Winter Birding - February 2025

 February 10-15, 2025, Greenway Park and Springbank Park

I was only out for two days this week as we had some snowy days.  

I went to the parks and walked along Thames River to see what I can find.  I really enjoy looking at the ducks.  Common Goldeneyes, Bufflehead, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards and Canada Geese.

Common Goldeneye

The Northern Pintails have been around for a few days.  I managed to find them.  Two males and one female.  They are not common here.

The male Ring-necked Duck is still around

 

On this day, I saw 9 Great Blue Herons in the trees.

Again, the Bald Eagles were flying around and resting in trees ....a joy to watch..

I saw some Hooded Mergansers.  I always just see a few at a time.  They are never here in big numbers.

The Red-breasted Merganser is more of a rare find here.  This female below was busy diving.

Rondeau Park - 2022

May 10, 2022

It was a lovely day at Rondeau Park, 22c and sunny.  I saw a nice variety of birds.  In the warbler category - Prothonotary Warbler, Yellow Warblers, Chestnut-sided Warblers, American Redstarts, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, and a Magnolia Warbler.

Mute Swans

I walked the Tulip Trail and was lucky the Prothonotary Warbler was around.  This was the first warbler of the day.  A beautiful warbler.  It was busy hopping branch to branch above the water.  They are an endangered species.

Out at the beach, the Purple Martin houses were busy with Purple Martins coming and going.  I saw no activity at the water.   

Downy Woodpecker

White-breasted Nuthatch

At the Marsh Trail, I noticed a couple of Buffleheads and some Red-breasted Mergansers.

Red-breasted Mergansers

The flowers were blooming nicely.

A very nice day at Rondeau Park!

Rondeau Park 2016

April 30, 2016

It was a cool day today...didn't see much bird wise but saw a variety of other things.

Tulip Tree Trail

Common Purple Violet

Mayapple

Eastern Gartersnake

Midland Painted Turtle

Red-breasted Merganser