One month down

 With the last day of January, we were reminded that winter isn't finished with us, in fact we are barely half way through!

it was snowing lightly.....

yet the Red-wing Blackbirds made it sound like spring.

in the afternoon we walked over at Harrison Bay, and spotted....

a Peregrine Falcon - based on the colouring, a young one.

there were a lot of American Wigeon, but a few Eurasian as well.  Eurasian have a rust coloured head with a yellow stripe - there is one right at the back of this bunch and another right at the left.

there were Canada Geese scattered all over.  This one was with a couple of Northern Pintails and a Mallard.

It has actually been quite quiet for birds the last little while...

although while exploring the new trail system the other day, we came across

another American Dipper, but even more exciting was the spotting of .....

a Bobcat!

there are still Bald Eagles around, more young ones than adults these days.  The resident pairs are all hanging out close to their nests.