It was a good thing that a warning went out to wear sturdy shoes as some of the trail system was fairly muddy. This section of trail was traversed stoically and in good humour; it made for an interesting morning. Sadly, it didn’t result in a bumper species count, but we had fun looking and were satisfied with locating 22 species (two of which by sound alone):
Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, House Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Purple Finch, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Spotted Towhee, Violet-green Swallow, American Goldfinch, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Raven, American Crow, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Flicker, Rufous Hummingbird, Anna’s Hummingbird, Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle plus Bewick’s Wren and Pacific Wren by sound). Oh...and Snowbirds – let us not forget the Snowbirds!
Photos by Dawn M. and Rob R. As usual, birds were often in the far distance, so photos are supplied for identification rather than for artistic purposes.
1. Comox Glacier with Red-winged Blackbird in forefront 2. Red-winged Blackbird male
3. Rufous Hummingbird 4. Anna’s Hummingbird
5. American Goldfinch and House Finch males 6. House Finch male
7. House Finch female 8. Purple Finch female
9. Group clambering over fallen log 10.Group by fallen log
11. Group photo 12.American Goldfinch male
13. Turkey Vulture 14. American Robin
15. Orange-crowned Warbler 16. White-crowned Sparrow
17. Violet-green Swallow 18. Snowbirds
