Last post to 16 August 2007
We finally found a Boreal Chickadee, hurrah huraah. After two trips to Tremblant, arriving as early as possible, we decided on a different strategy for another bash at one, we got there at midday. The park was pretty busy, especially with the hopefully terminally stupid types who seem to think whooping and screaming around the waterways in a canoe is enjoyed by others, the best we can hope for though is infertility.
Back to the birds, or rather relative lack of them. The Boreal Chickadees gave them selves up 50m along our first trail and were, typically, the peak of our visit. We saw a few Spotted Sandpipers and the usual Ruffed Grouse aka Crazy Chickens, but that was about it.
Closer to home and some encouraging shorebird habitat is developing along the Chemin De L’Anse at Vaudreuil. So far just the usual suspects are on show, Killdeers, both yellowlegs, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers, small flocks of Least Sandpipers and a few Semipalmated Sandpipers, and, as the autumn wears on, the shorebirds will multiply. Other nice arrivals there are Caspian Terns, often around in late summer, and Blue-winged Teals, still showing vestiges of their summer plumage, mixed in with the usual eclipse grot typical of all ducks.
Just a final note, odd migrants have started to show in the garden, the first autumn warblers were two Pine Warblers, also Chimney Swift and Least Flycatcher were added to the garden year list, the latter being a garden tick.
Below a few shots, nothing wow but I like them.
Nice, reliable Cedar Waxwings will always pose.
My favourite Crazy Chicken.
Spottys in habitat.
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