Susan's Birding and Nature Blog
Gibbons Park - London, Ontario
A very quiet day at Gibbons Park this morning, 5 degrees and cloudy. It's cold and damp continuing from the very rainy and cloudy weekend. I saw Mallards, Canada Geese, Downy Woodpecker and Crows. The groups of Robins I saw last week are gone.
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Thames River |
Springbank Park - Wonderland Rd Area, London, Ontario
Cloudy, cold, high of 5
Took a walk in Springbank Park...walking under Guy Lombardo Bridge over to Greenway Park. At the river, I saw a Double-crested Cormorant, Mallards, Ring-billed Gulls and a Herring Gull.
I also saw lots of Robins, a Blue Jay, Cardinal, Cedar Waxwings, American Goldfinches, Mallards, Canada Geese, (heard) Red-winged Blackbirds, Crows, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow and a Common Redpoll. A nice variety of birds.
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| Ring-billed Gull |
I had to take this photo fast, as the cormorant was really motoring it!
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
I noticed this robin has a leg band.
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| American Goldfinch |
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| Cedar Waxwing |
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| Herring Gull |
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| Ring-billed Gull |
The photo below is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (underside) blurry close to upper right hand corner. As I was looking at the photos later, I noticed a Common Redpoll...left hand side above the large branch...seeing only the beak, forehead and throat area. It's not very clear.
Hyde Park Drainage Pond
I popped over to the Hyde Park Drainage Pond to see what was there. It was a sunny, cool morning 7 degrees with a light westerly wind. There was frost on the ground earlier. I heard a Belted Kingfisher as I saw it land on top of a middle size tree. Other birds included Song Sparrows, American Goldfinches, Robins, Mallards, Dark-eyed Juncos, Mourning Doves, and Ring-billed Gulls.
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
