Fish Creek Bird Spotting

Another great day out today with 10 new birds added to our list!  A small storm water pond just beyond the Fish Creek visitor centre had no less than 15 male Wood Ducks, quite a few Mallards as well as Bufflehead Ducks, American Wigeon Common Merganser and Goldeneye.

Clay-colored Sparrows were everywhere in the grassland and easy to spot if you stopped long enough to watch for them, otherwise you'd pass right by only hearing them.  Bank Swallows were seen overhead along Fish Creek.

Further down near the boat launch we had several amazing new spots, the Baltimore Oriole, Western Tanager, Brown Headed Cowbird, Western Wood-Pewee and a Belted Kingfisher.  There were also a number of Red-winged Blackbirds, more Bank Swallows and Bonaparte's Gulls.