Here at the estuary....
the water has come up a bit - now covering portions of the path to the park, but hadn't come up as much as I'd thought it might, probably due to the cold temperatures putting a stop to any melting.
not much change in the bird species yet either....here is a Song Sparrow....several of them were visible.
did notice quite a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets - this isn't one, this is a Gold-crowned Kinglet, that obviously moved it's head just as the camera clicked. Had been hoping to see a Yellow-rump Warbler but haven't seen any of those yet, anywhere, although I understand some have been seen as far north as the northern tip of Vancouver Island.
a pair of Northwestern Crow caught my eye....
as they were gathering nesting material.
Over at Harrison Bay....
everything is very green....quite a few Canada Geese out in the fields
Tree Swallows....also saw a Violet Green Swallow, but basically there weren't many birds around. Some Robins, the ones that will spend the summer with us, while the rest must have moved on. Several White-crowned Sparrows and the usual Crows, Starling, Blackbirds etc.
Speaking of moving on though....all those Trumpeter Swans we've had all winter, well there is a lake just outside of Whitehorse in the Yukon where there is a Swan Festival every April and apparently they are seeing record numbers of Swans....well over 3,000 on the lake at the moment.
For interest sake, here are some photos from Swan Haven from when we were there 10 years ago.
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