Mid-February Findings

I've been close to home at the Coves and Greenway Park lately.  I am now hearing Red-winged Blackbirds which is nice.

We've had some cold days and snowy days with freezing rain in the mix.  

The ponds are still frozen but the Thames River is mostly open now.  I saw this Great Blue Heron trying to keep warm one morning.

Downy Woodpecker

Saturday morning at Greenway Park..it was snowing.  There were some nice groups of Common Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers and a continuing Redhead.  

Common Mergansers

Common Goldeneyes

Great Blue Heron

Along the river bank, I saw a nice flock of American Robins.  

Downy Woodpecker

Looking forward to March to see some more interesting birds!

Mid-January Findings

Coves - Jan 21, 2023 

I went for a walk at the Coves.  At the one pond..a group of Hooded Mergansers were swimming around together.  Lots of Canada Geese and Mallards.  There were also two Great Blue Herons. 

Hooded Mergansers

These two Red-tailed Hawks were in the trees not far from each other.  The one, pulling at twigs and small branches and flew over the trees southward.  The second one did the same thing ....nest building?

Downy Woodpecker

Greenway Park  - Jan 23, 2023

We had snow yesterday for the first time this January...got about 2 in.  It was pretty with the snow on the trees.   

Buffleheads

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Strolling Around Birding

February 2020

I have been out birding in my area of West London.  Mainly at The Coves and Greenway Park.  Here are some photos I took the past two weeks.

Red-tailed Hawk

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Hooded Merganser

Common Mergansers

Tree Sparrow

Common Goldeneyes

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Common Merganser

Downy Woodpecker

I stopped into Woodland Cemetery to see if there were any deer around.  I did find a few. 

Birding - Week of January 20-24, 2020

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - Fanshawe CA, London, Ontario

I decided to go to Fanshawe this morning to see if I can find the Chipping Sparrow.  Watching the birds feeding at the entrance of Tamarack Trail, there were lots of Northern Cardinals, Dark-eyed Juncos, Black-capped Chickadees, White-throated Sparrows, and Mourning Doves.  I did finally see the Chipping Sparrow.  It was nice.

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal and Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

I went to the Dam to see what was in the water.  The one side the water was frozen.   The other side was open water.  All I saw was Canada Geese.  I scanned around the edges looking for ducks and found a busy Muskrat...swimming around and eating.
 

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - The Coves

It was quiet at the Coves this morning.  The water is frozen again.  I saw Downy Woodpeckers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Tree Sparrows, heard Carolina Wrens, Northern Cardinals and the Red-tailed Hawk.

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - Greenway Park

There were a few ducks in the Thames River today.  Lots of Canada Geese, Mallards, some Common Mergansers, Bufflehead, and Common Goldeneyes.  Along the edge of the river, the Red-bellied Woodpeckers were active, Downy Woodpeckers, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jays, heard a Carolina Wren and an American Robin.  

Bufflehead

Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Mallards and Canada Geese

 

Common Goldeneyes

 

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk