Friday, March 21, 2008

Lynde Shores/Second Marsh

Black-capped Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Trumpeter Swan
Other birders
Mallards
Northern Cardinal
Today I woke up at 7:00am and then woke my dad up. We got ready to go birding and by 8:30am we were on the road. We drove over to Lynde Shores Conservation Area and by then it was 8:55am. We paid one dollar to stay to 9:55am. At first we saw Red-winged Blackbirds and Waterfowl sitting. We walked over to the birdfeeder trail and surprisingly there was no birds. A little further down the trail there were lots of Black-capped Chickadees. We followed the trail until it lead us to the entrance again. By then it was 9:30am and the waterfowl were feeding on bread and many other birds were there too. We stayed there for a while and we left at 9:55am. So, we got on the road again and we drove off to Second Marsh Wildlife Area. There were many Black-capped Chickadees at the entrance. We followed the Marshland Trail and it lead us into Maclaggan Bay. So we turned back and went to the Beaver Pond Trail which was also a marsh. There were many Downy Woodpeckers and Chipping Sparrows. We got many pictures of them and left. On the way home we talked about how much fun we had. By the time we were home it was 12:52pm.
We managed to see 13 species of birds.
Birdman