Susan's Birding and Nature Blog

Monday, 27 March 2017

Signs of Spring in March


Gibbons Park, London, Ontario
It was a cloudy, dull day, high of 12.  I walked around Gibbon's Park this morning.  Heard lots of birds singing, Robins, Cardinal, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird.  I saw 2 Hooded Mergansers and one Common Merganser.  Lots of Canada Geese and Mallards.

Thames River

Mallards

Old Willow Trees


Hooded Mergansers

American Robin

Common Merganser

Common Merganser


Saturday, 18 March 2017

Swan Migration - 2017

Saturday, March 18, 2017 - I went to the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to view the Tundra Swans.  There were about 1,500 swans.






3 immature Trumpeter Swans




Monday, 6 March 2017

Sounds of Spring! 2017

Springbank Park - March 6, 2017

I walked Springbank this afternoon.  It was overcast, high of 9 degrees....sounds of Spring! 

Today I saw Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatches, Robins, Grackles, Cedar Waxwings, Red-winged Blackbirds, Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Crow, Mallard, and Canada Geese. 


Common Grackles

Common Grackle


Cedar Waxwing


White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch