Migration is certainly stuck for the most part. Locally, Peers Wetland is the only place that has a number of birds. I checked it out this morning through 3 cm of snow! Basically, the same birds from six days ago were present.
The only thing different was a couple of Least Flycatchers, which might have been there anyway.
Also in the flycatcher department, an Eastern Phoebe was looking for non-existent insects.
There have been lots of swallow (300+) at Peers, and needless to say they were disgusted this morning.
A Wilson's Warbler popped up yesterday and I saw it this morning, but it did not want to be photographed.
Yesterday a Black-throated Blue Warbler showed up in the yard. It was playing in the snow this morning.
A couple of White-crowned Sparrows have been hanging around. This one has a little extra white on the head.
I stopped by Reid CA yesterday morning after a three day absence. There was not much of course, but a couple of Ovenbirds were new. A couple of Black-throated Green Warblers and a handful of Yellow-rumped Warblers (plus 3 Nashville) were around.
Highlight was a Peregrine Falcon which flew overhead and alighted in a tree briefly. Certainly an oddity!
I also checked out McKeough CA and walked through a wooded area north of the spillway. It had been a few years since I was in there! In my early years of birding it was my go-to place and I recall some good days there during migration. A couple of Ovenbirds were there as well.
I found a patch of Twinleaf at one point.
Trilliums are all out and one can look for oddities. I found this one, which shows green in the petals. It is actually caused by a virus and can vary in the amount of green present.
The Pacific Loon was still at Sarnia yesterday, attracting many birders. Not often one gets to see a breeding plumaged Pacific up close!
One of these days we will see some action!
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