Richmond Girl Guide Camp
I started this day by travelling to Richmond in Hopes of seeing the White-winged Crossbills that had been seen at the south end of Railway Avenue near the Fraser River.
But first, I stopped at the Girl Guide camp where I'd seen the Blue Jay in hopes of finding a Mourning Dove. I'd seen one there last December. I had no luck with either the Blue Jay or the Dove, but took a couple of good shots of other birds at the location.
This is a good spot to see Fox Sparrow close-up.
Fox Sparrow - Woodward Landing, Girl Guide Camp, Richmond BC
It's also easy to see Steller's Jays here.
And here's a profile of a Jay:
Steller's Jay - Woodward Landing, Girl Guide Camp, Richmond BC
And finally a Towhee:
Spotted Towhee - Woodward Landing, Girl Guide Camp, Richmond BC
I spent some time at the Railway Avenue location but saw no Crossbills. I had an errand to run in New Westminster, and then headed east to check out Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam.
Coquitlam - Colony Farm Regional Park
It was raining lightly, but I completed a full circuit of the park. There was very little bird activity other than a couple of Hooded Mergansers. First a movie of a female:
And here she is in profile:
Hooded Merganser (F) - Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam BC
And one shot of the showy male:
Hooded Merganser - Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam BC
Delta - Boundary Bay
I returned to Delta and had time for a short visit to Boundary Bay.
It was too early for high tide, so I concentrated on the birds along the dyke.
House Finch - Boundary Bay, Delta BC
Song Sparrow - Boundary Bay, Delta BC
Song Sparrow - Boundary Bay, Delta BC
A Harrier flew over my head hunting for its next meal.
Northern Harrier - Boundary Bay, Delta BC
There were some Green-winged Teal offshore.
Green-winged Teal - Boundary Bay, Delta BC
The Long-eared Owl was in its usual location (which I won't reveal here).
Long-eared Owl - Boundary Bay, Delta BC
The Owl appeared to be awake, so I took one more shot and left.
On my way home I saw my first year bird of the day, a Brewer's Blackbird.
Brewer's Blackbird - Delta BC - 2018 Bird #89
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