So finally I went through the pictures and edited them, so here comes a post.
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I woke up at 6:30, and Christian Artuso came at 8:00. Christian came along and he was a tremendous help. We started out by going around our yard. We found some baby Long-eared Owls in the nest (by the way the owlets are branching now). We got about 30 just in our the area around our property.
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Long-eared Owlets |
We then hopped in the vehicle and headed to Birds Hill Park, a provincial park near us. First we stopped at the Red River Floodway to check if there were any birds. There was this beauty right along the edge of the water, a Caspian Tern. I've biked to the floodway often but have never seen terns there, so it was quite a treat.
We saw quite a few common birds as we drove along to the park.
We stopped as we got in the park and took a listen. We got some nice views of a female redstart as it flitted about it's nest by the side of the road.
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female American Redstart |
Some highlights from the park were Indigo Bunting, Alder Flycatcher, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
The plan was to head out east to the boreal forests to find some warblers that breed there. So we hit the road and headed to the boreal forest
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Red-tailed Hawk |
One of the target birds was Golden-winged Warbler. With frequent stopping of the vehicle and listening we were finally successful as we saw one flitting about.
This is a very special and beautiful bird. Thanks to Christian who helped us find it.
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Golden-winged Warbler |
It flew back and forth across the road and with persistence we got some nice photos, and this bird does deserve some photos.
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Golden-winged Warbler |
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Golden-winged Warbler |
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Golden-winged Warbler |
We also saw this Chestnut sided Warbler.
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Chestnut-sided Warbler |
It was a bit strange to see a hummingbird on a wire, such a cute tiny thing.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
We got a nice view of an old, collapsed barn and I thought it made for a nice photo.
View of the road. We were seeing a lot of this. :)
Stay tuned for the next post!
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