With another year upon us, it's time to get out and tick off some of those common birds again! The frigid weather has certainly not made it easy! On Wednesday I went down to Hamilton to do a duck round up and got many of the expected species. I was surprised that I wasn't able to turn up a King Eider, but there will be plenty of time to see them this year. The highlight of the day was a Red-throated Loon that popped up at the mouth of the canal.
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| Long-tailed Duck |
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| Long-tailed Duck and White-winged Scoter |
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| Red-breasted Merganser |
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| Redhead |
I also birded the Metz area north of Fergus and Luther Marsh from the road on Thursday. It was extremely cold, so my birding was entirely roadside. Birds were few and far between, but I did find 2 Snowy Owls, including this one that perched nicely on a telephone pole, seemingly oblivious to the polar winds. I was able to find a few other FOY ("first of year birds) including Common Raven and Ruffed Grouse. I did not see a single other raptor while out.
Most of the roads were free of snow.
I also found this Porcupine trying to stay warm while out for a walk in the arboretum earlier in the week. It was rolled up in a ball!
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