Susan's Birding and Nature Blog
Springbank Park, London, Ontario
-2c, overcast
I went for a walk at Springbank Park this morning. It is still cold. I was trying to look for anything green coming up from under the leaves...nothing yet. I saw a nice variety of birds.
I saw Common Grackle, Robins, Blue Jays, Cardinal, Mallard, Canada Geese, Black Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Downy Woodpecker, Crows, and Dark-eyed Juncos.
Heard Northern Flicker, Carolina Wren. Red-bellied Woodpecker, and White-breasted Nuthatch.
Below are some of the birds I saw.
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| Common Grackle |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Common Mergansers |
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| Common Mergansers |
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| Hooded Merganser |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Song Sparrow |
Gibbons Park - London, Ontario
light snow, -1c, feels like -7c, strong W winds 40 km/h, gusting 63 km/h
I went to Gibbons this morning for a quick look at the owls. The weather was just wild with snow off and on and strong winds. The whole week has been terrible weather wise.
I heard a Song Sparrow, a Northern Flicker and Red-winged Blackbirds and saw Mallards and Canada Geese.
This is where I stand to take photos of the owls in the old willow tree. I zoom in toward the owl nest.
I can see only one little head trying to keep warm.
Cold robins.
Greenway Park, London, Ontario 1c, overcast, cold, damp
I decided to go to Greenway Park this morning. With the rain all day yesterday, it was quite wet on the grass, etc. I saw a variety of birds. Lots of Red-winged Blackbirds, Robins, Grackles, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Mourning Dove, Song Sparrows, Mallards, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Rock Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Black-capped Chickadees.
I heard a Carolina Wren and a Northern Flicker.
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Bufflehead |
Saw two pairs of Common Mergansers.
This robin looks cold.
I saw a flurry of woodpeckers....a pair of Downy Woodpeckers
.......and a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers.
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| Hairy Woodpecker |
