Mild Weather!

A much-needed break in the weather happened today. The temperature rose above zero celsius! I went to Rondeau Park for a walk, then checked out Erieau.
I started on south point trail, where there were absolutely no birds! Probably a first there! Some ducks and gulls were out over the lake though.
The visitor centre area held many birds, attracted to the feeders there. Birds included both types of nuthatches (the first Red-breasted I have seen this year!), two Tufted Titmice, Tree Sparrows, Pine Siskins, Common Redpolls, Goldfinches, Chickadees, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers.


There was also a pair of Carolina Wrens.


A Pileated frequents the area, but I did not see it today.
I then walked the campground. It was hard going in the slushy deep snow. Not much was there actually. I did come across a group of four Golden-crowned Kinglets. At the north end, I looked at a flock of blackbirds. It was mostly Brown-headed Cowbirds, but there were several Red-winged Blackbirds and a few Starlings.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Along New Scotland Line, I saw two Northern Flickers--first for the year.

I then headed over to Erieau, and the sun finally came out. It was supposed to rain today, but as usual the weather forecast was totally wrong. We did not get a drop!!

A few Ring-billed Gulls were on the ice along with a couple of Herring Gulls. A Great Blue Heron was still hanging out around a bubbler in the harbour.

At home, the Pine Siskins and Goldfinches are still gorging themselves on nyjer seed. I had only one Common Redpoll today, and it was a bright one.

At dusk, I went out of town to look for the Snowy Owl. No luck there, but I did see a nice sunset.