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Least Chipmunk
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Agouti, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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A young male Moose
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Mule Deer at dusk
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Such a cute little thing
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Young Yellow-bellied Marmot
Gathering food for the winter
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Columbian Ground Squirrel
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Feasting on cone seeds
A week ago, on 22 February 2016, I went on a birding walk at the Bow Valley Ranch, Sikome & Hull's Wood areas in Fish Creek Park. This little Red Squirrel was welcome on this rather birdless day. We had split into two groups, and the list is a combined list from both. My group didn't see the Pheasant or Shrike (i.e the two best sightings!).
FFCPPSoc. Birding, FC Hq & Sikome, FCPP, Calgary, 0915-1200, Mon22Feb2016. Sunny, N. wind 15kph -2 to 6°C. Two groups;
1. Canada Goose- 500
2. Mallard-100
3. Common Goldeneye-30
4. Bufflehead-10
5. Ring-necked Pheasant-1 m
6. Bald Eagle-2 (1ad/1juv).
7. Great Horned Owl-2, pair nesting.
8. Downy Woodpecker-10
9. Hairy Woodpecker-1
10. Northern Flicker-15
11. Northern Shrike-1
12. Blue Jay-1+
13. Black-billed Magpie-6
14. Common Raven-7Black-capped Chickadee-25
15. Black-capped Chickadee-15
16. Red-breasted Nuthatch-3
17. White-breasted Nuthatch-5
18. European Starling-5
19. House Finch-2
20. White-winged Crossbill-8
21. Pine Siskin-4
22. House Sparrow-3
Eastern Gray Squirrel-3
After going home for lunch, I then called in at Fish Creek Park again, but at a different location of the park. I was really hoping to see the Varied Thrush again and hopefully get a few much better photos. I passed a couple that I recognized and asked them if they had seen the Thrush and they told me that, yes,it was there. Well, do you think I could find it, lol?! Of course not! Also had a most interesting chat with another couple down there, whom I had never met before - Mike and Cheryl. So nice to meet you both.
From Fish Creek Park, I finally went and washed my absolutely filthy car. A few months of driving through muddy slush in the city and on the gravel backroads out of the city, you couldn't tell what colour my vehicle was.
FFCPPSoc. Birding, FC Hq & Sikome, FCPP, Calgary, 0915-1200, Mon22Feb2016. Sunny, N. wind 15kph -2 to 6°C. Two groups;
1. Canada Goose- 500
2. Mallard-100
3. Common Goldeneye-30
4. Bufflehead-10
5. Ring-necked Pheasant-1 m
6. Bald Eagle-2 (1ad/1juv).
7. Great Horned Owl-2, pair nesting.
8. Downy Woodpecker-10
9. Hairy Woodpecker-1
10. Northern Flicker-15
11. Northern Shrike-1
12. Blue Jay-1+
13. Black-billed Magpie-6
14. Common Raven-7Black-capped Chickadee-25
15. Black-capped Chickadee-15
16. Red-breasted Nuthatch-3
17. White-breasted Nuthatch-5
18. European Starling-5
19. House Finch-2
20. White-winged Crossbill-8
21. Pine Siskin-4
22. House Sparrow-3
Eastern Gray Squirrel-3
After going home for lunch, I then called in at Fish Creek Park again, but at a different location of the park. I was really hoping to see the Varied Thrush again and hopefully get a few much better photos. I passed a couple that I recognized and asked them if they had seen the Thrush and they told me that, yes,it was there. Well, do you think I could find it, lol?! Of course not! Also had a most interesting chat with another couple down there, whom I had never met before - Mike and Cheryl. So nice to meet you both.
From Fish Creek Park, I finally went and washed my absolutely filthy car. A few months of driving through muddy slush in the city and on the gravel backroads out of the city, you couldn't tell what colour my vehicle was.
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