Pics didn't turn out greatest, seemed to focus behind them on most of the pics.
Also, while driving I got a quick glance at a blackbird sp. Won't be too long till there everywhere again!
Good Birding!
Saturday 16 February 2013
Finally Something New!
So in the time since my last post, I haven't seen anything new or interesting for the year, until today. My dad and I headed to Perch Creek Management Area in search of the Saw-whet Owl that has been there all winter. Unfortunately, we did not find the owl, though we did find about 10dead mice stuck in the cedars there! Which means it should still be around, its got plenty of food, we just couldn't find it. But, it seemed we didn't go all that way for nothing at leased! We were greeted by a flock of about 15 Cedar Waxwings, which was nice because I haven't seen all that many yet this year, and along with them, a group of at leased 6 Eastern Bluebirds! These were new for the year at leased!
Also, while driving I got a quick glance at a blackbird sp. Won't be too long till there everywhere again!
Also, while driving I got a quick glance at a blackbird sp. Won't be too long till there everywhere again!
Sunday 3 February 2013
Super Bowl Sunday Birding!
As I'm writing this post, I am also watching the Super Bowl, so if anything I write doesn't make sense, thats why.
Today my dad and I went Downriver Ducking with Lambton Wildlife Inc. This is always one of my favorite LWI events, it is always a good one! On the drive there, we counted 9 Red-tailed Hawks, and a Cooper's Hawk.
This went quite well, with a total of 16 people were there at some point. We started out by going to the Government Docks looking for the lone Green-winged Teal that has been there for over a month! Also there was a nice Am. Black Duck x Mallard Hybrid. Then went off to the lighthouse as usual, nothing much there, a few Common Goldeneye flying around and a bunch of Long-tailed Ducks out there too. Next was to the bridge in search of the Peregrines. Within minutes of getting there, they were both found! FINALLY! This was the 6th time I've been there this year and first time I've seen them! They were within a couple meters of each other too!
Soon after we headed down river in our big convoy of cars! Down river, within the first few stops, I had seen about 15'ish Glaucous Gulls, Many Greater Black-backed's, a couple White-winged Scoters, and new species, a pair of Gadwall, and a Northern Pintail.
Later down river also of interest many more Glaucous and Greater B-B's, at leased one Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a possible Herring Gull x Greater Black-backed Gull Hybrid.
So with those 3 plus the Red-shouldered Hawk I got 3 days ago, my Lambton Big Year total is now 83 + 2 Hybrids.
Today my dad and I went Downriver Ducking with Lambton Wildlife Inc. This is always one of my favorite LWI events, it is always a good one! On the drive there, we counted 9 Red-tailed Hawks, and a Cooper's Hawk.
This went quite well, with a total of 16 people were there at some point. We started out by going to the Government Docks looking for the lone Green-winged Teal that has been there for over a month! Also there was a nice Am. Black Duck x Mallard Hybrid. Then went off to the lighthouse as usual, nothing much there, a few Common Goldeneye flying around and a bunch of Long-tailed Ducks out there too. Next was to the bridge in search of the Peregrines. Within minutes of getting there, they were both found! FINALLY! This was the 6th time I've been there this year and first time I've seen them! They were within a couple meters of each other too!
Soon after we headed down river in our big convoy of cars! Down river, within the first few stops, I had seen about 15'ish Glaucous Gulls, Many Greater Black-backed's, a couple White-winged Scoters, and new species, a pair of Gadwall, and a Northern Pintail.
Later down river also of interest many more Glaucous and Greater B-B's, at leased one Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a possible Herring Gull x Greater Black-backed Gull Hybrid.
Also got this on the way home.
So with those 3 plus the Red-shouldered Hawk I got 3 days ago, my Lambton Big Year total is now 83 + 2 Hybrids.
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