 New Camera! Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus 2026/05/07 New Camera! Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 2026/05/07 New Camera! Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus 2026/05/07 New Camera! Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 2026/05/07 New Camera! American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Eastern Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Groundhog Marmota monax 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus 2026/05/07 They Can’t Keep Me Inside Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus 2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All Northern Parula Setophaga americana 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All Veery Catharus fuscescens 2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All American Robin Turdus migratorius 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One American Wigeon Mareca americana 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Dunlin Calidris alpina 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two North American Beaver Castor canadensis 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Green Heron Butorides virescens 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Wood Duck Aix sponsa 2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2026/05/17 Point Pelee Day Four Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina 2026/05/17 Point Pelee Day Four Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 2026/05/17 Point Pelee Day Four Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla 2026/05/17 Point Pelee Day Four Creature Wishlist Creatures that I hope to photograph soon: ...

December 9, 2025 · Liam Cox

2026/05/17 Point Pelee Day Four

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)

May 17, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/16 Point Pelee Day Three

North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) ...

May 17, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/15 Point Pelee Day Two

American Wigeon (Mareca americana) Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) ...

May 17, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/14 Point Pelee Day One

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) We actually found this little guy while packing up the car in Waterloo! Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Bald Eagle nest with at least one eaglet. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) ...

May 16, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/13 Bechtel Park Has It All

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Veery (Catharus fuscescens) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

May 13, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/09 First Time Visiting RIM Park

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) A better photo can be found here! Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

May 10, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/08 They Can't Keep Me Inside

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) It got away before I could get a better picture so you are just going to have to trust me with this one. See better photos here! Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Eastern Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Groundhog (Marmota monax) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) These young ducks were zipping around hunting bugs on the surface of the water. ...

May 10, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/05/07 New Camera!

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) If you look closely you can see the goslings trying to eat a flower. Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

May 7, 2026 · Liam Cox

2026/02/01 Birds is Bugs

Blue-capped Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) Domestic Canary (Serinus canaria forma domestica) Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) His name is Cheecho, and he will be turning 18 this year in November. Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) Society Finch (Lonchura striata domestica) Australian Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) Fun fact! There are actually two different species of zebra finch, Taeniopygia castanotis, and Taeniopygia guttata. Assorted Moths and Butterflies I am no good at identifying bugs.

March 13, 2026 · Liam Cox