Bird Walks in London, Ontario

Well, winter has arrived.  It has been very cold, snowy and a windy week.  I went birding at some places in London this past week.

I was looking at a Mourning Dove in a tree and suddenly it flow off with 20 other Mourning Doves (which I didn't see) on the ground under bushes.   I then realized a Cooper's Hawk came flying in and landed in a tree above me.  

House Finch

I saw 4 Great Blue Herons on this day.

At Huron Street Woods, there was a Pied-billed Grebe reported recently.  I finally found it.

At Gibbons Park, mother Great Horned Owl is in her nest.  

Song Sparrow

Common Mergansers

A Red-tailed Hawk flew into a tree right in front of me for a few minutes and flew down to dead tree trunk.  It was looking around and suddenly flew to the ground under bushes and caught something.  

It stayed under the bush and ate his meal (I think it was a mole).

Common Mergansers

Saturday, February 6, I went to Greenway Park.  It was so cold with the wind (feels like -20c).  The Canada Geese and Mallards were mostly along the edge of the river or sleeping on the ice.  This is the first time during this mild winter that the Thames River is freezing over.

Common Goldeneye