Darlington Park

Adult Breeding Male Common Goldeneye
Worn adult Eastern Black-capped Chickadee
Coyote
Adult male American Robin

Eastern Dark adult Red-tailed Hawk
1st year Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
Spring Thaw 2008

Adult male Eastern Downy Woodpecker

Today my dad and I went birding at Darlington Park. I awoke to a beautiful sunrise and then woke my dad and we got ready for the drive. We packed all our needed supplies and drove off. On our way there my dad spotted a Coyote and I got a shot of it. And as we arrived there I noticed a bird sightings board. I walked over to it and no bird sightings were submitted. So we went over to a trail and we spotted some chickadees. They we foraging for seeds on coniferous trees. Later there was a flock of Blue Jays. They were the loudest birds I've ever heard! All you could hear was JAAAYYY!!!!! JAAAYYY!!!!! BOURUNK!!!!! Until they finally left. Then a singing cardinal came flying around. It was very bright red. As some people refer to it as the red cardinal but the proper name is the Northern Cardinal. Anyway, we kept walking and found some more chickadees. Which my dad had mistaken for more cardinals. There was many waterfowl by the lake. Including goldeneyes, swans and geese. Again the geese were very loud, but two of them were courting. It was very interesting to watch. After that we turned our attention to the goldeneyes. They were so far away that I couldn't identify them until I looked at them on the computer. Then we went to the the ravine where we saw the Great Gray Owl last year. My dad thought we would see it again but they're so rare in Oshawa that I disagreed. So we walked there and all that was there were chickadees and a Sharp-shined Hawk. We left the ravine and walked back to the truck. On the way there, we saw a pair of cardinals singing. We had a great time. And as we arrived back home my friends had come over to play the Wii . Now they have left and I am typing this blog.

Hope you had a great Easter Weekend!!

Birdman