I went for a short walk at Gibbons Park. There was a lot of debris around from the flooding last week. The lower parts of the park are like small lakes. The Canada Geese were enjoying that.
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Pleasant Day at Gibbons Park
Gibbons Park, London, Ontario -- 11c. sunny, strong SW winds
I went for a short walk at Gibbons Park. There was a lot of debris around from the flooding last week. The lower parts of the park are like small lakes. The Canada Geese were enjoying that.
I saw a couple of Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Mallards, Canada Geese, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Crows, White-breasted Nuthatch, Cardinal, and Blue Jay.
I went for a short walk at Gibbons Park. There was a lot of debris around from the flooding last week. The lower parts of the park are like small lakes. The Canada Geese were enjoying that.
Monday, 26 February 2018
Greenway Walk
Greenway Park, London, Ontario
3c, sunny
It was a nice day to go for a walk in Greenway. I walked along the river and heard lots Red-winged Blackbirds...nice sounds of Spring!
I also saw Mallards, Canada Geese, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Cardinal, Common Crows, Rock Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, and Common Mergansers.
This area of Greenway is a large grass area beside the parking lot. Now it's a small lake, deep enough so that the mallards can swim around.
Still some Common Mergansers around.
3c, sunny
It was a nice day to go for a walk in Greenway. I walked along the river and heard lots Red-winged Blackbirds...nice sounds of Spring!
I also saw Mallards, Canada Geese, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Cardinal, Common Crows, Rock Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, and Common Mergansers.
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| Domestic Goose |
This area of Greenway is a large grass area beside the parking lot. Now it's a small lake, deep enough so that the mallards can swim around.
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
Still some Common Mergansers around.
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Thursday, 22 February 2018
Thames River Flooding
Springbank Park, London, Ontario
2 degrees, sunny
This has not been a good week for birding. We had a lot of rain first of the week with milder temperatures. Wednesday (February 21), the Thames River poured over its banks flooding areas of London. This is the worst flooding in decades (40 years). So, from the torrential rain and massive snow melt roads were closed. Wonderland Rd at Riverside Dr was closed to traffic (a main artery in West London) and up to Springbank Dr. for the day. I drive Wonderland Rd and Riverside Dr to get to Springbank Park and Greenway Park.
The photo below shows the walking bridge. It replaced the once known swinging bridge from years ago.
My photos today are nothing what it looked like yesterday. The river is slowly receding. The photo below shows the golf course which was under water way up to a hill covering one of the greens.
This photo shows an area where I bird a lot. The water was way up over the banks. At the end of the grass area was a steep hill and path to go down to the river.
I didn't see any ducks or geese in the river where I was walking. I was hoping to find Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds...didn't see any. The only bird I saw and heard was the Red-bellied Woodpecker.
2 degrees, sunny
This has not been a good week for birding. We had a lot of rain first of the week with milder temperatures. Wednesday (February 21), the Thames River poured over its banks flooding areas of London. This is the worst flooding in decades (40 years). So, from the torrential rain and massive snow melt roads were closed. Wonderland Rd at Riverside Dr was closed to traffic (a main artery in West London) and up to Springbank Dr. for the day. I drive Wonderland Rd and Riverside Dr to get to Springbank Park and Greenway Park.
The photo below shows the walking bridge. It replaced the once known swinging bridge from years ago.
My photos today are nothing what it looked like yesterday. The river is slowly receding. The photo below shows the golf course which was under water way up to a hill covering one of the greens.
This photo shows an area where I bird a lot. The water was way up over the banks. At the end of the grass area was a steep hill and path to go down to the river.
I didn't see any ducks or geese in the river where I was walking. I was hoping to find Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds...didn't see any. The only bird I saw and heard was the Red-bellied Woodpecker.
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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| Walking Bridge |
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