Virginia Rail!

For the past couple of weeks I have hear a Virginia Rail calling in the wetland near my house and I have even flushed it from the cat tails as I walk the trail a few time. These birds are usually very secretive and are often difficult to get a good look at. But today the Virginia Rail I have been hearing finally decided to show off a bit!

Warbler number 1!

Spring migration is well under way! So far I have been able to find some pretty good birds without out having to do to much travelling such as a Blue-Winged Teal, Fox Sparrow and even a Viginia Rail (though I didn't get a photo). But as soon as April comes around  and the weather starts to warm up the count down starts till the warblers decide to make an appearance. Yesterday I found my first of the year... a pine warbler at Hyde Tract in Flamborough Ontario.

Fox Sparrow

Ring-Necked ducks

Red wing blackbird

American Tree Sparrow

Pine Warbler

Red-Breasted Nuthatch