Year 2020

I saw 15 new bird species for Middlesex County in 2020 which was very nice.  I hope I can find a lot more for 2021.  I still need to see a lot more birds as lifers and for my Middlesex County list.

Here are the 6 birds that were lifers:

Mute Swan, American Bittern, Black-crowned Night Heron, Rough-legged Hawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Cliff Swallow

Black-crowned Night Heron

Olive-sided Flycatcher

The next list, I saw these birds for the first time in Middlesex County.  I have seen these birds elsewhere in other counties or in Florida:

Gadwall, Northern Harrier, Sandhill Crane, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, Golden-winged Warbler, Northern Parula, Eastern Towhee, and Purple Finch.

 Northern Mockingbird

Sandhill Crane

Eastern Bluebird

I didn't find any butterfly or dragonfly lifers this year.

That wraps up the year 2020.  

Happy New Year 2021.....stay safe and stay healthy.

Good Birding!

A Brief Walk at Greenway Park

Greenway Park - London, Ontario

I went for a walk this morning at Greenway Park to see what I can find.  There were a lot of Canada Geese, Mallards, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, and Common Goldeneyes in the Thames River. 

Common Mergansers

Common Goldeneye

It was nice to see two magnificent Bald Eagles together on a tree at the river.  They stayed there for some time.  

Winter Birding

November 30, 2020 - Uplands Wetland

I decided to go to Uplands Wetland to see what was there.  A lot of Canada Geese, Mallards, a couple of Black Ducks, a Hooded Merganser, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Goldfinches, American Tree Sparrows, Northern Cardinals, Downy Woodpeckers, Black-capped Chickadees and a Common Redpoll.

American Goldfinch

Black Duck

Hooded Merganser

Canada Geese

Common Redpoll

December 3, 2020 - Greenway

I walked along the river at Greenway.  We still have snow on the ground so Canada Geese were trying to find grassy areas to eat.  There were many Canada Geese and Mallards in the river...some Ring-billed Gulls.  I saw some Hooded Mergansers (6) and two Common Mergansers.

Hooded Merganser

I watched these two Common Mergansers with a fish.  It seems they were having a hard time handling it.

December 5, 2020 - Hyde Park Ponds

It was a quiet day today bird wise.  There were Canada Geese and Mallards in the pond.  Walking along the grassy area, I saw 9 American Crows fly over.  The Blue Jays were active.  It was nice to see a Winter Wren.  I don't see these too often.  Also some American Tree Sparrows.

Winter Wren

Some American Tree Sparrows below.

I hope I can get back birding very soon as I'm having eye surgery tomorrow.