Some April Finds

April 6, 2026, Strathroy Lagoons

It's nice to get some different species of birds.

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Ducks

Horned Grebe

April 11, 2026, Komoka

Tree Swallows

Eastern Bluebird

Sandhill Cranes

Ring-necked Ducks

April 13, 2026, Westminster Ponds

Brown Thrasher

Fox Sparrow

DeKays Brown Snake

Some Rarities this Week

Fanshawe Lake Area- February 3, 2024, -1c, overcast - Lake was half frozen.  I saw Canada Geese, Mallards, Common Mergansers, Northern Pintails, Bald Eagle, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-breasted Nuthatches, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, American Goldfinch, and Pine Siskins.

I don't know what kind of spruce trees these are, they are loaded with pine cones.

Pine Siskin

It was nice to see the Northern Pintails.

Northern Pintail

February 9, 2024 - Record breaking temperatures today.  It was 11c in the morning when I was birding.  The afternoon was a record 14c.   Winters sure have changed from when I was young!  I thought I would check the Thames River along Wonderland Road to see what I can find along the river.  Lots of Canada Geese and Mallards and I also found 4 Northern Shovelers. Beautiful ducks - 2 males and 2 females.  We rarely see them in this area.

Below - Female Northern Shoveler in the middle left and female Mallard to the right.

February 10, 2024 - I went to Kilally ESA to find the Greater Scaup which had been sighted this past week.  I finally found it with a couple of Mallards.  This is another duck rarely seen in our area.

Mid-April Findings

Here are some images of birds I've seen the last couple of weeks at  Westminster Ponds, Coves, and Fanshawe CA.  Nice to see some Spring birds arriving.

Killdeer

Great Blue Heron

Barn Swallow

Blue-winged Teal

Turkey Vulture

Bufflehead

Ring-necked Duck

Eastern Phoebe

Canada Goose

Northern Shoveler