Family Day Weekend - 2020

Yesterday morning while touring through southern Lambton County, we watched a Northern Shrike dive from the hydro wire to a mouse he had caught earlier and wedged on a tree branch.

He dropped it a couple of times but continued to fly back to the bush to feed.

While making a detour to find a geocache, we found 6 Blue birds!  

This female was busy hunting for bugs in a pasture.

This morning's adventures started at Rock Glen Conservation Area which hosts the only waterfall in Lambton County (that I know of) on public property.  Birds were scarce as we hiked along the Ausable River but the scenery was beautiful.  I can't remember ever hiking at Rock Glen during the winter months.

After leaving the falls, we continued north, and just past Hungry Hollow, we found a pair of Ravens building a nest on a silo! Ravens have been added to our Lambton County Bird List for the past few years but this is the first sign of a pair nesting locally that we are aware of.

While watching the Ravens, we realized a couple of Horned Larks were feeding near the road edge.  We have been trying to get pictures of them this winter, but they usually fly away when the car stops.

Back yard birds, including this Carolina Wren continue to be fun to watch.  

We regularly see 2 wrens at the feeders!