Saturday, January 23, 2010

January 23, 2010: Birding Southern Ontario

Today we visited Southern Ontario for birding again, the primary purpose being to seek out the King Eider at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Stony Creek

We found the Eider! Along with some other nice shots at Fifty Point Conservation Area..
Female Common Goldeneye
Above and Below: Some nice shots of the juvenile King Eider

Above and Below - Common Goldeneye
Above and below: Long-Tailed Duck
Rough-Legged Hawk in Grimbsy
American Kestrel in Grimsby

Next was a visit to the park at the mouth of the 40 Mile River in Grimsby
Above and Below: A nice closeup from an American Wigeon

We ended up the day birding along the Niagara River
Flying White-Winged Scoters at Niagara-on-The-Lake
Northern Mockingbird along the river
American Black Duck
Tundra Swan

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