Foggy and Soggy

Not surprisingly, there was dense fog this morning as this wacky weather continues.  I headed north towards Sarnia.  One could see virtually nothing on the St. Clair River except the wintering ducks at the Sombra ferry dock.

It was a little clearer at Sarnia and some of the Sarnia Bay waterfowl were at the parking lot along Front Street.

At the lakewatch on Lake Huron, the massive number of Long-tailed Ducks were in view.

I watched there for some time but the ducks were 99% Long-tailed--probably around 4000 birds. I did see two White-winged Scoters and a few Red-breasted Mergansers and Redhead.

Very few gulls are around right now.

After some shopping and an early lunch, I headed down Blackwell Sideroad and right away spotted a Snowy Owl atop a pole.

Sarnia Solar Snowy

A robin was beside the old landfill.  Earlier I saw two robins at Brander Park in Port Lambton.  Robins seem to be everywhere this winter.  Yesterday morning a small flock flew over the marina at Port Lambton.

A number of ducks and Canada Geese were in a cornfield between London Line and Confederation, but I did not see anything noteworthy.

There are several Short-eared Owls at the Sarnia solar farm this winter, best seen at dusk.  Perhaps I will head up that way during that time of day.