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| Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps |
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| Osprey Pandion haliaetus |
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| Osprey Pandion haliaetus |
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| Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
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| Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe |
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| Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater |
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| Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia |
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| Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor |
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| White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus |
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| North American Beaver Castor canadensis |
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| North American Beaver Castor canadensis |
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| North American Beaver Castor canadensis |
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| Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus |
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| North American River Otter Lontra canadensis |
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| Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis |
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| Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta |
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| Who are these little fellers? |
It was cold and blustry at D-ville the other day, it felt downright autumnal. Tuques, gloves, and neck tubes were on for most of the day. Quiet at times, but still 51 species in 7 hours.
Plenty of non-winged critters were out and about. There was a dead River Otter at the eastern tip of the Petite Digue – a sad way to encounter this species for the first time.
There had to have been close to 1,000 Tree Swallows over the Grande Digue at dusk, swirling in clouds wherever one looked. Also at dusk, I heard one verse of Yellow Warbler song, but didn’t see a bird, so I think I’ll hold off until I claim my first warbler of the spring. Seems like the main streams of migrants are still plugged up somewhere down south by cold and weird weather. Soon!
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