couldn't do the dike as there was a grader working on it. Not sure why they spend so much time grading that dike....they have also cleared all the vegetation from the sides...
there wasn't a lot out on the water, in fact not a single swan in sight. Some Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye and Mallard that was about it.
could hear Black-capped Chickadees in the trees, and found this little female Downy Woodpecker instead.
Only other birds around were a few....
Northwestern crows and a camera shy Steller's Jay
there was a bit of a wind chill happening so turned around and walked the portion of dike behind the houses....
found a flock of a dozen or so of these Eurasian Collared Doves (had to really doctor the photo as it was in deep shadow)
here we are the far end of the bay looking back at those beautiful snow capped mountains.
we did spot this Common Loon in the waters under the railway bridge.
Should mention that Monday had been the Christmas Bird Count in our area and wouldn't you know it but the masses of swans and eagles and waterfowl that have been here all along, were no where to be found! They did count 52 species, some of the more unusual were a Pileated Woodpecker (I'd seen one that day as well, the first in about a year), a Northern Pygmy Owl was in the neighbourhood along with a Northern Shrike and even a Lincoln Sparrow.
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