The Charles J. Whitney Nature Interpretation Trail

I have many other pictures of this trip from Cedar Waxwings to unidentified birds but there is some problems with the computer so I am unable to download them. Although it was a fairly short trip, I still had fun with my dad...Excuse me a moment

Max get of the rocking chair!

"It's his favourite chair to sleep on although he sheds like CRAZY so I don't let him on it"

"He won't get off, oh well back to our morning trip story"

Well, where was I. Oh ya, it was kinda short so expect the story to be short. My dad and I woke up at 6:30 and got in the Volkswagen. First we went to Tim Horton's, my dad had a X-Large cup of coffee and I had 10 Sour Cream Glazed Timbits. By the time we were finished eating our breakfast it was 7 o'clock so that limited our time for birding. First we drove in at the trail and started walking, we saw a large pond full of mosquito's and lily pads. We talked about how mosquito larvae would make a good supplement fish food. Then we moved on to the meadow and saw goldfinches, etc. Then the boardwalk which lead into a semi-dead woods. This had cedar waxwings, herons etc. On the way back we saw Mallards and an unrecognizable bird which was soon scared away by bicycle riders. So we could not gather any valuable information from the bird. But I got one poor picture of it but I'm unable to download it due to computer problems.

Goodbye,

Birdman

Long Birding Day

Dark-eyed Junco Slate-colored Adult Male

American Robin Pale Adult Female
Mourning Dove Adult
House Sparrow Adult Male Breeding


Mourning Dove Adults
House Sparrow Adult Female
Common Gray Squirrel

Common Grackle Adult Male Interior (Bronzed)
Mourning Dove Adults
Mourning Dove Adult

Today after school I went birding in my backyard and stayed for 3 hours straight! Here's how it all started. I had just came home from school and I took my dog for a walk and I heard Blue Jays calling. Then when I came home I left Max inside and went in the backyard. I saw Mourning Doves eating out of the feeder and a Common Grackle singing. Then the Mourning Doves did a courtship display on the fence... and did what mon@rch calls "you know what". Uhhgg! I left that spot immediately so I didn't have to see it. They stopped doing "you know what" and went back to feeding again. Soon House Sparrows came to join the feeding frenzy and they all where having a good time until a squirrel came. As soon as came it did a "begging" stand as if it was a dog. Then it ate some seed and stared a the doves right against the cedar edge. After that a House Sparrow pair came to an abandoned American Robin nest in the open and started building to it. Then about a dozen House Sparrow pairs came and each of them prearranged the twigs there own way. Then the first pair came back and took some twigs from it and so did the other dozen pairs. But I soon turned my attention to the Song Sparrows and Northern Cardinals singing out in the distance. I tried to find them but they were in a dense coniferous tree so I couldn't spot them. Anyway, they were soon mimicked by a European Starling. But with various whistles. Then a American Robin came calling and singing loudly. It stayed on the tree for a while then it left. So all the other birds began feeding again and some juncos came to feed also. It was about 7 o'clock then so I went inside.
Birdman

Birding In My Backyard

Mourning Dove Adults Roosting
Mourning Dove Adult Perched
American Robin Adult Male Perched

After school today I went birding in my backyard. There were already many birds including House Sparrows bathing and Mourning Doves preening their feathers and I got some photos of them but not many were clear and I only post three pictures per post unless it is an important post. But after the sparrows and doves left a dove soon returned to roost on the fence. Although there were not many birds a squirrel was trying to attack a robin. You would think it react by displaying but it was a female. After this I went inside to eat supper.

Birdman

Birding At Home/Florell Park

House Sparrow Adult Female, Adult Male Breeding Foraging
Song Sparrow Adult Eastern Perched
American Robin Adult Male Displaying

This afternoon after church I went birding in my back yard. I sat down and waited for about 10 minutes. Then a House Sparrow came calling chep chep chep. Soon more came but they were all hiding in a dense Cedar Tree. But soon enough they came to the feeders and I got some shots of them throwing seed and displaying. Later a Song Sparrow came looking for seed, I got a fantastic shot of it perched on a log. Then another one came but Jesse came screaming in the back yard. I can't blame him if he wants to have a little fun though. I just wish he would have screamed after the Song Sparrows left, oh well. Then my dad came telling us we were going to the park soon. So I got ready and packed my camera. After we arrived at the park I took my dog for a run and played with Jesse. After about 30 minutes of playing we went birding at a forest edge nearby. As we walked in I watched two very aggressive squirrels fight, then they each retreated to their nest cavity. After that I saw a Northern Cardinal fly up to its nest and was silent. After walking for a bit I heard a Ruffed Grouse "drumming" and what could be a Hairy Woodpecker "drilling" a cavity in a tree. Then we went back to the park and played soccer. But soon it was 4:00 p.m. so we left and I went back to birding in the back yard. I saw a adult male robin displaying which scared all the birds. Accept its mate which soon came and the male left. Then it followed, and I heard whit-tew, whit-tew. So I searched for a cardinal and I soon found it. It was in the neighbours yard. I got some shots of it and went inside to have super.

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June 20th; Moving to Kitchener, Ontario

Birdman

Birding With Cousin Ruth & Timothy

Adult Male Eastern Northern Cardinal

Adult Male American Robin
Adult Male American Robin
Pileated Woodpecker hole

Adult Cedar Waxwing

Today at 8:30am cousin Ruth picked me up to go birding. Her husband, Timothy had also come to go birding. First we went to a place where people recently saw a Bald Eagle. When we went there we saw Common Mergansers, and Northern Cardinals. Then we went to another birding trail. As we drove in, I noticed a woodpecker hole. Then we started walking into the trail. We heard many different bird songs. Including a Bird of Prey. Then we went to a feeding station and there were Black-capped Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches and Downy Woodpeckers feeding. Then we heard the call of a Pileated Woodpecker. Later, we went to another feeding station. We saw a hawk soaring, then cousin Ruth spotted a glimpse of a Pileated Woodpecker. Soon, Black-capped Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, White-breasted Nuthatches and Red-bellied Woodpeckers came. So we turned back and found another feeding station where a weird sparrow was perched. And Blue Jays came looking for peanuts. After all that excitement we left and went to where cousin Ruth works at a hospital. There we spotted a bright red cardinal defending its territory. So we where on our way to the van and a flock of Cedar Waxwings came! Along with a few American Robins. Cousin Ruth showed me where her feeders where and I spotted a Cedar Waxwing away from the flock. I got closer and closer until the camera lens touched it! It then flew saying seeeww! It had probably got drunked from eating the raw berries. It was probably very sick. I hope it recovers. So after that amazing experience we went in the van and on the way out there was a Cooper's Hawk near its nest. Anyway, after that we went to another trail where there was a mature tall forest. Hopefully I too could see the Pileated Woodpecker. But we searched for nearly and hour and no Pileated Woodpecker. But I still had a great time, thanks to Ruth!
That was my exciting Saturday!
Birdman

Pictures

American Robins

Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Commn Grackle