Jenn and I found ourselves in Waterloo yesterday (Jan 30th) - and decided to make a run for some good birds in the area.
Most notably - the Varied Thrush that has been present since sometime in December. Nice bird! We parked in the driveway, waited a while (saw some woodpecker squabbles) and the thrush put on a great show eating peanuts not far away. Beautiful creature!
No camera with me, but others have taken some nice images of the bird:
http://www.naturesbestcreations.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=31874
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28113115@N00/5288456501/in/photostream/
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We also made a quick stop to see the Hawkesville Red-shouldered Hawk... The bird has been here every winter for several years now, but it's the first time I found myself in the area. We found the bird quickly, and it gave some really nice views. Beautiful bird!
Again, not my photo, but the same bird:
http://www.ofo.ca/photoalbums/archive/Hawks_Kites_Eagles/slides/redshoulderedhawkbw.html
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Going to poke around in this snowstorm tomorrow for a rarity or two. It's a terrible time of year for rarities, but you're not going to find anything if you're not out looking! And I always enjoy a good storm.
That's all I've got! Other than this:
The old stand-by of posting other peoples things that are neat:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericwalters/5399624702/
- Glaucous-winged Gull in Illinois... THEEE most overdue bird for Ontario.
http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=44436.0;attach=6946;image
- Slaty-backed Gull in Illinous... not fair!
http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=32809.0
- Golden Eagle going after a deer in illinois!? I noticed this when looking up pictures of the gulls.. Crazy!
Not much down this way to look at right now. Would be nice if a Glaucous-winged Gull appeared on the St. Clair River! Checked the river after work yesterday on my way to Sarnia--nothing new.
ReplyDeleteStill hoping for a Green-tailed Towhee here! One is in Michigan right now.
Good luck in the blizzard....