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Long Point!

My last exam of my undergrad degree was yesterday, so now I can enjoy spring migration without any stress about school.

An early Solitary Sandpiper at Columbia Lake was the last interesting bird I found in Waterloo before heading South:

At Long Point it didn't take long before I added several year birds.
Pine Warblers were low to the ground finding whatever food they could find in this cold weather:

This Junco at Long Point Prov. Park was looking a little orangey/brown... but my opinion is still that it's all just variation in Slate-coloreds:

Over the next 10 days I'll be at Long Point banding birds, then off to Pelee for a few days of guiding, and then up North for a few more weeks of birding ;)

The rest of the summer is wide open, and will surely include some interesting birding adventures :)

Spring time in Waterloo

On my first day off of school I ventured to my usual haunts. Except this time I had time to linger and take some photos!
Luckily there were also a bunch of new migrants in :)

Believe it or not, there is still ice on the lakes/ponds here!

Common Goldeneyes are unusual on the inland lakes of Waterloo, so a group of 5 of them stood out.

This male Redhead wasn't associating with the female Redhead whatsoever.

Song Sparrows were everywhere.

Laurel Creek may not be frozen, but it sure is drained:

Hopefully the expansive mud will attract more of these birds:

A few teal were very alert to my presence:

This Fox Sparrow was very boisterous with its beautiful song:

Check out a video of it singing here: