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Been under the weather and staying away from it since the
New Year,so have not identified any birds until today.

1.European Starling-flew into a large lighted shopping center sign
to spend the night,knows where to find warmth in -30'c weather!

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Was surprised to find a White-throated Sparrow at some feeders
near my house!Nice find for the winter!

2.House Sparrow,Wpg.Mb.Jan.8
3.White-throated Sparrow,Wpg.Mb.Jan.8
4.American Crow,LaSalle,Mb.Jan.9
5.Rock Dove,Wpg.Mb.Jan.10
6.Black-capped Chickadee,Wpg.Mb.Jan.11

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As a passenger rode 71 Kilometers today.Seen 2 birds,
one unidentified the other distinctive,

7.Black-billed Magpie

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_ 4o today

-5o tommorow!

Did get a new bird in this weather today!
8.Snow Buntings-two of them feeding on the shoulder of
the road near Oakbank.

Lovely day to go for a bird walk tomorrow!Have the day off because it is impossible to work outside in that weather!

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Went for birding walk to some well known feeders near Assiniboine
Park today.

Weather -28'c,-42'c windchill

While my face was freezing managed to find 3 new species for the year.
White-breasted Nuthatch,Downy Woodpecker and Hairy Woodpecker.
Overhead were American Crows ,also seen House Sparrows and
Black-capped Chickadees looking for a handout.

9.White-breasted Nuthatch
10.Downy Woodpecker
11.Hairy Woodpecker

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As I gazed up from the ground caught a glimpse of a Merlin
swiftly flying by.

12.Merlin.

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Had the day off and with more cold weather coming decided
to find me some birds!
13.Blue Jay
14.Dark-eyed Junco(nice treat)
15.Mallard
16.American Robin(bathing in the water!)
17.Northern Pintail

All in all some nice Summer birds in winter!

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First visit to Grand Beach this year!Few birds around but
did get some nice new birds for the year.

18.Common Redpoll
19.Bohemian Waxwing-seen a few on a morning walk
20.Pine Grosbeak
21.Hoary Redpoll-of what I know of this species a few were seen but not sure?Identified
weekend of March 15th.
22.Common Raven

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Was surprised to see this species within city limits.Two coworkers
and I seen one while driving to work!Flew right in front of us early in
the morning than landed on a light post.We doubled back to have
a better look whereupon the owl flew off!

Great Grey Owl?

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I will admit it do not feel comfortable with two of my sightings
The Great Grey Owl, it was way too dark and seen too briefly to identify.
Why did I arrive at a Great Grey Owl ,large, eliminating all but
Great Horned Owl,also could make out the cigar shape of the owl when flying which
reminded me of past sightings of Great Greys.
Hoary Redpoll,just do not know enough about their difference
from Common.Did post a photo here for identification but should learn to
know them by myself.

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Finally got a new bird after an uneventful month!Four Grey
Partridges flew into a yard as I went to work.

23.Grey Partridge.

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Was out at Grand beach last weekend ,same winter denizens as before.
But on a Saturday dusk walk heard a 24.Northern Saw-whet Owl.
On Sunday got a few 25.Evening Grosbeaks in with Pine
Grosbeaks,redpolls,chickadees,nuthatches,crows and ravens.
And this morning my first sign of spring 26.Canada Geese.

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Was again out last weekend(March20,21,22)at the beach.
New birds were a Northern Harrier driving out there.Went for
a walk out to the channel where I saw 7 Sharp-tailed Grouse
and 1 Western Meadowlark.There is now open water at the
channel!On Saturday saw 1 Bald Eagle moving north.

27.Northern Harrier
28.Sharp-tailed Grouse
29.Western Meadowlark
30.Bald Eagle

Some photos of birds seen;

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Hi All,

New for my list in April is Snow.No new birds in APRIL STILL SOUTH
SOMEWHERE!

As the saying goes,

April Snowing,May.........?

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Seen a couple of toms as I drove back on Hwy#59 from Grand Beach today.
31.Wild Turkey

Grand Beach/Grand Marias-
Migration is still slow here but did see more Canada Geese.Still a W.
Meadowlark and Sharp-tailed Grouse around.There was some Gulls at the
open water but could not identify before some snowmobilers scared them
off.Seen one Hawk as I drove out there Friday.

At the feeders were the regulars,Common Redpolls still hanging about.

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Migration has started to pick up in Manitoba in the last week.
Spent the Easter weekend out the beach and went birding to
Assiniboine Park on April 13.New birds for my list,
32.Rough-legged Hawk
33.Purple Finch
34.Common Goldeneye
35.Common Merganser
36.Green-winged Teal
37.Northern Shrike
38.Killdeer
39.Pileated Woodpecker
40.Mourning Dove
the above seen at Grand Beach
41.Sandhill Crane
42.Brown Creeper
43.Fox Sparrow
44.Ring-billed Gull
45.Wood Duck
46.Ruby-crowned Kinglet
47.Golden-crowned Kinglet
48.Hermit Thrush
49.Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
50.Red-winged Blackbird
51.Double-crested Cormorant
52.Common Grackle
53.Song Sparrow

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Decided to check out the local retention pond close to where I
was working.Seem to be becoming ubiquitous in any new
development in my town ,Winnipeg.Seen,
54.Hooded Merganser-pair
55.Canvasback-pair
56.House Finch-three males singing!
usually see this bird in winter,but they have been scarce?

