Exploring around to find Birds

Hyde Park Drainage Pond      4c  partly cloudy, strong N wind, 30 gust
London, Ontario

I went to the Hyde Park Drainage Pond to see what was there.  It started out sunny but turned cloudy..there was a strong N wind.  I saw a Red-tailed Hawk fly by, Buffleheads, Mallards and also Canada Geese.

Red-tailed Hawk

Bufflehead (male)

Buffleheads (females)

Searching for BIrds

Gibbons Park, London, Ontario          3c, sunny

I thought I would check out Gibbons Park this morning.  It was quiet.  There were Mallards and Canada Geese in the river.  I also saw a Downy Woodpecker busy working away at a dead tree.

I spent sometime watching the woodpecker.

Buffleheads

Hyde Park Drainage Pond and Area

0 °c , snowflerries, cloudy, westerly winds - gusts 28
I saw Bufflehead, Canada Geese, Mallards, Crows, Cooper's Hawk and 3 Turkey Vultures.

Buffleheads dive for mollusks, crustaceans, insect larvae, and plant matter.

Male Bufflehead

Blustery Day - Little success in Birding

Hyde Park Drainage Pond, London, Ontario

A very cold, cloudy, rainy day. The winds were strong from the West gusting to 46km/h. It was 3c but with the wind felt like -2c.
I went to the Hyde Park Drainage Pond. The pond is out in the open so with strong wind and rain can be difficult for birding. The pond's water was choppy.  I got my camera on some Bufflehead. They were across the pond.  There were also Mallards.
Trying to keep my camera steady from the wind was impossible. I took some shots of the Bufflehead and went back to the car as my fingers began to freeze.  

Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Windy walk in Springbank

Cloudy, 5c, strong south winds

I thought I would get out to Springbank Park to do some birding this morning before the rain starts.  It was quite windy plus overcast and it felt damp.  There was a flock of gulls at the shallow part of the river....Ring-billed Gulls and a couple of Herring Gulls.

Ring-billed Gulls

Herring Gull

Walking along the river, I saw a few birds otherwise it was quiet. I also saw Mallards and Canada Geese.

Blue Jay

Downy Woodpecker

Black-capped Chickadee

Dark-eyed Junco

Diving Ducks

Hyde Park Drainage Pond, Hyde Park Rd, London, Ontario

It is a cool morning, 4c, sunny, winds light-westerly...had our first heavy frost this morning. 
There was a few Canada Geese, Mallards and a couple of  Bufflehead.  They were resting and diving for food.  They are cute little ducks.  I also saw Ring-billed Gulls and Blue Jays.

Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Bufflehead

The ducks were at the other side of the pond...so quite far away.  The duck below was separate from the Buffleheads, Ruddy Duck.

Ruddy Duck

A couple of White-tailed Deer wandering across the field.

Quiet day at Gibbons

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.

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Thames River

Chilly Day Birding

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.

Ring-billed Gull

I had to take this photo fast, as the cormorant was really motoring it!

Double-crested Cormorant

I noticed this robin has a leg band.

American Goldfinch

Cedar Waxwing

Herring Gull

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.