Beginning signs of spring this morning. The main marsh pond is completely ice free, my first Meadowlark of the year, and a Kestrel was checking out nest cavities along the creek.
Tranquille, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Mar 13, 2021 8:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 kilometer(s)
31 species
Canada Goose 118

Trumpeter Swan 4 2 ad 2 imm.
Tundra Swan 3
Northern Shoveler 3
American Wigeon 21
Mallard 111
Northern Pintail 607
Green-winged Teal 85
Ring-necked Duck 4

Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 2

Common Merganser 14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Bald Eagle 2
Downy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 5
American Kestrel 1 Male, seen visiting several tree cavities looking for a potential nest spot.

Peregrine Falcon 1
Northern Shrike 1

Black-billed Magpie 4
American Crow 3
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
European Starling 27
American Robin 6

House Finch 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 3
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Western Meadowlark 3

Red-winged Blackbird 2