Nothing new lately, but we finally had a mild spell the last couple of days. Much of the snow disappeared! It was a relief to go outside with a light jacket in the afternoon.
Today, I saw the first migrant Red-winged Blackbird along the St. Clair River, a sing of things to come.
The river had opened up quite a bit, so waterfowl was spread out. I was able to get into Cathcart Park for the first time in a while since the snow had melted enough. A good number of Ring-necked Ducks had congregated here.
In fact, there were around 50, which is a good number for the river during winter.
There was an oddball duck, no doubt with domestic genes.
It has been a good winter for Red-breasted Merganser along the river. Usually there are not a lot.
Canvasbacks have thinned out quite a bit.
Lots of gulls (mostly Herring) were moving up the river today. At Mooretown, I counted over 400 in about a half hour.
When out along the St. Clair River, I am always reminded of good times when I was young. We spent a lot of time along that river! Summer picnics were always a highlight. One of our favourite spots was Seager Park (we called it The Willows back then).
Yesterday, I went down to Rondeau Park for a change in scenery and scoped the lake off access #8. Things were a bit distant, but there was lots of movement of ducks and gulls.
The backyard feeder has been dismal this winter. Hopefully spring weather will appear soon and bring something of interest.
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