Susan's Birding and Nature Blog

Sunday, 11 January 2026

New Year 2026

Starting off, it has been cold with all the ponds frozen and parts of the Thames River.  The first part of January it was very cold (feeling like -16c) to a mild day of +14c.

At the Coves, I saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  I don't see them very often.  

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker eating berries 

Great Blue Herons trying to keep warm.



I saw a dozen Robins in the berries


Greenway - January 4/26

Common Goldeneyes


Common Merganser


Bald Eagle

Today, January 5 was a milder day.  It's always nice to see Robins...I counted 16.






Scenes from the Coves.




Great Blue Herons together...there were 7.







There were 14 Mourning Doves together.



American Tree Sparrow

January 10/26 - With the mild weather the last few days, rain and snow melt, the Thames River is very high and fast moving.  The water is over the banks and at the duck lookout, which is under water, the ducks and geese were swimming on the grass area.