Recent Mid-November Birding 2004

Today (Nov 18), I saw my first Hooded Mergansers of the season at the Coves.  There were 3 of them together. I heard a Carolina Wren singing, saw some Black-capped Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-breasted Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and American Tree Sparrows.

This Hooded Merganser was really motoring along....cute little ducks.

Downy Woodpecker

At Greenway Park, there were 3 Greater Yellowlegs.  This is the latest date (November 18) I have ever seen Greater Yellowlegs.  Actually, I've never seen one for the month of November.  I counted 6 Great Blue Herons...some were in the trees and others at the other end too far away for photos.

November 19 at Springbank Park, the Thames River is low right now so lots of rocks for the birds to stand on.  Ring-billed Gulls below.  

I counted over 200 Mallards. 

A  Cooper's Hawk across the river