and oh my, how low can water levels go?! There was though activity there in the gravel...
has been hearing them the last few days, finally spotted them - Killdeer....there were at least 4. And while we are talking about 'hearing' - I've heard an Osprey, but haven't seen one yet and quite often we are hearing Ruffed Grouse drumming but again, grouse aren't often seen.
After lunch we headed over to Harrison Bay...
still a lot of Trumpeter and Tundra Swans around, even though others have headed north. It is quite possible that these could be ones from further south, just taking a break. By the two adults (white) laying down on the right side are Tundras. You can see there are geese out there too.
the young ones are really molting into their adult plumage now....
and have to add this picture.....don't often get a good shot of them in flight.
So now, over to the dike and it was one of those days I was wishing I'd brought my spare battery because I was scared I'd use the one in the camera up....
there were lots of Red-wing Blackbirds - this would be a young male and I'm not sure what is going on with the hair do! Lots of Starling too but didn't get any photos of them.
Everywhere you looked there were American Robins.....
there had to be at least a hundred - 8 in this little tree alone.
then there were the Woodpeckers. This, a male, is one of 3 Downy Woodpeckers we saw
and this female, one of 3 Hairy Woodpeckers seen. Also saw a couple of Northern Flicker, but no photos.
Out on the bay...
where water levels continue to drop, a couple of Common Loon, a trio of Common Merganser and a few Bufflehead were about it except for further up on the river....
more Canada Geese....
and more swans.
the Bald Eagle pair have been working on their nest, but they aren't alone in the nest building....
the Northwestern Crows are also in nest building mode.
No sign of the Mountain Bluebirds, they must have moved on already. So, tomorrow is spring...wonder what it will bring!
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