Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve
April 25th to 27th 2010
Even though it is very cold for this time of year and almost always windy and raining, we have been out for our daily walks at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve.
Red-winged Blackbirds were singing and collecting nesting material.
Click below to hear the Red-winged Blackbirds
A Blue-winged Teal sailed along the slough near the Heronry.
Centauria and Dogwood were blooming prettily and a beautiful pair of Cornus Kousa Dogwoods are blooming on Keith Wilson Road on our way to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve.
Black-capped Chickadees are nesting now, so we are not seeing them as often.
Downy Woodpeckers stopped to inspect various tree trunks for insects.
The Bald Eagles are nesting now; we noticed one of them eating a very old carcass that had been left from some previous time.
Click below to hear the Bald Eagle
House Finches are really colourful at this time of year.
The male American Goldfinches were singing while the females were collecting nesting material.
Click below to hear the American Goldfinch
The Canada Geese that nested in the tall stump at the Salwein Creek have Goslings and spend a lot of time on the North Lagoon; sometimes the whole family spends time near the edges of the paths. A couple of the little goslings enjoyed a real underwater bath. We often see Canada Geese in trees at this time of year.
Great Blue Heron can be found at their nesting site or fishing in many different areas near the edges of the water. There are often loud arguments at the Heronry.
Click below to hear the Great Blue Herons
We often see Rufous Hummingbirds at this time of year. This female was collecting moss for a nest.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets hopped from branch to branch one afternoon.
Mallard Ducklings were found in several locations, we enjoyed some very tiny ones standing on water lily pads near the Heronry.
Cottontail Rabbits were often seen on our last few walks.
Ring-necked Ducks were seen on the North Lagoon.
A few Lesser Scaup were seen as well.
American Robins were seen everywhere. Most of them are nesting now but we still see the males around and some of the females are still gathering nesting material.
Song Sparrows were found on our walks as well, they are residents of our area.
Tree Swallows were found almost everywhere, skimming the water and hawking insects right out of the air. Occasionally, they stop to rest on a nearby perch.
Two Nashville Warblers were seen one afternoon.
A few Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen but usually too high in the canopy of the trees to be photographed.
White-crowned Sparrows were easily found.
One morning a Turkey Vulture flew right over our heads.
A male and female Wigeon were at the East Bird Blind.
A few Wood Ducks were found in trees and behind the East Bird Blind.
The little Great Horned Owlets are beginning to develop into birds with personalities. They watch us from a great distance with big round eyes. They wave their heads around while they try to get a better view of us through the trees and leaves. The mother is often out of the nest perched nearby now. An airplane roared overhead, causing the little ones to follow the sound.
We stopped and had a nice chat with Leona at the Rotary Interpretive Centre on the 27th in the morning and another nice chat with Bill and Jenny. We waved to Barb and Val as they arrived to open the Gift Shop and had another nice chat with Wayne before we left.
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