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Sparroworking in Québec: June 2006
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I only had a relatively crummy pocket camera on this essentially non-birding trip . nevertheless:. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 12:41 pm. Bummed off the conference mid-afternoon under gentle arm-twisting from a couple of colleagues, and went whale watching. Plenty of Orca. Although it's quite early in the season . also many, many Bald Eagles. Why didn't I bring the good camera? As well as Western Gulls. Assorted Cormorants (Pelagic and Double-crowned), Glaucous-winged Gulls. Stanley Park in June. At the...
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Sparroworking in Québec: December 2006
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Today was spent - all of it - taking part in the annual CBC for the Hudson area. The route we are assigned to can be seen at http:/ www.pqspb.org/cbc hudson.htm. The maps for sector 2 are the ones you want. Supposedly the day was to have been sunny and indded, by the end, it was but the morning was cold driven snow . not all good for seeing birds which, being sensible creatures, were well hidden and sheltered. So - very near the start of the day we managed to tick off a pair of Wild Turkeys. Which was ma...
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Sparroworking in Québec: March 2006
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Today saw the first returned Song Sparrow. And there were Canada Geese. Overhead and along the shores of the river where the ice is starting to break up. American Robins. Have been occasional visitors for a couple of days. Still a few Common Redpolls. Coming to the feeders but they should depart soon. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 5:27 pm. An unseasonably warm day today with melt water everywhere and only the sun making things pleasant . March is indeed the "mucky month". As well as another first for the...
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Sparroworking in Québec: May 2006
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Briefly seen - a new (the 84th) species for our garden list. The pond and waterfall was the magnet that brouoght a Least Flycatcher. Onto the property this evening. Very nice. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 8:51 pm. Sunny day, just regular garden birds so we went abroad to vist Marais Cooper. Plenty of good birds this time including Kingbirds. Where did thet strange name come from? Redheads, Yellow Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, Wilson's Snipe, Swamp Sparrows, Catbirds. And a Least Flycatcher. We can now...
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Sparroworking in Québec: January 2006
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This weekend the Pine Siskins. Returned . normally we have had them around for a while by this stage of the winter but one assumes that with the warm weather and apparent abundance of food still out in the wild their need to visit the mageoires is diminshed. Nice to se them back - a fine little bird. Also, Sunday morning, we several times heard the Carolina Wren(s). Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 1:00 pm. The weeken's species list, in order of first appearance, was:. Common Redpolls (in profusion). Loudly...
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Sparroworking in Québec: November 2006
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A paucity of birds. We are not alone in the area in noticing that the birds are finding more than enough "wild" food due to the unseasonably mild weather we are enjoying with the result that our 'Feederwatch' counts are way down on previous years. So - as there are no birds worth the trouble of describing in the garden this weekend here is a picture taken at sunset last night beside the St. Lawrence river at the end of our road. Note the crescent moon rising over Ile Perrot. A large flock of Am. Crows.
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Sparroworking in Québec: April 2006
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To enter the US from Mexico this season. It was in the North Fork of the canyon busily looking for territory:. Other great birds seen, included :. And many, many more. Meanwhile it's good to be back in Montreal with the sun shining, the flowers and leaves starting to appear and the spring migration still, despite early arrivals, ahead of us. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 6:58 pm. Feederwatch ends - on to pastures new. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 7:38 pm. This morning was spent away from the garden and ...
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Sparroworking in Québec: July 2006
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Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 2:44 pm. After a(nother) torrential monsoon and lightning show this afternoon the birds were catching up on missed feeding opportunities under th dripping branches. We were briefly visited by a gorgeous Baltimore Oriole. But were amused by a parent BCChickadee. Certainly it quieted the little varmint down for a moment. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 6:09 pm. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 4:48 pm. So, mostly birds, plenty of gardening and other stuff as appropriate. And puttin...
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Sparroworking in Québec: February 2006
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Very, very cold this week with windchill apparently down to minus 25 degC but at least it persuaded the Pine Siskins. To make a reappearance. Also seen was a Coopers Hawk. It wasn't seen to take anything but fresh blood has been seen on the snow in recent days so someone is feeding well. Recent reports from the area indicate that there may be Ravens. Thinking about nesting within a 20 minute walk. To be followed up on. Posted by The Sparroworkers @ 7:01 pm. Sounds of spring approaching. Other species tod...
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Sparroworking in Québec: August 2006
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Bar Harbor - Maine. Cracking good resto th. First evening - called Havana : "modern American with a Latin twist" which meant some really inventive things with fresh fish, ginger, coriander and chillies. Not cheap but who cares when the cooking is that good? Saturday - plenty of local walking with camera and bins interspersed with rock pools and paddling for J who was suffering from salt water deprivation. Loon, Guillemot, Waxwing, Herring Gulls, ßß-Gulls, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Cormorants.
