SPRING WHERE ARE YOU??????

After a week of really cold weather and not to well at the moment I decided enough I needed some fresh air.
The sun is still hiding behind the clouds and the air is still quite cold. Chris came with me we drove our usual loop. Checked the bay lots of gulls mostly Herring and Ring Billed there was however and thanks to Blake a Glaucous Gull these were the best pictures.


GLAUCOUS GULL




GLAUCOUS GULL

The lighthouse had the usual Long Tail Ducks, a few Red Breasted Mergansers and Buffleheads that were close to the shore.



RED BREASTED MERGANSERS

There is still a thin layer of ice which the gulls were all sitting on.

Canatara Park
The grassland had Dark Eyed Junco,American Tree Sparrows, Cardinal, Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and one lonely Song Sparrow singing away.Out on Lake Chipican there was a group of ducks which had a pair of Wood Ducks sitting on the ice.



WOOD DUCKS ON LAKE CHIPICAN

The rest of the group comprised of Redheads and mallards.
A group of 23 Tundra swans flew over while we were in the park.


TUNDRA SWANS

As the park was getting busy with dog walkers we moved to Perch Creek. On searching the Cedars and Pines for the Saw Whet Owl (No Luck) we came upon a group of American Tree Sparrows, Dark Eyed Juncos and Black Capped Chickadees all flittering through the Hawthorns.
As I am still not 100 per cent we headed for home. This Downy Woodpecker came to my feeder and was quite content to demolish my homemade suet.


DOWNY WOODPECKER AT MY FEEDER

American Tree Sparrows seem to be grouping which means they are probably going to leave soon.
Good Birding Everyone!