Sunday at Lake Aquitaine and Lake Wabukayne

[Bird Brain]

Hi everyone.

Well, today's adventure started up at 8:30am at Lake Aquitaine.  Heard a very loud hammering/pecking sound, looked up into a pine tree expecting to see a Woodpecker - instead, saw a Crow and squirrel having a showdown, both wanting the same branch on the tree.    :lol:

I was quite surprised to see that it was the irked Crow making all the hammering/pecking sounds!  Anyone else ever heard one doing this?  After this, he started "caw-ing" up a storm!  

Quite an amusing start to the day.    After this, headed down to Lake Wabukayne and walked around the lake a couple of times.  Walked back up to Lake Aquitaine and walked around this lake a couple of times as well.  Saw lots of the following birds at both locations:

Blue Jays
Cardinals - males and females
Chickadees
Crows
Gulls
Mallards - males and females
Mourning Doves
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Robins
Sparrows

At Lake Wabukayne, also saw 3 male Black Ducks.
At Lake Aquitaine, also saw Canada Geese.

Lots of squirrels at both lakes.

Finally got home at 12:30pm and couldn't believe 4 hours had flown by in the blink of an eye!  Time flies when one is having fun!  

Jo-Anne  

Lake Aquitaine:  SE corner of Glen Erin Dr./Aquitaine Ave. behind the community centre.

Lake Wabukayne:  NE corner of Glen Erin Dr./Windwood Dr. behind the condo and school.