Spring is Here But It Sure Doesn't Feel Like It!!!

Nesting season is ramping up in the park. A pair of Blue Jays lined their nest with a white plastic bag. Not sure how helpful it will be to have a waterproof floor in the nest!

High Great Lake water levels are affecting water levels in Canatara Park. A family of Canada Geese swim past a bench that is normally on dry land.

A Great Blue Heron digs for bugs in a waterlogged branch.

For the second course of his meal, he hunted for toads swimming in the flooded area.

A male Wood Duck - our most colourful local nesting duck.

A close up of an Ovenbird!  First time this species has cooperated for a photo for me!

A few White-crowned Sparrows have been spotted hopping along the trails 

in search of bugs. The markings on the head remind me of a bike helmet.

I saw several Blue-grey Gnatcatchers in the forest Friday evening.

It was so cold and windy that a Gnatcatcher took shelter under some Mayapples. 

Perhaps the Gnats he was trying to Catch are also hiding there! 😄

Even the Yellow-rumped Warblers were staying low and out of the wind. 

It is supposed to be warmer by Sunday! 😎