Mild January Weather

 January 4 to 9, 2021

I saw a nice variety of birds in the Coves this day.  A Carolina Wren was singing, Mallards, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Finch, Black-capped Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, Mourning Doves, American Robins and some Canada Geese flying over and Ring-billed Gulls.

American Robins

House Finch

Fanshawa CA - The gate is closed to cars at the dam because of the Covid-19 lockdown, so I walked halfway down the dam area to see what was in the water.  The one side is frozen and the other side half frozen with open water in the middle.  I can see Canada Geese and there were 3 ducks but they were too far to ID.

I went over to the Tamarack Trail area to see what was there.  There were Northern Cardinals and Blue Jays flying in and out.  Other birds were Black-capped Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, Downy Woodpeckers, and White-breasted Nuthatch.

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Coves - Finally a nice sunny day.  It's always nice to see American Robins in January.  There were White-breasted Nuthatches, House Finches, Carolina Wren, Downy Woodpeckers, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals and a Red-tailed Hawk.  

So far, we have had mild weather around -2c to 4c (day temperatures) with overcast skies.  The winters sure has changed from years ago when I was a kid.  We haven't had a frigid cold snap yet. 

I went over to Greenway Park to see what was in the river.  Lots of Canada Geese in the water and flying over.  Lots of Mallards, some Buffleheads, Common Mergansers, Ring-billed Gulls and a Herring Gull.

Buffleheads

Buffleheads

Common Mergansers

Common Merganser  (female)