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After avoiding three pairs of ill mannered Canada Geese who were
nesting managed to get an American Tree Sparrow on my year list.
One goose even chased me while I was riding my bike,flew right up to
me!Also seen a Belted Kingfisher as I went out for a visit to Garson,
Manitoba.
57.Belted Kingfisher
58.American Tree Sparrow

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After hearing about a Common Loon being seen at a local
pond decided to check it out.No loon but did see a lone
Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead and many Herring Gulls for my list.
Other notables here were Canvasbacks,Common and Hooded
Mergansers.On the way home seen for my list an Eastern
Phoebe and Northern Flicker.
59.Lesser Scaup
60.Herring Gull
61.Bufflehead
62.Eastern Phoebe
63.Northern Flicker

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In my meanderings since my last post got these birds,
64.Red-breasted Merganser
65.Northern Shoveler
66.Pine Siskin

Asinniboine Park,April 25-birding excursion

Did not bode well when I arrived at the park,Snow!
But when I heard all the birds singing the snow was quickly forgotten!
Heard were Winter Wrens,Song Sparrows,White-throated Sparrows,
Black-capped Chickadees,Eastern Phoebes,I think a House Finch,
American Robin,Merlin(more calling then singing) and Pine Siskins.
Seen 33 species,
1.w. wren,
2.w.t.sparrow
3.y.r.warbler
4.song sparrow
5.g.c.kinglet
6.r.c.kinglet
7.swamp sparrow
8.w.duck
9.b.w.teal
10.d.woodpecker
11.h.woodpecker
12.y.b.sapsucker
13.c.raven
14.a.crow
15.h.merganser
16.c.goose
17.mallard
18.f.gull
19.r.b.gull
20.w.b.nuthatch
21.b.creeper
22.d.c.cormorant
23.merlin
24.p.siskin
25.b.jay
26.c.waxwing
27.a.robin
28.h.sparrow
29.e.phoebe
30.b.c.chickadee
31.h.finch
32.d.e.junco
33.h.thrush

New for the year,

67.Winter Wren
68.Yellow-rumped Warbler
69.Swamp Sparrow
70.Franklin's Gull
71.Blue-winged Teal

Some photos from today's birding;

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Dared to venture into a local park which is off-leash for
dogs hoping to see some birds..At the retention pond close to the park saw,
72.Common Snipe
73.American Coot
74.Pied-billed Grebe
At Kilcona Park got the following birds,
75.Brewer's Blackbird-
Not to sure on this one have great difficulty identifying this species,
will post some extra photos.
76.Tree Swallow

Following are some photos of the day including Northern Flickers
doing a courtship display;

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Some photos,

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My boss called in sick so I decided to go birding to my
local park.Lots of birds around including numerous ducks in the ponds.New for the year,
77.Horned Grebe
78.Ring-necked Duck
79.Savannah Sparrow
80.American White Pelican

Location: Kil-Cona park
Observation date: 4/29/09
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 6
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 1
Ring-necked Duck 15
Bufflehead 32
Hooded Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Horned Grebe 1
American White Pelican 29
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Merlin 1
American Coot 8
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
American Tree Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 9
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Western Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/canada)
photos.scruffy looking a.t. sparrow,r.n.duck,h.grebe,a.w.pelican

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Beautiful couple of days spent at Grand Beach birding.Counted
56 species all together including 7 new species for the year ,
81.Swainson's Hawk-pair seen in Winnipeg
82.Osprey
83.Great Egret
84.Turkey Vukture
85.Common Loon
86.Yellow-headed Blackbird
87.Brown-headed Cowbird
88.American Goldfinch
89.Chipping Sparrow

Here's a sample of what I saw on a Saturday morning walk;


Location: cedarvale/channel/grandbeachwalk
Observation date: 5/2/09
Number of species: 43

Canada Goose 27
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 6
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 4
Ring-necked Duck 21
Bufflehead 20
Common Goldeneye 65
Common Merganser 5
Red-breasted Merganser 19
Sharp-tailed Grouse 1
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
American Coot 3
Sandhill Crane 1
Killdeer 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 7
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 9
American Robin 18
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
American Tree Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 22
White-throated Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco 27
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Purple Finch 2
Common Redpoll 1
Pine Siskin 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/canada)

photos,osprey,tree swallow,y.h.blackbird,b.h.cowbird.g.egret

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1.Sand!
2.Piping Plover Enclosure
3Check the background the enclosure not working!
4.Spirit Rock
5.The actual rock!